Healthcare and Life Science
NHS technology reform remains too slow
As the NHS progresses with its Long-Term Plan to revolutionise patient care, can it afford to wait for decades as changes are considered, debated, and implemented? In its current form, that is highly unlikely. As satisfaction in the NHS is at an all-time low. Emergency Departments face ...
How safe will driverless car technology be by 2025?
The government aims to have driverless, or autonomous, cars on the road by 2025. With that being just over a year away, we have already seen technological developments that automate some tasks, such as partial automation in emergency braking and lane assistance installed in vehicles sin...
Don't miss your chance to enter the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2024
The deadline is January 31.
Transforming Healthcare Podcast: CES and the opportunities for the medical and health technology sector
In this episode, host, Jay Evans is joined by Dr Bipin Patel and a special guest for this podcast, Karla Pequenino, a journalist at Publico in Portugal. ...
Cellular Origins, a TTP Company, appoints Peter Crossley as Chief Operating Officer
Product and technology innovator will build team to further develop and deliver Cellular Origins’ products for cell and gene therapy manufacture at scale CAMBRIDGE, UK - Cellular Origins, a TTP Company focused on enabling scalable, cost-effective, and efficient manufacture of c...
New NHS blood group genotyping test developed with BioResource launches today
From today, almost 18,000 people in England with sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia can have a world-first genetic test to better match future blood transfusions, reducing the risk of side effects. ...
Meet Helena Ahlfors, our new Head of Research Data and Technology at the BioResource
Find out more about Helena, including why she chose to work at the BioResource, her hobbies, and the best book she's ever read! ...
Celebrating our Centres - Manchester
NIHR BioResource writes...As 2023 comes to an end, we have one final Centre to celebrate! Heading up north we spoke to our colleagues at the NIHR BioResource Centre Manchester about the fantastic work they've done this year. Find out about hitting major recruitment milestones, cohort up...
Senior NHS Trust staff amongst first recruits to join new BioResource Centre in Sheffield at launch event
More than 250,000 volunteers across England have already signed up to the national NIHR BioResource, with the new Sheffield BioResource Centre aiming to recruit 800 people a year. ...