Bioscience Expertise, Training, and Equipment Access
Bioscience Technology is moving so quickly that radical approaches have to be taken to ensure researchers have sustainable access to cutting-edge expertise, equipment and training.
The Bioscience Technology Facility is an exemplar which proves that...
Targeting the right treatment at the right patient
One of the rapidly growing concerns in medicine is the anxiety that a lot of drugs do not work for a large number of the patients for whom they are prescribed.
By Frances Griss
Finding the...
Overcoming the barriers to more effective drug research
The success or failure of health advancement stands and falls on the capacity of the pharmaceutical industry to continually bring forward new drugs. It always has, it probably always will. From the herbalists of ancient...
Producing crops that can resist the ravages of climate change
Amid all the talk about the impact of climate change, one of the areas sometimes overlooked is the potentially severe effect on the production of food.
However, increasing awareness of the threat posed by flood,...
Facing a Changing Biosimilar Marketplace
Most people associate passage of the US Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or ACA, (otherwise known as Obamacare) with extending health benefits to the under- and uninsured.
But the legislation, signed into law in...
Stem cells
Imagine that I have a daughter who at an early age develops type 1 diabetes. The beta cells of the islets of Langerhans are being destroyed by her own immune system. She will be...
Looking for a partner for your biosimilar clinical trial?
BioKinetic Europe is one of the UK’s leading early phase clinical research organizations with experience in over 400 clinical trials. Our Phase I portfolio comprises BE/BA studies, SAD/MAD/Proof of Concept, TQTc, DDI, vaccine and...
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...
Life or Death – The importance of Cold Chain Supply
All over the world, drug companies are producing medicines and treatments that are saving lives but when the pharmaceuticals leave the manufacturing plant that is only half the story.
Crucial to the success of the...
Sustainable Recirculating Fume Cupboards revolutionising Laboratory Practices
Laboratories play a crucial role in scientific research and innovation, yet they often consume significant amounts of energy and resources. One key contributor to this consumption is the ventilation system, particularly fume cupboards, which...
Fast-growing biobanking industry offers promise of medical breakthroughs
For a long time, one of the biggest challenges facing medical science was ‘how do you manage the vast amount of patient data collected in hospitals, surgeries and research institutions’?
It felt like the answers...
Inhaler technology developing all the time
For many years, respiratory diseases have been treated with drugs delivered via inhalers.
Sufferers from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are extremely familiar with the technique but research is now advanced on using...
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...
Vibrating glove helps stroke patients control spasms
After a stroke, survivors often experience uncontrollable spasms that can twist their arms and hands into perpetual fists. The only treatments are expensive, frequently painful injections of botulinum toxin or oral medications so strong...
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...
Research at the interface of technology and life sciences
Professor Jens Jordan, Director of the Institute of Aerospace Medicine
The Institute of Aerospace Medicine at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) comprises departments in Cologne and in Hamburg with internationally unique research infrastructure. At DLR, the...