Discovering a new future through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
A number of industry sectors including aviation, retail and financial services have long applied data and utilised analytics to augment human capabilities, optimise their customer engagement and maximise returns.
Indeed the term Artificial Intelligence (AI),...
The importance of Intellectual Property strategy; creating a foundation on which to build value...
Dr Emma Longland and Craig Thomson
of HGF writing for the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
Most companies in the Biotech space appreciate the need for patent protection; after all, no company wants to bring...
Patients who have had an irregular heart beat can’t ever be considered ‘cured’, say...
Patients with an abnormal heart rhythm that can leave them at a higher risk of suffering from stroke still need treatment even after their heart rhythm seems to have returned to normal, say researchers...
Breaking through cardiovascular disease
Professor Metin Avkiran, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) explains the work they are doing to find the next breakthrough treatment for cardiovascular disease.
Since the BHF was formed over 50 years...
Humans on a chip – the future for research and drug discovery
Medicines Discovery Catapult, the Centre for Drug Safety Sciences at the University of Liverpool and the NC3Rs combine forces to propel the UK into the race to advance organ on a chip technology
Medicines Discovery...
Gene editing success holds promise for preventing inherited diseases
Scientists have, for the first time, corrected a disease-causing mutation in early stage human embryos using gene editing.
The technique, which uses the CRISPR-Cas9 system, corrected the mutation for a heart condition at the earliest...
Drug delivery market witnesses significant growth
Developing new ways of delivering drugs has become big business with companies now investing many millions of pounds in seeking the next big breakthrough.
Indeed, market analysts Mordor Intelligence estimates in a new report that the...
The science behind the breakthrough
The new technique, called “early pronuclear transfer”, involves transplanting the nuclear DNA from a fertilised egg into a donated egg, which contains healthy mitochondria, on the day of fertilisation.
Extensive studies conducted in a collaboration...
Three-Parent Babies a step closer after regulations grant approval
Occasionally in the world of science, a breakthrough comes along that is so startling that it turns conventional thinking on its head.
That is the case with the latest research into the idea of three-person...
David Cameron – why I care
Here, David Cameron explains why he is so committed to supporting research into dementia.
It was the end of the week that I resigned as Prime Minister. I was in my constituency, visiting a care...
Cell line technology
By Frances Griss
One of the most exciting and rapidly growing fields of bioscience is the development of new cell lines with specific and controllable characteristics, either for research or industrial scale production.
Companies all over...
Creating an encyclopaedia of mammalian gene function
The International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) is working to provide freely available information about the function of every gene in the mouse genome, based on the focused efforts of its 18 member organisations.
Understanding health...
Are biosimilars here to stay?
The global biosimilars market is continuing to grow as it changes the face of medical science, according to a number of new reports.
Those working in the field argue that the growth can be attributed...
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,...
Hope for the future
Few areas of medical research are exciting as much interest as the potential offered by stem cell research and regenerative medicine.
Every day sees scientists making breakthroughs in a range of health conditions, each one...
Advances in syringe technologies open up new opportunities
Interest in the convenience and safety of pre-filled syringes is growing to the extent that some commentators are suggesting they will largely replace the traditional syringe for standard medical care.
The technology has been around...