Award winning, early stage Healthtech company, BlueSkeye AI Ltd, has secured £3.4m in funding to pursue its mission to improve people’s quality of life through the use of its proprietary face and voice analysis technology. The round was led by XTX Ventures, which invested alongside Foresight Group (through The Midlands...
Six new trainees join Forresters
Forresters has recruited six trainees across its London, Birmingham and Munich offices, as part of the firm’s commitment to developing talent and expertise for the future. Joining the firm are Elliot Farrell, Timothy Bone, Jacob Tyszka, Benjamin Page, Niama Knapp and Katarina Stefkova. In the Birmingham office, Jacob Tyszka and...
The rising cost of a data breach: Top six considerations for your business
As digitalisation continues to permeate the world we live in, our burgeoning cross-sector reliance on technology provides an ever-swelling opportunity for cybercriminals. As cybersecurity evolves, these criminals have become equally sophisticated in their tactics. Consequently, the average cost of a data breach has continued to rise. Every security incident where...
Baltex introduces Phase Change Material
Cooling Phase Change Technology PCM increases the performance levels of a range of 3D spacer fabrics. This new technology has be added to the range of Baltex Advanced Surface Technology fabrics. PCM technology absorbs heat from the wearers body, the heat is retained and released back to the body when...
In Conversation With…Dr Graeme Sloan
Dr Graeme Sloan joined Charnwood Molecular as a Computational Chemist in June 2022. Here Graeme outlines the journey that brought him to the company and specifically computer-aided drug design. You describe working in industry as ‘lighting the fire’ for a career in drug discovery – how did that come about?...
Assemtron Backed By Aerospace Programme Along with Others
Assemtron is part of four Midlands companies who have been awarded more than £3.8m as part of an aerospace innovation programme. Designed to help smaller companies develop new technologies to make aviation greener, Aerospace Unlocking Potential (UP) is £20m programme, from the University of Nottingham and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance (MAA),...
Partnership with BioPharmEquip
3P innovation has teamed up with US partner - BioPharmaEquip! Founded and run by Margaret Stava, BioPharmEquip is an equipment manufacturer that provides high value and expertise to biopharma clients. BioPharmEquip specializes in cGMP equipment for Cell Culture, Cold Chain, Containment, Contamination Control, Q.C. Microbiology, Stability, Container Closure Integrity Testing, and Fill-Finish...
New logo for Accelerate
We are proud to announce the launch of our new logo as part of the ongoing evolution of the Accelerate brand. Since our early beginnings in 2007, Accelerate’s professional profile has grown over the last 15 years and we wanted to reimagine our branding to reflect who we are today....
Midlands Engine and partners host Director of Office for Life Sciences to discuss regional opportunities
On 27 September, Midlands Engine, Charnwood Campus and Medilink Midlands welcomed Rosalind Campion, the Director of the Office for Life Sciences (OLS), to the Midlands to meet representatives of businesses and organisations from our region’s health and life sciences sectors. Ms Campion outlined the role of the OLS in supporting...
Aspire Pharma acquires Morningside Pharmaceuticals and Morningside Healthcare and its subsidiaries, including Morningside Healthcare (India) creating the UK’s premier Speciality Pharma company
Petersfield, Hampshire, October 3rd 2022, Aspire Pharma Limited, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Morningside Pharmaceuticals (Loughborough), Morningside Healthcare (Leicester) and Morningside Healthcare (India) (together referred to as “Morningside”); privately owned, speciality generic pharmaceutical organisations. Morningside delivers Aspire added talent, increased in-market range, and an industry leading...