Lanarkshire business says Alfacyte could halt lung disease and prevent lasting damage in coronavirus patients Lanarkshire-based biotech firm ILC Therapeutics has announced a research partnership with the University of St Andrews to work on a drug which could save the lives of Covid-19 patients. Scientists at ILC believe Alfacyte could be more effective...
This year’s online workshops will also offer teachers the chance to brush up on new science teaching skills. A range of workshops focusing on STEM subjects are set to be made available online for pupils and teachers across Scotland. The Summer STEM Academy, led by the University of...
Cambridge, UK – 9th June 2020 – Cresset Discovery Services, provider of contract research services for early phase discovery, and InoCardia, provider of cardiac safety testing models, are pleased to announce a one year collaboration to develop improved computational methods for cardiac safety assessment. This...
Great news, at BioCity based Sygnature Discovery we’re further strengthening our oncology and immuno-oncology capabilities with the acquisition of Alderley Oncology, a focused in vivo pharmacology service provider which undertakes high quality in vivo services for cancer drug discovery. The acquisition will add significant in-house expertise at Sygnature in...
BioCity, Nottingham based XenoGesis has been selected by LUNAC Therapeutics Limited to support them in the discovery of novel anticoagulant therapies that have a reduced risk of bleeding compared to current therapies. LUNAC has been assisted in the selection process by the Medicines Discovery Catapult. LUNAC...
THE Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) today welcomes three new directors to take forward the organisation into the next stage of its development as a world-leading cluster organisation across the North’s life sciences. Professor Sir John Tooke, Dr Kath Mackay and Dr Jonathan Sheffield OBE have...
BioCity client company Phenotypeca, are delighted to announce a positive first-quarter result in the Innovate UK funded project, developing next-generation baker’s yeast production strains for BioCity, Glasgow based Invizius’ novel H-Guard coating for dialysis membranes. These will be capable of preventing, at source, the blood's...
BioCity based XenoGesis’ Global Head of Business Development, Dr Rachel Hemsley has joined the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Experts in Residence (ExIR) scheme. The Experts in Residence programme is managed by the Medical Science Division’s Translational Research Office, Business Development & Partnering team and Oxford University Innovation. It aims to...
MediCity, Nottingham based Locate Bio Ltd (“Locate”), an orthobiologics company pursuing multiple high value spinal opportunities, today announces that John von Benecke has been appointed CEO to drive Locate’s lead program for spinal fusion and continue to build out its spinal pipeline. John von Benecke has...
Supporting the discovery and development of new therapeutics during the pandemic Nottingham-based contract research organisations (CROs) have strengthened their existing links to work together and support the discovery and development of new therapeutics during the pandemic. Many businesses have been impacted by the restrictions on the movement...