The healthcare and life sciences market is set to undergo a transformational shift over the next five years, with new solutions empowering individuals to take responsibility for their own personal healthcare. As highlighted in Deloitte’s recent report, The future unmasked: Predicting the future of healthcare and life sciences in 2025, many...
Global drug delivery company seals deal to expand operations at Charnwood Campus
Global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Kindeva Drug Delivery has expanded its operations at Loughborough’s life sciences hub Charnwood Campus, in a deal expected to support Kindeva’s continued growth in the UK. The US-headquartered company will take over a state-of-the-art research and development facility at Charnwood Campus, and a...
HORIBA Medical launches new look blood cell morphology educational newsletter
Cross platform haematology training tool offers access to detailed blood morphology knowledge. HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces that it has launched its new look blood cell morphology focused newsletter which draws on and shares HORIBA Medical’s haematology expertise with a broad audience. The Quality Slide Program (QSP) newsletter offering detailed...
New partnership explores the impact of sleep technology on Parkinson’s
UK-based Cambridge Sleep Sciences and Parkinson’s Concierge have signed a collaboration agreement to help address sleep issues associated with Parkinson’s Disease. Sleep disturbance is common for those living with Parkinson’s and can include such symptoms as drowsiness, fatigue, anxiety and other mental health problems. According to the Michael J. Fox Foundation,...
Medilink Midlands welcomes its newest Patron
Anglia Ruskin University has been recognised for the contribution it makes to life sciences, by becoming the newest Patron of Medilink Midlands. Medilink Midlands works with life science businesses, academic institutions and the NHS across the Midlands, to help new and existing life science companies to develop and grow. In...
‘UK Healthcare Pavilion’ partners with the ‘Middle East Medical Portal’ as a gateway to the Middle East
The UK Healthcare Pavilion – the first virtual platform showcasing the very best of UK healthcare and Life Sciences – has partnered with The Middle East Medical Portal (MEMP) to both raise awareness and export UK innovation into the Middle East. MEMP is a UK & Dubai based company that serves both UK...
HORIBA acquires MedTest Dx and Pointe Scientific to expand laboratory Chemistry offerings
HORIBA, Ltd. (Headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, referred to as HORIBA) and HORIBA Instruments (Headquarters in Irvine, California, USA) announced today that it has acquired MedTest Holdings, Inc. (Headquarters in Canton, MI, USA, composed of MedTest Dx, Inc., Pointe Scientific, Inc., Clinitox Diagnostix, Inc., and Medical Laboratory Solutions, Inc.). The acquisition will combine the complementary innovative technology...
Hospital Services Limited announce partnership with Zoom to deliver integrated virtual healthcare platforms across UK and Ireland.
Specialist distributor of Telehealth solutions for hospitals and medical practices across the UK and Ireland, Hospital Services Limited, has announced an agreement with Zoom, the leading global cloud services provider for video communications and collaboration, which will enable their customers to deliver integrated virtual care services for clinicians and patients,...
Knee replacements – one size fits all?
Arthritis is an extremely common condition in the UK. It causes joint pain, limits mobility, and can become so debilitating that joint replacement surgery is necessary. Thousands of patents have been filed that attempt to mimic the human knee joint, but is there work still to be done? Here, patent...
Nottingham entrepreneur launches crowdfunding drive for revolutionary eggshell waste initiative
A Nottingham scientist-turned-entrepreneur has developed a ground-breaking, environmentally friendly process that takes industrial food waste destined for landfill and converts it into pure, safe and sustainable calcium carbonate. Andrew Stacey, CEO of AVGO BIOTECH, has pioneered the revolutionary ‘Rec-egg’ technique to upcycle waste eggshells and produce a high value calcium...