Healthcare and Life Science
A new pioneering clinic launches to treat reversible form of dementia
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has launched a ground-breaking, multidisciplinary clinic to help identify and treat people with a frequently misunderstood condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). ...
Bio-Rad Launches Foresight Pro Columns for Biotherapeutic Production
Helcules, Calif. - Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, announces the launch of its CHT™ prepacked Foresight Pro Columns, designed to support downstream process-scale chromatography applications across different stag...
Evonetix appoints Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer
Cambridge, UK - EVONETIX LTD (‘Evonetix’), the synthetic biology company bringing semiconductor technology to DNA synthesis, announces the appointment of Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Colin’s appointment will support the next phase of the Company...
Innovate UK awards grant to Orbit Discovery to expand high throughput cell-based functional screening platform capabilities in peptide drug discovery
The project will use microfluidic technology to improve efficiency of peptide therapeutics discovery for challenging drug targets. ...
More lab space snapped up at The Epicentre, Haverhill
Five new dedicated laboratory spaces at The EpiCentre in Haverhill have been snapped up before completion, due to the rapid upsurge in demand for biotech and life sciences laboratories in the Cambridgeshire area. ...
AstraZeneca’s Pascal Soriot awarded British knighthood for services to UK life sciences and leadership in the global response to the COVID pandemic
AstraZeneca’s Chief Executive Officer, Pascal Soriot, receives a British knighthood for services to UK life sciences and leadership in the global response to the COVID pandemic in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022. ...
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital announces patient-centred approach to care with the launch of Cambridge Reflux Service
A new private clinic led by three prominent consultants will provide a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care as Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital becomes the first to perform Stretta therapy in the East of England. Leading the new specialist Cambridge Reflux Service at Nuffield...
What to do when an employee can’t return from holiday as planned
Employers may find out that an employee is stranded abroad due to recent flight cancellations, unable to return to work from their holiday as planned. If this is the first time this has happened, you may be wondering how best to manage this situation. ...
Herpes Simplex Virus vaccines - a much needed renaissance
This month VacZine Analytics, a UK-based strategic research publisher exclusively focused on vaccines and infectious diseases, releases new forecasts and global commercial opportunity analyses for prophylactic and therapeutic Herpes simplex virus (HSV) vaccines. ...
Metrion Biosciences appoints Dr Benedetta Montagnini as Head of European Business Development
Expansion of European business development team supports next phase of growth for Metrion’s ion channel drug discovery services ...