http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com The latest news from Life Sciences Scotland Copyright 2010 Scottish Enterprise - All rights reserved. en-gb 60 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:07:00 GMT http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301385&pagetitle=Cancer patients benefit from new technology Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:07:00 GMT Patients being treated for cancer will benefit from a new type of intensity modulated radiotherapy system (IMRT) which has now been successfully installed at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301309&pagetitle=Event to help businesses to develop new technologies Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:28:00 GMT Businesses and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) with ambitious ideas are being encouraged to attend an event focusing on a new Scottish Funding Council (SFC) knowledge exchange competition. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301307&pagetitle=Solid Form Solutions increases staff Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:43:00 GMT Solid Form Solutions announces four new staff have joined the company. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301306&pagetitle=Encap Drug Delivery receives patent approval for DuoCapTM capsule system Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:28:00 GMT Encap Drug Delivery granted patents for DuoCapTM, capsule delivery system. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301305&pagetitle=Touch Bionics wins at the International Business Awards Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:01:00 GMT Touch Bionics, developer of advanced upper-limb bionic technologies and clinical solutions, today announced that it has won the award for the Most Innovative Company of the Year in Europe in the 2010 International Business Awards. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301304&pagetitle=Can animals foretell the environmental impact of climate change? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:20:00 GMT A Glasgow researcher has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh fellowship to examine new environmental monitoring methods. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301291&pagetitle=Highland Directors shortlisted for UK Institute of Directors Awards Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:09:00 GMT Three directors based in the Highlands have been shortlisted for the final of the Institute of Directors (IOD) UK Awards which take place in London in October. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301303&pagetitle=UK comes top in global 'quality of death' report Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:24:00 GMT The UK has come top in a report ranking the quality of end-of-life care provision around the world that draws heavily from the research of a Glasgow professor. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301302&pagetitle=Breakthrough Breast Cancer identifies potential new treatment Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:19:00 GMT Scientists from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit at the University of Edinburgh have discovered a potential new way to treat a common form of breast cancer which affects 800 Scottish women and 9,000 UK women each year. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301301&pagetitle=Global breakthrough in treatment of dementia is within reach Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:13:00 GMT A Glasgow-based medical research company is leading a worldwide sleep study which could radically reduce the symptoms associated with dementia. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301300&pagetitle=Bid to aid transplant cancer patients Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:08:00 GMT Organ transplant patients who develop cancer may be helped by a treatment that uses blood cells to attack their tumour. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301298&pagetitle=Millipore Corporation and BioOutsource Ltd to collaborate Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:54:00 GMT Millipore Corporation, a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, have formed a strategic alliance with BioOutsource Ltd. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301297&pagetitle=Most pet dogs are overweight Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:48:00 GMT Six out of ten pet dogs are overweight or obese, according to a study by veterinary researchers at the University of Glasgow. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301299&pagetitle=Scientists devise strategy in bid to beat viruses Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:54:00 GMT Scientists have developed a new way to target viruses which could increase the effectiveness of antiviral drugs. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=301296&pagetitle=GCU forms partnership with India to enhance Life Sciences Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:49:00 GMT Glasgow Caledonian University and Fergusson College in Pune, India, have signed a Letter of Intent that will see them collaborate on key academic partnerships in the field of Life Sciences. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=300536&pagetitle=Aquapharm and AMRI enter into a novel marine chemistry collaboration Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:16:00 GMT Aquapharm Biodiscovery, a leading marine biotechnology company, has signed a research agreement with Albany Molecular Research to identify novel drug-like compounds and scaffolds with anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory activity from Aquapharm's marine natural products library derived from its extensive collection of marine micro-organisms. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=300531&pagetitle=Global CRO, ClinTec International expands US capabilities with the launch of New York office and senior Business Operations appointment Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:38:00 GMT UK-based Global Clinical Research Organisation (CRO), ClinTec International has unveiled a significant expansion into the US marketplace, with the launch of its New York office and the appointment of Susan Pavone, Associate Director of US Business Operations. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=300530&pagetitle=Scientists secure funding to advance stem cell research at Glasgow Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:35:00 GMT Scientists at the University of Glasgow have been awarded more than £500,000 to further their cardiovascular stem cell research. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=300540&pagetitle=AstraZeneca and MRC Technology form strategic alliance in discovery research using shared compound libraries Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:54:00 GMT AstraZeneca and MRC Technology, the commercialisation company for the UK's Medical Research Council, have announced a new strategic collaboration to share access to their collections of compounds to aid the search for potential new treatments for serious diseases. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=300538&pagetitle=New, improved electronic lab notebook launched Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:51:00 GMT Axiope, a spinout of Edinburgh's Informatics Division that works closely with scientists in Scotland and around the world, has announced the launch of eCAT version 3.3. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=300534&pagetitle=RASC visit tops off ten days of celebrations for Moredun Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:45:00 GMT Over 50 delegates representing agricultural societies from across the Commonwealth visited Moredun on Thursday 1 July to learn more about some of the world class animal health research being conducted there and how Moredun's knowledge in livestock disease control can be applied to farmers across the globe. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=300533&pagetitle=Spin-out in cutting-edge light source technology Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:44:00 GMT The University of Strathclyde has secured a spin-out deal to form a company working in the field of novel next-generation light source technology, which could open up a range of opportunities in multi-billion dollar applications including neuroscience, microscopy and communications.