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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is investing £213m to expand and upgrade existing research infrastructure in the UK. The funding will help UK researchers tackle major challenges such as COVID-19 research and recovery, and net zero goals. Spread across the UK, the projects will provide UK researchers with advanced equipment, facilities and technology. The £213m [...]
Clinical stage AI drug discovery company Exscientia has appointed a new executive vice president of strategic alliances. Dr Richard Law joins from Evotec where he was senior vice president of business development for more than seven years and previously head of computational chemistry. Prior to Evotec, Law was a senior computational chemistry researcher at the [...]
A new imaging method has been developed that could be used to develop more effective antibiotic treatments. During bacterial infections like tuberculosis, bacteria enters human cells, which poses a challenge for treatment as antibiotics must reach and enter all infected cells in order to be effective. Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the University [...]
A Newcastle-headquartered diagnostics firm has invested more than £11m in the development of its flagship rapid point-of-care testing system. QuantuMDx Group’s Q-POC is a portable, PCR device offering rapid, sample-to-answer, molecular diagnostic testing at the point of care, with results in approximately 30 minutes. The system comprises a sample collection kit, single-use test cassette and analyser. [...]
US-based scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) to find new uses for existing medications with the aim of speeding up drug repurposing. Researchers at Ohio State University has developed a machine-learning method that crunches large amounts of data to help determine which existing medications could improve outcomes in diseases for which they are not prescribed. The researchers [...]
A collaborative 'Huddle' event at the North West HealthTec Cluster. The North West HealthTec Cluster is hosted by Sci-Tech Daresbury and supports growth in the Liverpool City Region, the North West, and beyond, as Dr. Phil Carvil explains for HT World. The North West HealthTec Cluster was launched in June 2019 as a [...]
A new smartphone app is enabling doctors to remotely monitor their patients’ progression of Parkinson’s. Developed by University College London (UCL) and Birbeck, University of London, the app can provide clinicians with a more complete picture of a person’s condition than they can get from a typically brief medical check-up, according to findings published in npj Parkinson’s [...]
Health Tech World spoke to the CEO of Visionable about the impact COVID-19 has had on digital technology in healthcare and its future beyond the pandemic. Visionable is a collaboration platform designed for healthcare teams’ advanced clinical needs. The technology combines next-generation video conferencing with clinical imaging capabilities. Clinicians can monitor and consult with patients virtually, with all of [...]
Public sector technology specialist Made Tech has appointed a new head of health. Hazel Jones brings more than 20 years of digital transformation experience across both public and private organisations. Most recently, she acted as interim head for NHS Blood and Transplant Rapid COVID Response and senior director at Push Doctor, as well as previously [...]
A Spanish respirator maker is eyeing a €200,000 crowdfunding target with the aim of commercialising its first product internationally. Established at the beginning of 2020, Ibentus is aiming to make respirators more accessible to less affluent populations. The company has developed a COVID emergency respirator prototype, with the first units having been delivered to Latin American [...]
