Monica Healthcare, a previous University of Nottingham spin-out, who developed a novel technology for monitoring expectant mothers has been acquires by U.S-based GE Healthcare. The work was developed by a research group led by Professor Barrie Hayes-Gill and his colleague Professor John Crowe between 1989 and 2002.
On the 25th May 2017 the Cambridge Graphene Centre will be hosting a Technology Event. The full day event is for large companies, universities and smaller companies working with graphene and related technologies.
The event includes:
Hope Street Xchange is a £10m centre for enterprise and innovation, funded by the University of Sunderland and supported by £4.9m investment from the North East Local Enterprise Partnership’s Local Growth Fund. The centre has been designed to support the city’s entrepreneurial growth.
The centre supports upcoming start-ups and offers space for existing businesses to develop and grow. It also serves as a gateway to the university’ research, knowledge and problem solving provision.
SpyBiotech, an Oxford University spinout, has established a molecular superglue that can facilitate rapid development of robust and novel vaccines. The spinout has secured £4m seed funding from Oxford Sciences Innovation with participations from GV (formerly Google Ventures).
Cancer Research UK invested £10 million for the development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer. They announced today that the treatments are set to be transformed by a network of clinical trials aiming to find the right trial for the right patient.
The PRECISION Panc project aims to develop personalised treatments for pancreatic cancer patients, improving the options and outcomes for a disease where survival rate have remained stubbornly low.
APHA Scientific are pleased to announce that they are reducing the price of their Brucella Diagnositics Reagents from April 1st 2017. They believe that the new prices will not only give great value but also reflect their commitment to customer satisfaction.
Peter Cousins APHA Scientifics Business Development Manager said:
“It is great news that we have made savings that we can pass onto the customers. The latest price reductions mean that customer can be saving on average 45%.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is currently seeking proposals to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Enterprise Fellowship programme to support researchers who wish to play a key role in the commercialisation of their research.
The RSE Enterprise Fellowship programme provides salary and formal business training allowing the Enterprise Fellow to focus solely on developing their business over the timeframe of the award.
The University of Glasgow is holding a Free Knowledge Exchange Colloquium in Glasgow on the 31st March 2017, funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
The colloquium is an important opportunity for private and public sectors to discuss and debate on:
The VETQAS proficiency testing scheme for veterinary laboratories has developed slides that are stained and mounted blood smears showing Bacillus anthracis.
The slides have been produced in a high containment laboratory and subjected to a rigorous and validated procedure. This ensures the Anthrax organisms and spores are inactivated enabling them suitable for use in a low containment environment. Please note - compliance with local rules and laws is the responsibility of the end user.
