Healthcare and Life Science
CN Bio appoints Dr. Tomasz Kostrzewski as Chief Scientific Officer
Cambridge, UK, 30th August 2023: CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC) company that designs and manufactures single-and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), today announced the appointment of Dr. Tomasz Kostrzewski as Chief Scientific Officer. Previously Vice President of Sci...
Key human bladder cancer genes pinpointed in cats and dogs
Key bladder cancer genes have been uncovered through studying the cancers in cats and dogs, in a significant stride for finding which of many mutations are the most important in the cancer’s development. ...
Bio-Rad Launches First StarBright™ Red Dye and Extends Range of Antibody Markers Conjugated to StarBright Dyes to Enhance Multiplex Flow Cytometry and Research Capabilities
With 29 additional targets the range also includes dog, cow, and pig targets to support translational models in veterinary immunology research. ...
GADx’s rapid diagnostic test, BotrytisAlert, demonstrates utility across wine production system
Lateral flow test enables Botrytis concentration to be measured in grape must and in finished wine, in addition to monitoring in the vineyard Ten-minute test is simple to use by agronomists and wine growers to address 25% losses in turnover due to Botrytis rot Bedfordshire, UK, 29...
Ubiquigent appoints Dr Rishi Shah as Head of Chemistry
Appointment brings extensive heterobifunctional and chemical biology expertise in house to drive forward Ubiquigent’s internal DUBTAC drug discovery and DUB-focused partnerships ...
Breathing space: asthma & the NHS
Asthma accounts for 5,000 NHS Emergency Department visits every month, with a dramatic 149% increase in admission for children, costing the NHS more than £3bn in 2022. ...
Unique new technology enhances mobile functionality in healthcare
Cambridge based health tech company, electronRx, has developed an API solution for mobile phones that will be a step change in healthcare. The technology extracts five key health metrics via sensors already present in modern smartphones to empower patients, improve health...
The power of contact lenses: drug delivery to the eye and more
Jaynell Ng, Graduate Electronics and Software Engineer, shares her experience living with Myopia and discusses how there is more to contact lenses than meets the eye. ...
Medical affairs evolution
Consultants from CRA’s Life Sciences Practice conducted a survey with n=50 leaders in Medical Affairs to learn from their perspectives on trends and challenges in the industry. When asked which market factors are pushing their team to evolve, respondents ranked patient centricity,...
Outlining the need for early reimbursed access to curative therapies
Early access to curative therapies is vital to support the clinical benefits they can provide to both patients and healthcare systems. Early access programs (EAPs) are a mechanism to facilitate faster patient access to curative therapies. ...