Hygiene breakthroughs provide promise of success

For Dr Pattanathu Rahman, Director of TeeGene Biotech, a Teesside University spinout venture based at the Wilton Centre in Redcar, some of the biggest breakthroughs in the next few years will involve hygiene research...

‘Super jelly’ can survive being run over by a car

Researchers have developed a jelly-like material that can withstand the equivalent of an elephant standing on it, and completely recover to its original shape, even though it’s 80 per cent water. The soft-yet-strong material, developed...

Smarter Insulated Packaging

From chilled food products to temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals, wool is at the heart of a revolution in the insulated packaging being used for temperature controlled logistics. Significantly, it’s not just the pressures to find...

Ebola – the debate between clinical need and economic reality

 The deadly outbreak of the ebola virus in West Africa in February 2014 initially went largely unnoticed by the global media even though it is one of the world’s most frightening illnesses. Cases were detected...

BioScience Today Launches Digital Packages to Support Companies During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As the Bio-Life science industry continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is has become even more vital for companies to sustain their presence during these challenging times. Since the COVID-19 pandemic...

Cell therapy manufacturing

Regenerative medicine and cellular therapies have the potential to impact many different areas of unmet medical need. There are many human diseases which have either inadequate or no treatment options. One of the main...

Biopharmaceutical sector on the up

The global biopharmaceutical manufacturing sector is continuing to grow at a rapid rate, according to a new report into its performance. According to the report by market researchers IMARC Group, the key drivers are the...

Investment at the beating Heart

The life sciences industry represents one of the most successful economic sectors in the UK and its growth is an important part of the government’s Industrial Strategy. An ageing population, a growing middle class and...

Developing long term relationships with the skilled workers of the future

Despite the great demand for skilled workers in the STEM industries, employers are struggling to find and retain the young people with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the workplace. A recent survey...

Fishing for answers to the covid conundrum

The eyes of the scientific world have been on a Covid-stricken fishing vessel that seems to have provided the first real evidence outside of a lab that antibodies do indeed protect against reinfection. By...

T cells: their increasing significance in infectious disease diagnosis and research

Peter Wrighton-Smith, CEO of Oxford Immunotec, talks to Bioscience Today about growing understanding of the importance of T cells in protecting us from disease, as well as their critical role in measuring immune responses...

Degree apprenticeships: a first class route to building a talent pipeline

Alex Felthouse, Managing Director of Eisai Manufacturing Ltd .and Science Industry Partnership Board Member Research1 undertaken in support of the Science Industry Partnership (SIP) 2025 Skills Strategy identified that the Medicines Manufacturing Sector, a strategic UK...

Flu outbreaks teach valuable lessons

A study of influenza is also helping scientists to learn more about the immune system. A four-year study of 1,414 unvaccinated people across England found that 43 per cent had immune cells that protected them...

The Goldilocks Effect

Advances in the delivery of precision medicine trials in the UK have sparked interest in the commercial world. The concept of precision medicine is not new, but generating the scientific evidence to drive the concept...

Ulster University leads on €8.2M cross border collaborative research centre

The EU funded cross border centre of research excellence in cardiovascular medicine will transform cardiac care in the region by developing new models of care, smart wearable technologies and improved patient monitoring systems. The Eastern...

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...