TABBY CAT OR TIGER?
Medics need to be fleet of foot when it comes to determining whether they are dealing with something tame or wild, but the traditional route to identifying bacteria takes time. Now a team of...
Mighty Mitochondria
Damaged protein could be one of the keys to premature ageing
Scientists have found that the condition of key proteins in the mitochondria -the batteries of cells- could be used to predict, and eventually treat,...
NETPark: the hi-tech force for growth in County Durham
NETPark of Durham provides world-class laboratory, clean room and office space to science, technology and engineering companies, ranging from start-ups to global AIM-listed firms.
Managed by Business Durham and backed by on-site strategic partner CPI...
Think you know Harrogate? Think again!
Harrogate and district has a long established reputation as a tourist destination. Mention of Harrogate brings up images of Bettys famous tearooms; of the Tour de Yorkshire; the beautiful parks and gardens.
Spreading out from...
A British Skin Foundation funded project into atopic eczema
Human beta-defensin in Atopic Dermatitis: dissecting the mechanism
of a novel, targetable, protection against skin barrier damage.
Dr Donald J. Davidson is an Inflammation Biologist and Senior Researcher at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation...
Life sciences is bucking the trend in providing Venture Capital for female founders
Alice Hu Wagner - Managing Director, Strategy, Economics and Business Development at British Business Bank
Life sciences is one of the most successful sectors in the UK economy and its continued growth is a key...
Why is Diligent Due Diligence Important?
Alex Bone, Patent Attorney, Partner, AA Thornton.
Background
Biopharma merger and acquisition activity was lower in 2021 than in recent years, but the top 10 deals still reached a combined value of over $50 billion. The main...
Caring for the carers
The problems associated with the daily challenge of living with dementia is also concentrating scientific minds in Ireland where the health and well-being of partners who care for people with dementia is the subject...
Biosimilars set to make significant UK impact
Biosimilar medicines - equivalent biological products which have no meaningful differences from the original or reference product in terms of quality, safety or efficacy - are playing an important role in providing choice for...
SAGES TEACH THE ART OF ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE
While the conversation about climate change has been dominated by mitigation, what is equally crucial is the need to adapt to the unavoidable changes already on their way. “We have absolutely no choice but...
Drug delivery
Dr Jason Bellia, Senior Patent Examiner at the
UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
I will look at just two of a vast number of routes - one to deliver nucleic acids across cell membranes and another looking...
Cancer cell ‘switch-off’ could aid deadly brain tumour treatment
Researchers believe they may have found a way to strengthen possible treatments for glioblastoma and reduce the speed at which the aggressive tumour progresses.
Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain tumour in adults, and,...
High purity and excellent chemical resistance for syringes
In the past decade, Cyclo Olefin Polymer (COP) and Cyclo Olefin Copolymer (COC) based syringes, cartridges, and vials have attracted ever increasing attention from the pharma industry as a valid transparent plastic alternative to...
UK life sciences raised over £10.5bn in investment between 2020 and 2022
UK life sciences companies raised more this impressive sum, driven by the UK’s advanced research and development capabilities.
The total amount of VC investment in the sector was more than that in Germany, France and...
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...