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- East Kilbride company wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
- Controlled Therapeutics (Scotland) Ltd (CTS) has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.
- 21 April 2010
- Crystallisation project receives £709,000
- A project to revolutionise how many pharmaceutical and chemical products are made has received £709,000 from the Scottish Funding Council, under its Demand-led Knowledge Exchange SPIRIT scheme.
- 21 April 2010
- Angel and Materia Medica announce extension of a GMP manufacturing contract
- Angel Biotechnology Holdings plc announces the signing of a GMP manufacturing contract worth £1.5 million with Materia Medica Holding, a leading pharmaceutical company in Russia.
- 21 April 2010
- New antibiotics for the 21st century
- A late preclinical stage biopharmaceutical company has commenced operations in Glasgow, to develop and commercialise a new class of antibacterial product- technology.
- 21 April 2010
- Veterinary Dean’s contribution to science and animal health recognised
- Professor Stuart Reid, Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow, has received an award in recognition of his scientific contributions to animal health.
- 21 April 2010
- Gene discovery offers clues about causes of kidney disease
- Scientists have discovered 20 genes that could help explain the causes of kidney disease.
- 12 April 2010
- Focus on patient-centred pharmacy services
- The University of Strathclyde is leading on new research to determine how pharmacy services in Scotland can provide new benefits for patients in ways tailored to their needs.
- 12 April 2010
- Egg whites may help scientists crack problem of poultry infections
- Scientists have found proteins in egg whites that could be used to fight infections which cost the chicken industry billions of pounds each year.
- 12 April 2010
- Tiny gold probes give scientists a sense of how disease develops
- Tiny chemical sensors implanted into patients could help diagnose disease and track its progress, following a development by scientists.
- 12 April 2010
- Gene test helps target cancer therapy
- Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have found a way to identify which breast cancer patients are likely to respond to a type of chemotherapy.
- 12 April 2010
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