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As a result of the last round of funding, Leicester doctors and scientists developed a new drug which could dramatically lessen the severity of asthma. This drug is now in preparation for licensing. The funding will see the continuation of research into respiratory, cardiovascular and lifestyle studies across Leicester’s hospitals...

Stuart Ross, Founder of the High Growth Summit has found a natural ally in his quest to help delegates at the 2016 event improve business performance. The High Growth Summit 2016 is to be held at MediCity Nottingham on 7th October and Touchstone, which has developed health and wellbeing facilities...

Nottingham (UK)-based Contract Research Organisation (CRO) XenoGesis has appointed Sabrina Mogle as a consultant to spearhead US business development strategy, industry awareness and growth efforts. Sabrina has extensive experience in business and corporate development and strategy having spent her entire career in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. With over 12...

Medilink East Midlands, the Life Science Support Organisation for the region, will now be able to offer even more support to East Midlands medical technology, pharmaceutical and bioscience organisations, following the launch of a new project, ‘SoLSTICE’, within the Leicester and Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) region. The project is...

Nottingham-based deaf charity, The Ear Foundation, is advising local businesses that they could be unwittingly losing business by ignoring hearing loss at work. With one in six people with some form of hearing loss, the chances are that a colleague or client is likely to be living with it -...

The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) has been continuing its hard work over the past year, delivering on its objectives and achieving impacts focused on the heath and care needs of the population it serves. The EMAHSN has a diverse portfolio aligned to the priorities of its partner organisations, with the care...

Medilink East Midlands, the Life Science Support Organisation for the region, alongside partners, has launched a new project which will provide regional medical technology, pharmaceutical and bioscience organisations with funding and support to help develop their new innovative projects and products. The project - entitled INSTILS: Inspiring Networking to Stimulate...

Medilink East Midlands staff are busy preparing to take part in the Nottingham Post Corporate Challenge, part of the Robin Hood Marathon on Sunday 25 September. Running as the “Medilimpers”, in recognition that most of the team are not runners, they are hoping they won’t be living up to that...

East Midlands-based business consultancy TBAT Innovation has recently appointed Ian Davie to its senior consultancy team. Ian joins TBAT after eight years with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) based at Pera Consulting. During this time, he worked with over 1000 businesses in every manufacturing sector from food and drink to...

The Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Life Sciences Organisation (LSO) is pleased to confirm Matthew Speers as our new CEO, effective 22nd August 2016. Matthew will take over from Dr Mark Treherne who has led the organisation since 2012 helping, along with others, to attract more than 6 billion pounds in...