So, 2020 has been tough. With the recent turbulence and the uncertainties we face, it’s not surprising many of us are reassessing our options and our futures. In particular, the question “is now a good time to start a business?” is Googled approx. 12,120,000,000 times per month, that’s every 0.6...
What is Innovation?
Innovation is a well-known buzz word. It is used to describe new ‘things’ everywhere; whether it be for technology, apps, software, an approach to business, a workplace or events. Some would accuse the word of being over-used and having lost its meaning. What does innovation mean to you? If you...
ANA Therapeutics and Quotient Sciences Announce Partnership to Manufacture Niclosamide Drug Candidate as a Potential Treatment for COVID-19
ANA Therapeutics, a Silicon Valley-based biotech startup, and Quotient Sciences, a leading provider of innovative drug development and manufacturing solutions, today announced a partnership to support the manufacturing of ANA Therapeutics’ drug candidate, ANA001 (niclosamide capsules), which they are developing as a potential treatment for COVID-19. As part of the collaboration,...
An Opportunity to Shape the Future of Clinical Trials: PHARMASEAL Launches £1 million Crowdfunding Campaign
PHARMASEAL, a new provider of clinical trial management and governance solutions, today announces the launch of a £1 million crowdfunding round with Seedrs. The capital raised will enable the company to continue commercialisation and product development of the Engility® platform and support its mission to transform the management of clinical...
SPIRIT DIGITAL NAMED A SUPPLIER ON THE CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE’S SPARK DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM
Public Sector organisations to benefit from maximum commercial value in procuring Spirit Digital’s CliniTouch Vie digital remote monitoring platform Spirit Digital, part of the Spirit Health Group family of companies, is pleased to announce it has been named a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Spark Dynamic Purchasing System...
Barker Brettell celebrates double milestone
Barker Brettell, a leading UK firm of intellectual property specialists, named in 2020 by The Financial Times in its top list of patent firms, is celebrating a milestone anniversary for two of its patent partners and attorneys – Lucy Trueman and Andy Tranter. Lucy and Andy have both forged impressive...
JET PRESS use Furniture Fasteners for new AGP Shield
JET PRESS, a Nottinghamshire Engineered Fasteners supplier, is working with Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Multimatic, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and the NHS on a revolutionary new Aerosol Generating Procedure (AGP) Shield. Fir Tree Buttons and Plastic Screw Cover Clips normally used in furniture manufacture play an important role in the...
Free online PINCER training offer for East Midlands pharmacists and technicians
Medilink EM Patron The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network is currently supporting the provision of free online PINCER training delivered by PRIMIS. PINCER is a proven Pharmacist-led IT-based intervention to reduce clinically important medication errors in primary care. The training aimed at pharmacists and technicians is the ideal intervention to...
R&D Tax Relief in Civil Engineering
Research and Development in Civil Engineering can often by overlooked and seen as day-to-day business activity – but the sector is full of innovation, often making the work performed eligible for R&D Tax Credits. We look at the world around us and we see the incredible results of Civil Engineering....
Universities for Nottingham Civic Agreement announced
Nottingham’s two universities, together with the City and County’s Local Authorities, hospitals, Integrated Care System and the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, have today (29 July 2020) announced the inaugural Universities for Nottingham Civic Agreement – the first of its kind in the country. Following the launch of the Universities for...