New microscope uses photonics for insights into ‘superbugs’
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner workings and behaviours of superbugs to gain new insights into how they cause disease.
The microscope will allow scientists to...
UK ‘Octopus’ trial tackling multiple sclerosis is a world first
A ground breaking mega-trial for progressive multiple sclerosis will be launched in the UK later this year.
Octopus, so called because of its multiple arms, is a revolutionary clinical trial that will transform the way...
Critical Factor for Industrializing Cell Therapies:
Quality Attributes and Quality Assurance of the Manufacturing Raw Materials
Slowly but progressively more Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMP), including Cell Therapy Products, are reaching the market and a significant number are getting closer to...
Nominations now open for the 2014 biomedical awards
Bionow is urging companies and individuals across the North of England to nominate their outstanding achievements for the prestigious 2014 Biomedical Awards.
The Awards, now in its 2nd year will take place on Thursday 24...
Data science beginning to drive healthcare
Teesside University’s £22m National Horizons Centre opened in September 2019 with two objectives, to drive research into bioprocessing, digital and health, and to plug the yawning skills gap. Research, teaching and enterprise are its...
The battle against polio – still work to be done
People of a certain age in the Western World will have haunting recollections of a disease that laid waste to vast numbers of young people. A cruel disease that filled sanitoriums with rows of...
Zotefoams’ ZOTEK® F foam chosen by InsulFab for safe and effective delivery of COVID-19...
High-performance closed cell, crosslinked fluoropolymer foam helps ensure safe and secure transportation of ultra-cold chain vaccine
As part of the USA’s Operation Warp Speed (OWS) initiative to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas, USA-based InsulFab...
A soft spot for stem cells helps cornea healing
New research led by scientists at Newcastle University, UK reveals a potential revolutionary way to treat eye injuries and prevent blindness - by softening the tissue hosting the stem cells which then helps repair...
Relentlessly searching for the cure
Martina Slapkova - Research Information Co-ordinator at the Motor Neurone Disease Association
Motor neuron disease (MND), also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis across the globe, has been puzzling researchers and clinicians ever since it was...
Biosimilars – What are the critical regulatory milestones during development and registration?
The ever increasing complexity of regulations and drug approval pathways has converted regulatory intelligence into one of the key assets during any kind of drug development.
This situation is even more pronounced in the case...
Having access to finance is an essential ingredient to grow and prosper
Graeme Fisher: Managing Director for Communications and Policy at British Business Bank
Smaller businesses are a fundamental part of the UK economy, driving growth and employment creation. Those businesses categorised as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
Vericel: Improving multicellular therapy through advanced manufacturing
Founded in 1989, Vericel (formerly Aastrom Biosciences) is dedicated to the development of patient-specific expanded cellular therapies for use in the treatment of patients with severe diseases and conditions.
The company currently markets two cell...
The search for new antimicrobials
Few issues are more pressing than the global problem of antibiotic resistance, so we speak to Professor Mathew Upton, about his work searching for new antibiotics.
“For so long now, antibiotics have been seen as...
Work begins on £62m expansion of NETPark
Work is underway on the exciting £62M expansion of one of the UK’s premier science parks.
Led by Business Durham and funded by Durham County Council, the development of Phase 3 of the North East...
Exciting times in the field of asthma research
One of the areas in which truly exciting advances are being made is asthma, one of the commonest chronic diseases on the planet.
Professor Stephen Holgate, CBE, Chair of the Research Committee of the British...
Highly targeted ‘light-activated’ cancer treatment on horizon
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are a step closer to creating a new generation of light-activated cancer treatments.
The futuristic sounding treatment would work by switching on LED lights embedded close to a...