CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AT THE HEART OF THIS BIO BUSINESS
An experienced research scientist herself, Sonia Houghton knew just what was needed from a biological sample storage and logistical management service when she set up Cryoniss.
Having already established a first class internal service for...
Cellular protein factories may contribute to ageing and related diseases
Research finds that the cellular assembly line that produces proteins can stall with age, triggering a snowball effect that increases the output of misfolded proteins. In humans, clumps of misfolded proteins contribute to age-linked...
Nanomedicine – bridging the skills gap
Nanomedicine is at the forefront of modern healthcare. Nanoparticles offer a new platform for drug delivery that can extend the “patent life” of drugs, but also greatly increase the targeting and effectiveness of therapy.
In...
Depression up, Covid-19 down in disease study list
Depression is now one of the top five most studied disease areas in clinical development, according to new global analysis by Phesi.
The mid-year analysis of all this year’s trials to date reveals that Covid-19...
Entangled exploring the influences on brain development
Throughout history, much attention has been paid to the perceived differences between men’s and women’s brains – but are these differences real or imagined?
One scientist overturning the myths of the ‘male’ and ‘female’ brain...
Stronger surveillance of joint implant failures called for
With the major failings of several joint implants already a matter of international record and the details of another starting to emerge, a more comprehensive system of surveillance is long overdue, says one expert.
David...
‘Biggest’ leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
Over 500 new genes have been linked to lung function for the first time, allowing a better understanding of lung disease.
The study, led by the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham, is the...
World class research fuels war on cancer
A Women in Science event held in Newcastle upon Tyne earlier this year demonstrated that women are certainly coming into their own in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths.
In this, the second...
Hope in the treatment of kidney disease
Research into kidney disease is offering hope for sufferers in the years to come.
One piece of research by a Kidney Research UK-funded scientist has made some vital advances in helping to understand a virus...
A transformative roadmap for neurotechnology in the UK
Innovation experts, KTN, publish roadmap calling for multi-million pound investment to develop and commercialise ground-breaking treatments for disorders of the brain and nervous system.
The human brain remains one of the great unknown frontiers and...
Nanochannels light the way to new medicine
The development of new drugs and vaccines requires detailed knowledge about nature’s smallest biological building blocks – biomolecules. Swedish researchers have devised a new microscopy technique that allows proteins, DNA and other tiny biological...
Cutting to the chase – how a folded piece of paper is saving lives
Around the world, many hundreds of millions of people are infected by parasitic diseases such as malaria and schistosomiasis. Many more millions of people are affected by the impact of these diseases with profound...
Recruiting the right people for medical research
Clinical research is making massive strides in the way we treat illnesses, extending length and quality of life for the patient. Making the breakthroughs possible are medical researchers who rely heavily on the willingness...
Hand that ‘sees’ offers hope to amputees
The science of bionics has made great strides in recent years but one big challenge remains – how do you make prosthetic limbs as real as possible?
Now, researchers in Newcastle may have come with...
Closing the Loop on personalised healthcare
Precision medicine using personalised treatments has entered mainstream healthcare. Closed Loop Medicine Ltd aims to level the playing field further with its drug and digital combination products.
The Cambridge-based healthcare company is developing drug and...
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHES ONE STEP MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS
Cubi-Tech Extrusion Limited, a Cubic Pharmaceuticals Ltd company, puts an end to some of the problems inherent in pharmaceuticals production.
Process efficiency and continuous manufacturing are certainly hot topics in the pharmaceutical industry right now,...