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Red Blood Cells Engineered to Deliver more than Oxygen

10 July 2014

In research that may one day lead to a whole range of diagnostics and therapies, scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have genetically and enzymatically modified red blood cells (RBCs) to carry a range of valuable payloads -- from drugs,...
Lords Take a Look at the Priorities for Uk Science and Innovation 04.07.14

09 July 2014

With the Government’s new Science and Innovation Strategy due to be published this autumn, the House of Lords Science & Technology Committee is calling on expert witnesses to help determine the long-term priorities for UK science. The committee is also...
£400 Million to Fund Growth of British Innovation

09 July 2014

The Technology Strategy Board, the UK’s innovation agency has published its blueprint for growth. The 2014-15 Delivery Plan sets out the Board’s priorities for accelerating innovation across the UK. It outlines ambitious plans for developing and...
Have Your Say on the Future of Science – European Commission Public Consultation on Science 2.0

09 July 2014

The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on ‘Science 2.0’, in order to gauge the trend towards a more open, data-driven and people-focused way of doing research and innovation. Researchers are using digital tools to get...
UK Minister David Willetts on Why the UK is in an Excellent Position to Become a World Leader in Robotics

09 July 2014

The RAS SIG published a UK strategy for stimulating growth in robotics and autonomous systems. Earlier in the month, minister of universities and science, David Willetts explained why it’s time for the country to take a place on the world stage. The...
Boehringer Files Marketing Applications for COPD Combination Drug in Europe

09 July 2014

Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim has submitted marketing authorisation applications (MAAs) in 31 European countries for the once-daily fixed-dose combination (FDC) of tiotropium + olodaterol in the Respimat Soft Mist Inhaler as a maintenance bronchodilator...
Medilink WM Members Triteq Work With Zilico - Success in Australia

08 July 2014

Triteq have worked with Zilico Ltd, a spin-out company from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield, from the initial concept stage of Zedscan 1, a ground breaking cervical cancer diagnostic device. So we were...
Frontline GPs Unconvinced by Clinical Commissioning

08 July 2014

Only a quarter of frontline GPs think clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have improved clinical work, a survey from the British Medical Association (BMA) has shown. Findings from a the BMA survey were revealed at a recent Westminster Health Forum event. ...
Nanobots Getting Tangled Up? The Octopus May Have an Answer

08 July 2014

In research that may one day find application in keeping nanobots from sticking to each other or tying themselves in knots, a study published in Current Biology details a Hebrew University of Jerusalem research team’s efforts to understand how octopuses...
Out-Of-Hospital Plan 'A Recipe For Disaster' MPs Warn

08 July 2014

Cutting back on hospital services in England - before community services are geared up to provide care - is a "recipe for disaster", MPs say. The Health Select Committee said the NHS faced "one of its greatest challenges" dealing with patients...

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