Welcome for packaging
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has welcomed the Government’s proposal to publish the cost of medicines to the NHS on packs of those costing more than £20. Alison Clough, ABPI Acting...
Step forward in asthma management
More than half of the GP surgeries in the UK are being given a tool that enables them to manage their asthma more effectively.
Asthma UK worked with EMIS, the UK leader in clinical IT...
University of Bath receives £25 million to train tomorrow’s research leaders
A new generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers is to be trained at the University of Bath to solve some of the most important social, health and environmental challenges of our times, thanks to...
Trial starts
F-star, a UK biopharmaceutical company working in oncology and immuno-oncology, has started a phase 1 clinical study of FS102, its lead compound for treatment of HER2-positive breast and gastric cancer.
The clinical study is being...
Connect 2 Cleanrooms delivers solid-state battery production cleanroom for Ilika
Connect 2 Cleanrooms Ltd (C2C) has completed a new 340m2 cleanroom facility for Ilika PLC at its 1600m2 Stereax—millimetre-scale solid-state batteries—manufacturing facility.
The cleanroom is a key element of Ilika’s new facility as it scales up Stereax, to become the first volume manufacturer...
Ukraine: science infrastructure severely damaged
A study released by UNESCO estimates the cost of restoring Ukraine’s public scientific infrastructure at more than $1.26 billion.
It reveals that 1,443 buildings and laboratories, as well as 750 pieces of scientific equipment, have...