Healthcare and Life Science
Bio-Rad Launches Vericheck ddPCR Kits Compatible with QX700 Platform for Biopharma Quality Control and Cell and Gene Therapy Workflows
New Vericheck ddPCR™ Kits Combine Highly Specific and Highly Sensitive DNA Detection and Quantification with the QX700™ System’s Seven-Color Multiplexing, Simplified Workflow, and Scalable Throughput ...
Davina McCall “Cancer Touches Every Life”: New film articulates the need for Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital
Celebrity and TV presenter Davina McCall has narrated a new short film about the planned Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, explaining why the new facility will provide a step-change in care for patients across the ...
Novartis nominated for UX Design Award with Team Consulting
Novartis has been nominated for a UX Design Award for a new drug delivery digital onboarding experience, developed in collaboration with Team Consulting. Designed to support patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) in learning to self-inject, the digital platform has be...
Cambridge scientist wins Lister Prize for pioneering Parkinson’s research project – backed by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
A scientist whose pioneering Parkinson’s research was given early backing by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) has just been awarded a prestigious Lister Prize Fellowship. ...
Deloitte digital consumer trends: over a third of consumers believe GenAI health advice is always accurate
A quarter of GenAI users have used the tool for advice about health or personal problemsHuman interaction in customer service is still the preference for consumers Four in five (81%) UK consumers don’t want AI to replace actors in film and TVA quarter (26%) of GenAI users, have ask...
Beyond capability: The questions I’m hearing
By Lily Lin, CEO of Excellence First Enterprise Consultancy.
What do investors actually want to see from a hardware startup before funding it?
It takes more than a good idea.Investors backing hardware want to see proof of a real problem worth paying to solve, a prototype that demonstrates function, not just looks, a cost structure that still works at true production scale, and a manufacturing plan that's grounded in reality, n...
Problems with cell’s ‘plumbing’ linked to signalling issues in neurodegenerative conditions
New research led by Prof Edward Avezov (UK DRI at Cambridge) reveals how the architecture of the cell’s transport network, the endoplasmic reticulum, can go awry and lead to problems with signalling in brain cells in conditions like Alzheimer’s. The st...
Crossing the Blood-Brain Barrier: Why Natural Transport Mechanisms Are the Smarter Route
Most biologics and even small molecules fail to cross the blood-brain barrier, leaving CNS drug delivery a persistent bottleneck. Isogenica's latest short video looks at why researchers are turning to the brain's own transport systems as a more promising path in. ...
Solving LNP's Liver Problem: Why Targeting Is the Next Frontier in RNA Delivery
Lipid nanoparticles have powered the RNA medicine revolution, but their default tendency to accumulate in the liver limits use beyond hepatic disease. ...