Testo Saveris 2: Temperature and humidity monitoring re-invented.

Thanks to Testo, temperature and humidity monitoring has been simplified. Monitoring temperature and humidity is important where incorrect climatic conditions can have drastic consequences; too low a temperature in pharmacy refrigerators can negatively influence the...

Improving the targeting 
of drugs

Among those confronting the challenge is AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, which recently announced a genomics initiative to transform its drug discovery work. AstraZeneca believes that embedding genomics across its...

Matching clinical trials with unmet clinical need

A new tool that helps target clinical trials to areas of unmet clinical need has sparked interest in both the National Health Service (NHS) and the commercial clinical research world. Stephen Lock, Head of...

New treatments now possible

Another breakthrough, in the transformation of human cells by an international team led by researchers at the University of Bristol, could open the door to a new range of treatments for a variety of...

EXPERT EQUIPS ENTREPRENEURS TO SURVIVE ADVERSITY

Expert in the field of biological sample storage and logistics management, CRYONISS is also adept at evaluating business continuity plans and identifying the holes that might well prove to be their pitfall. Cheshire-based Cryoniss offers...

Fantastic Voyage

In 1966, movie-goers were treated to the release of a film called Fantastic Voyage, a Cold War science fiction thriller about a scientist who is nearly killed in an assassination attempt. As he hovers between...

Health WildCard winner builds library of biological profiles

Digital digital health company iLoF has received $5m in funding to accelerate its mission of improving access to personalised medicine for millions of people living with complex diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Initially backed by EIT...

Bionic technology that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible

The loss of a limb through illness or accident can be a truly devastating blow and, until recent years, prosthetics did not really offer much in the way of compensation for sufferers. False limbs...

Next-generation biologics: today’s reality

Shark molecules provide the basis of unique new therapeutics which could transform the treatment of inflammatory diseases and cancer. Karen Southern talks to Dr Caroline Barelle, CEO and founder of Elasmogen, the small biopharmaceutical...

Bolder Faster Stronger, how far can we 
go in the battle against illness?

Earlier this year, Austrian researchers came up with the startling suggestion that life should be regarded as beginning at sixty five.   Researchers at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis examined predicted ageing rates up...

What makes a spinout?

Universities carry out research into some of the most fundamental questions about life and the world around us, with researchers utilising specialist facilities and equipment to investigate and advance human knowledge.  This doesn’t happen overnight,...

Clinical trials for gene and cell therapies

In early 2020, the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGTC) reported that there were 127 ongoing trials in advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP) in the UK. This represented 12 percent of trials globally, helping...

Overcoming the challenges of working with genetically edited cells

Sonia Jassi, Drug Discovery and Synthetic Biology Lead at Automata, examines how gene editing production could be scaled up for the benefit of UK labs. The UK government is in discussion around a new bill...

MRC Harwell: New opportunities for partnerships

The Mary Lyon Centre at MRC Harwell has developed into a centre of excellence for thecreation, breeding, archiving and phenotyping of the laboratory mouse. It continues toadvance, harnessing new technologies, such as those in...

How to protect your IP rights in Europe

Intellectual property rights are territorial rights, meaning that the protection afforded by a granted patent or a registered trademark is geographically limited. Many companies that protect their inventions, brands or product designs in their home...

Bacteria research offers encouragement

Other fields of research are looking at an interesting and long-suggested proposition that the bacteria which inhabit human digestive systems, live on our skin and even in our mouths have an impact on the...