Fresh Pharma, the sister company to Fresh Logistics, has started the first phase of its vehicle renewal program by purchasing three of the highest pharmaceutical specification vehicles available on the market to help service their increasing demand in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and related industries. The vehicles, built by GRP Group...
British Standards for hospital equipment out for review
The BSI committee for healthcare and medical equipment has a number of old standards currently out for their five year review. At the end of their review, the committee will need to decide whether to: Confirm- this is a current and used British Standard Revise- this is an out of date...
Albumedix Drug Delivery Technology used by CSL Behring to Achieve 14 Day Dosing for Haemophilia B Therapy
Albumedix has announced that its albumin-based VELTIS® half-life extension technology is being used by CSL Behring in IDELVION®, a therapy recently authorised for the treatment of haemophilia B in the U.S. The application of Albumedix’s VELTIS technology in the drug delivers an extended half-life which will improve the lives of...
MTC offers Free Robot Technology Consultancy for SMEs
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is offering companies free consultancy in robot technologies, and a chance to win funding up to €150,000 for automation projects, in a new EU-funded project called ROBOTT-NET. The aim is to speed up the development of robotic technologies and increase the competitiveness of Europe's manufacturing...
Facilitating Successful Cell Therapy for Multiple Clinical Indications- Funding Awards for Locate Therapeutics
Locate Therapeutics Ltd (“Locate”), the regenerative medicine development company, has launched two new programs intended to improve the survival, localisation, and clinical effectiveness of cell therapies. Such therapies offer the promise of one day treating a number of presently incurable diseases such as diabetes, stroke and spinal cord injury. The...
MediCity gathers experts to discuss global health and wellbeing challenges
Lord Paul Drayson, CEO, Drayson Technologies will lead the programme of health technology industry speakers at next week’s MediCity Innovators’ gathering in Nottingham on Tuesday 15th March. An expert in energy-harvesting technology, Lord Drayson is due to explain the impact such technologies will have on new healthcare platforms within the...
Launch of UK’s first Centre for Healthcare Technologies
As life expectancy increases, placing more demands on healthcare services, technological advances will need to bridge the growing NHS funding gap. Scientific discoveries – from digital apps to robotics – must have easier and quicker routes into clinical practice if the NHS is to ensure patients benefit from early diagnostics,...
Charnwood Campus hosts visit by Life Sciences Minister George Freeman MP
Life Science’s Minister George Freeman MP visited Charnwood Campus in Loughborough to meet the team responsible for the transformation of the world-class pharmaceutical site, and to discuss its potential role in strengthening the local economy. His visit coincided with the publication of a new report, ‘Transforming Life Sciences Sites –...
Tim Slater has been appointed CEO of NHS Supply Chain
Tim Slater has been appointed CEO of NHS Supply Chain, following Nick Gerrard's announcement that he will be leaving at the end of April. Here is a personal note from Nick to all his colleagues in the NHS. "Dear NHS colleague, I wanted to inform you that I will be...
Charities urge wider use of cochlear implants for adults
The UK’s leading hearing loss charity Action on Hearing Loss and the UK’s leading organisation for people who use cochlear implants the Ear Foundation are urging the Government and the NHS to provide better access to cochlear implantation. To celebrate International Cochlear Implant Day, on Thursday 25th February, Action on...
