Healthcare and Life Science
Why isn’t Adaptability more of a priority?
Well, when I put that question to the talented members of the Scottish Institute for Business Leaders this week, their wide-ranging and insightful answers included a clutch of stand-out insights: • It’s a complex concept • Too much energy is required • It’s not easy to...
Oxford Innovation Space appoints Gary Jennings as new Innovation Director at The Epicentre, Haverhill
Oxford Innovation Space has appointed Gary Jennings as the new Innovation Director at The EpiCentre in Haverhill alongside Centre Manager, Andrew Bell. Gary has many years’ experience of promoting healthcare businesses. “I am very pleased to be taking on this new role having worked in...
Avacta announces Phase I clinical study of AVA6000 to advance to the fourth cohort
London and Wetherby, UK - Avacta Group plc, a clinical stage oncology drug company and developer of powerful diagnostics based on its innovative Affimer® and pre|CISION™ platforms, announces that the first-in-human Phase I trial (ALS-6000-101) of AVA6000 Pro-doxorubicin will advanc...
Hardware verification: are you meeting all your requirements?
Hardware verification provides evidence that a production representative sample of your medical device meets the issued hardware requirements. Unlike during software verification, which requires verification activities throughout the development, formal hardware verification is performe...
High-flying Guardtech prepare for string of international exhibitions
The cleanroom construction kings and queens are set for shows in Ireland, Germany and Singapore. ...
Bio-Rad introduces anti-evolocumab antibodies for use in preclinical and clinical drug development
HERCULES, Calif. — Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, introduces a range of type 1 antibodies that inhibit the binding of evolocumab (Repatha®) to its target, human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (P...
Government is running out of time to support businesses in urgent need
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has written to the Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and both leadership candidates for the Conservative Party proposing a comprehensive five-point plan to provide vital support to UK businesses. ...
Can medical devices be discriminatory?
The UK government has recently called for evidence of discrimination in medical devices. The aim is to identify how devices and technologies may be biased against different genders, ethnicities and other socio-demographic groups. This begs the question – can medical devices be designed ...
Solving your drug delivery needs at PDA
Brennan Miles, John Burke, Chris Hurlstone and Alastair Willoughby from Team Consulting will be attending the 2022 PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices Conference, live in Palm Springs from 18th-19th October. ...
Can you do too much system engineering?
These days, a medical device needs to be considered as one element of a connected whole. Systems engineering has become a crucial part of medical device development, but can you do too much of it? Our Head of Electronics Engineering, Peter Matthewson, discusses in a new blog post. ...