Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £15m in innovation projects by UK SMEs. The aim of this industry-led R&D competition is to support SMEs to develop innovative solutions to address health, and healthcare, challenges. Your project can focus on: disease prevention and proactive management...
Innovate UK invests £3.2m to improve mental health services
Innovate UK announces funding for 24 projects developing immersive digital mental health therapeutics. The funding from Innovate UK’s £20m Mindset programme is driving the growth of immersive digital mental health solutions in the UK. By supporting projects that develop therapeutic interventions, Mindset is building a robust ecosystem to bring these...
Pal International partners with Mastermind Translations for specialised multilingual solutions to support global growth
Pal International, a global leader in infection control products, and Mastermind Translations, a specialised language service provider for life science industries, have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at streamlining multilingual efforts for Pal International’s presence in over 50 overseas markets. This partnership was born out of a shared commitment to...
Airology theatre and treatment room for local hospital cuts patient wait times to four weeks
Expert cleanroom company Airology was commissioned to provide a new eye hospital for NHS patients who require cataract surgery and YAG laser capsulotomy in Worcestershire. The new hospital will help reduce waiting times for those requiring surgery to improve their vision, offering appointments to patients in just four to eight...
Blue Zone Consortium offers new funding opportunities for its members
The 2024 Blue Zone Consortium Flexible Talent Mobility Award (FTMA) funding call is now open. By 2040, nearly one in seven people in the UK is projected to be aged over 75, many living with multiple morbidities. By contrast, blue zones are areas across the world with lower rates of...
Important changes for Medilink Midlands
Life science industry organisation Medilink Midlands is making key changes to how it manages, supports and oversees its membership base. Changes in personnel will see Chris Dyke, Head of Connectivity and Innovation Adviser, Alison Morgan-Kimberley take a more proactive role in helping to support members and patrons. Chris has been...
IP Advance funding: What you need to know
A new, two-tiered funding programme launched by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) promises to provide much needed support to SMEs looking to explore, or enhance, their intellectual property (IP) portfolios. Senior representatives from Gateley, including Medilink Midlands Patron Adamson Jones, provide a brief overview of the scheme. What is...
Pioneer Group’s Hexagon Tower spurs R&D surge in North Manchester
Three innovative R&D companies have expanded into the state-of-the-art Hexagon Tower in Blackley, signalling a growing interest in science infrastructure outside of Manchester city centre, according to site operator Pioneer Group. Hexagon Tower, part of Pioneer Group’s wider life sciences network that includes 645 R&D businesses across Europe, is a...
Airology supports Birmingham-based Xeal Pharma achieve ISO 7 multiroom cleanroom facility
Expert cleanroom company Airology was appointed to help design and build an ISO 7 cleanroom facility to enable Birmingham-based Xeal Pharma meet growing demands by creating a larger space for their production. The Process The client required an ISO 7 multiroom cleanroom facility with temperature control, specialist two room close...
Study reveals gene which slows growth and spread of pancreatic cancer is ‘switched off’ by disease
A new study has revealed that a gene which works to slow the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer is ‘switched off’ by the disease, allowing it to become more aggressive. Scientists at Nottingham Trent University, the University of Nottingham, Stanford University and the University of California and Cedars-Sinai Medical...