€3.2 million grant for medical fibre optics research 7 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer The fibre optics research at KTH covers everything from bio-implants via medical sensors to solar cells and the researchers aim to have developed several...
‘Molecular commando’ identified to tackle hypoxic response 4 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer Researchers used pioneering techniques to develop a `small molecule’ chemical probe which offers highly targeted access to the hypoxic signalling pathway...
Artes and BioSun to co-develop on HPV vaccine 4 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer The agreed long-term collaboration will take strengths from both companies to collaborate on the HPV vaccine although financial details of this agreement...
Targovax appoints of Øystein Soug as CEO 4 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer Øystein Soug is the former CFO of Algeta, a Norwegian oncology biotech company which was sold to Bayer for USD 2.9 billion in 2014...
Newly discovered protein may hold key to better drugs for neglected diseases 3 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer Bicyclic nitro-drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis, including the recently approved drug delamanid, were reported as promising fast track options...
JangoBio launched to develop therapeutics for hormone replacement therapy 3 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer JangoBio announces their founding as a company focused on developing new therapies to sustainably reverse hormone imbalances associated with ageing...
TSRI study shows how Ebola adapted to better target human cells 3 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer A new study csuggests that Ebola virus gained a genetic mutation during the 2013 – 16 epidemic that appears to have helped it better target human cells...
€3.3 million to improve medical imaging detail tenfold 3 November 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer A recent investment of €3.3 million will allow researchers to improve the detail of medical imaging ten times over, which will allow for tumour scanning...
Biocartis receives €1.4m grant to develop rapid NGS Prep Panels 31 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer Biocartis will use this grant, which has a duration of two years, to support the development of NGS Prep Panels (Next Generation Sequencing) for its...
Show me the money: How to get funding for biomedical research 31 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer The UK's Medical Research Council (MRC) has created an interactive "map" that identifies biomedical research funding opportunities for researchers...
Breakthrough in production of dopamine neurons for Parkinson’s disease 31 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer "In our preclinical assessments of stem cell-derived dopamine neurons we noticed that the outcome in animal models varied dramatically, even though...
New biologic drug benefits patients with multi-drug resistant HIV 31 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer A new biologic medication - the first for HIV - is showing promise in treating patients with multidrug resistance, according to phase 3 research...
Robots help position interventional needles 28 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer Precisely positioning needles will become faster thanks to a robotic arm that researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute have modified specifically...
“Long-term NHS improvements being put on back burner” 28 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer If we are to have a sustainable NHS and care system, the government needs to urgently invest in social care, halt planned cuts to public health, get serious...
NHS announces £42 million pharmacy integration fund 27 October 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer NHS England has announced a £42m fund to support pharmacy to transform how it operates across the NHS for the benefit of patients over the next two years...
