Sizzling breakthrough for 3D meat
A 4oz steak has been ‘lab-grown’ using a digital design file.
Israeli firm MeaTech 3D Ltd. cultivated the bio-printed steak using real fat and muscle cells. The cells were produced using an advanced process that...
Light therapy helmet could help dementia patients
A new infrared light therapy has the potential to help people with dementia.
A pilot study recently investigated how transcranial photobiomodulation therapy (PBM-T) –transferred through a specially adapted helmet -- could boost memory, motor function...
Air Cargo Safe and Cool with IATA standards
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the industry’s global trade association and represents some 290 airlines comprising 82% of global air traffic. Its mission is to represent, lead and serve the air transport...
Arctoris and Syntekabio Form Research Partnership
Arctoris, the creator of the world’s first fully automated drug discovery platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with listed Korean company Syntekabio, Inc. to collaborate on drug discovery efforts. The first project under...
Brain signals translated into speech
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded project could improve quality of life for paralyzed patients.
Scientists used brain signals recorded from epilepsy patients to program a computer to mimic natural speech — an advancement that could one day...
AI used to improve cardiovascular risk prediction
AI startup Owkin and Amgen have announced the results of a three-year project using artificial intelligence to more accurately predict cardiovascular risk. This study demonstrates the ability of AI to improve the way that...
Actavis v ICOS: Is this the end for dosage regime patents in the UK?
The UK Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision that ICOS’s dosage regime patent for tadalafil lacked an inventive step.
Tadalafil is marketed under the brand name Cialis® for the treatment of erectile...
£4 million immune system grant means 50 years of research for Sir Philip Cohen
Professor Sir Philip Cohen, one of the UK’s most respected scientists, has been awarded new research grants that will mean his work at the University of Dundee has been funded continuously for 50 years.
Sir...
Don’t underestimate the logistics challenge as Pfizer vaccine rolls out across the UK
The logistics operation in the UK will be bigger than the largest ever global humanitarian effort
Demand for delivery of ultra-low freezers will grow 5-7 fold in the UK
High potential...
Find out why County Durham’s NETPark is quickly becoming a global hub for bio-science...
Home to two UK catapult centres, three national innovation centres and one of the country’s leading AIM listed tech companies, The North East Technology Park (NETPark) really is a thriving hub of innovation making...
Nasal sprays – Key insights for a successful device development to achieve bioequivalence requirements
An observation of generics in the nasal spray market will reveal to the keen observer an opportunity. Whilst the overall nasal spray market is currently experiencing limited growth, the market share of generics is...
Opening new pathways for bioprocessing
A pivotal link between industry and academia, Teesside University’s £22m National Horizons Centre (NHC) opened last September with two very clear objectives.
One is to drive research into bioprocessing, an often-overlooked subject through which life...
Putting the diverse into neurodiversity
The global Institute Of Neurodiversity ION has launched its UK chapter.
The Institute aims to give a global voice to all neurodiverse groups, and ensure neurodivergent individuals are understood, represented, and valued equally in society.
Currently, 1 in...
€8m European research project
A new European research project which aims to heal epilepsy by regenerating brain tissue and ‘training’ neurons is getting underway.
The five-year, €8m Hybrid Enhanced Regenerative Medicine Systems project - HERMES, brings together 12 partners...
Wild geese take climate action
Migratory animals are actively adjusting their traditions to climate change, new research has found.
An international team of researchers from the University of St Andrews, with Norwegian, Dutch and British colleagues, found that barnacle geese...
Repairing damaged hearts
British Heart Foundation-funded research takes major step towards heart failure treatment.
A combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could be the answer to developing a desperately-needed treatment for heart failure, according to...