http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com The latest news from Life Sciences Scotland Copyright 2010 Scottish Enterprise - All rights reserved. en-gb 60 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:32:00 GMT http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293001&pagetitle=Glasgow spin-out technology to reach wider market Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:32:00 GMT Reactivlab, a University of Glasgow spin-out company which specialises in animal health diagnostic technology using Acute Phase Proteins, has been taken over by the Avacta Group. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292999&pagetitle=Professors appointed to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:26:00 GMT Several professors from the University of Glasgow have been honoured in this year's Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship Presentations. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293004&pagetitle=ClinTec International and HCG celebrate a successful partnership in delivering Global Patient Recruitment Services at European Drug Conference, DIA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:46:00 GMT Dr Rabinder Buttar, President and CEO of ClinTec International and Frank S. Kilpatrick, President of Healthcare Communications Group (HCG), El Segundo, C A will celebrate their companies' successful collaboration at the upcoming 22nd Annual Drug Information Association (DIA) EuroMeeting in Monaco on 8-10 March 2010. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293003&pagetitle=Science Graduates for Work Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:43:00 GMT An innovative new programme that will help talented science graduates gain a foothold in Scotland's multi-billion pound life sciences industry was launched by Keith Brown, Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning today. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292726&pagetitle=US Life Sciences firm creates new company in Dundee Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:18:00 GMT Stemgent, Inc, an American biotechnology company, has announced the formation of a new company based in Dundee - Ubiquigent Ltd. As part of the agreement, Stemgent will invest approximately £3 million ($4.7 million) in the new venture over the next three years. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292332&pagetitle=Hormone study gives scientists a sense of how animals bond Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:04:00 GMT Scientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals to recognise others by their smell. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292048&pagetitle=Ingenza 'Innovates with an Apprentice' Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:13:00 GMT On 16 November 2009, Ingenza Ltd - based at the Roslin BioCentre - appointed two Modern Apprentices. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291873&pagetitle=Low-cost DNA test to pinpoint risk of inherited diseases Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:09:00 GMT An inexpensive, fast, accurate DNA test that reveals a person's risk of developing certain diseases is expected to become a reality, thanks to technology developed at the University of Edinburgh. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291870&pagetitle=Glasgow scientist in national push to tackle animal diseases and poverty Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:59:00 GMT £13million of new research has been launched today to tackle the significant and growing threat, posed by livestock diseases, on global food security and livelihoods in developing countries. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291883&pagetitle=Glasgow expert finds statins increase risk of diabetes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:34:00 GMT Statins increase the risk of diabetes, but the absolute risk is low - especially when compared with a reduction in coronary events, a Glasgow academic has found. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291868&pagetitle=2009 best financial year yet for ClinTec International Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:55:00 GMT Despite a challenging global economic climate, ClinTec International reports a 45 per cent rise in global sales revenues, with innovative services developed in 17 new countries and 115 new hires during the past 12 months http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291869&pagetitle=Napier University and City University of Hong Kong establish Hong Kong's first Biofuel Research Centre Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:55:00 GMT The Scottish Development International team in Hong Kong has helped facilitate a biofuel collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU). http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291872&pagetitle=Taconic Establishes Unit in Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:51:00 GMT Taconic (based in Hudson, New York) announces the establishment of a specialized breeding facility in Edinburgh. The facility will be used for the development and production of the most technologically advanced models available to scientists today, while creating new jobs locally. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290859&pagetitle=Life Sciences awards recognise Scotland's best Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:41:00 GMT Scotland's leading life sciences companies, innovators and academics were recognised last night, Thursday 4 February, at the Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Annual Dinner 2010. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290469&pagetitle=BBSRC heralds 'Age of Bioscience' with launch of new strategic plan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:37:00 GMT The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has today outlined the strategic framework that will shape its direction and funding decisions for the next 5 years. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290746&pagetitle=Controlled Therapeutics Collaborates with CONRAD to Develop Vaginal Ring for Prevention of HIV Infection Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:57:00 GMT Controlled Therapeutics (Scotland) Ltd (CTS) today announced that it has initiated a development programme in partnership with CONRAD, a USA based not-for-profit product development organization. The programme will assess whether CTS' new polymer drug delivery system can be used in the form of a vaginal ring to deliver effective doses of microbicides for periods of up to three months, the aim being to prevent the transmission of HIV and other viral infections. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290470&pagetitle=Syntropharma Signs US Marketing and Distribution Agreement with Ranbaxy for Generic Transdermal Product Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:39:00 GMT Syntropharma, an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on niche therapeutics and transdermal products, has signed an agreement with Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("RPI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited ("RLL") http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288300&pagetitle=Forth Photonics to resume manufacturing in UK Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:40:00 GMT Scottish medical devices company Forth Photonics is set to return its manufacturing to the UK. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288301&pagetitle=NovaBiotics ready to out-licence fungal nail infection treatment Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:14:00 GMT Scottish biotechnology company Novabiotics has completed early trials of Novexatin, a treatment for fungal nail infection that is thought to affect around 12% of the world's populaiton. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288046&pagetitle=Why nature's way of avoiding detection is smarter than first appears Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT University of Glasgow experts have provided the first empirical demonstration of the benefits of 'masquerading' as distinct from simply avoiding detection. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288051&pagetitle=Marker could improve breast cancer survival rates Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:50:00 GMT An indicator which could give early signs of breast cancer, and could make dramatic improvements to survival rates, is being developed by Scottish scientists. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288048&pagetitle=Honours for University staff Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:42:00 GMT Five members of University of Glasgow life science staff were recognised in the 2010 New Year Honours list. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288049&pagetitle=Scientists 'photograph' nano-particle self-assembly Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT Scientists at the University of Glasgow have imaged the self-assembly of nano-particles, unveiling the blueprint for building designer molecular machines atom-by-atom. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288050&pagetitle=Edinburgh Science Park unveils expansion plans Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:55:00 GMT Pentlands Science Park has announced plans to extend their site next to the Bush Estate near Penicuik, just outside Edinburgh. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=287737&pagetitle=Aircraft Medical in 'milestone' Chinese deal Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:24:00 GMT Scottish medical devices company Aircraft Medical has made its first move into China, signing a distribution deal that could be worth $10 million (£6.1m)