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Research England has allocated £10m to three specialist institutions to address a reduction in charity funding caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The institutions who will receive a share of the funding from Research England’s Specialist Institutions Fund are the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine [...]
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are using new ‘puff technology’ to see how people who smoke and vape use e-cigarettes. A new observational study launched today will see participants use a small monitoring device which screws onto tank-based e-cigarettes. The device will measure the number and duration of puffs, time between puffs, and [...]
Aktiia has unveiled the UK launch of a 24-7, automated blood pressure monitoring system that gathers data during the day and while sleeping. The device, which has received its CE mark, provides people and their physicians comprehensive insights into blood pressure patterns designed to better inform the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Aktiia’s Optical Blood [...]
The £40m hub building that will house The Rosalind Franklin Institute on Oxford's Harwell Science and Innovation campus has reached practical completion. With the construction company handing legal ownership to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Franklin will now commence specialist scientific fit-out. The Franklin, funded through UKRI’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), [...]
A new partnership is calling for early-stage life science ventures in the UK to apply for specialist support ahead of investment rounds. BioCity, Innovate UK, the National Institute for Health Research, NHS England and NHS Improvement’s SBRI Healthcare programme have announced a new partnership to support life science ventures to get investment ready. The organisations [...]
Eitan Medical, a global company which specialises in advanced infusion therapy and drug delivery, has launched a UK operation. Eitan Medical UK launches with a team of specialists in clinical support, integrated care support and operations management. The UK entity will be backed by Eitan Medical’s global infrastructure, with offices across Israel, the US and Europe. [...]
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a new digital service with the aim of transforming HIV patient care. Developed by ViiV Healthcare, Klick leverages digital technology to provide patients with improved access to the most appropriate care. Created under a joint working agreement, Klick uses digital clinic tools to triage patients according to clinical [...]
Healthcare technology provider Wellbeing Software has expanded its portfolio to include pathology and oncology solutions to support integrated diagnostic services with the aim of easing the burden on the NHS. The company will now offer hospitals and NHS Trusts additional services, including its enterprise laboratory information system EVOLUTION, and oncology information management platform CHARM. The [...]
EKF Diagnostics has expanded into new and larger manufacturing facilities in Cardiff to increase production of PrimeStore MTM viral transport media, a key component for the COVID-19 testing regime. The new facility is approximately 6,500 sq ft and represents a 100% increase in manufacturing area. This enables EKF to fill 36,000 PrimeStore MTM tubes daily. [...]
A new SME consortium has been accepted onto the Crown Commercial Services’ Digital Capability for Health Framework with the aim of enhancing services for the NHS. The multimillion-pound initiative, which runs over four years, aims to put in place a collaborative agreement for use by NHS Digital and other national, regional and local public sector health and [...]
