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- Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy First Minister, to present new Centre for Health Science Award
- As nominations draw to a close, the Centre for Health Science Company is pleased to announce that Nicola Sturgeon, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, will present the winner of the first Centre for Health Science Award.
- 12 August 2010
- Sheep immunity study offers hope of savings for farmers
- Scientists are a step closer to combating a stomach worm infection in sheep that costs UK farmers £80 million every year.
- 12 August 2010
- Centre aims to improve animal lives across the globe
- Improving the well-being of animals worldwide and challenging what is currently acceptable in the the way animals are used and treated will be the focus of a new Centre of Excellence.
- 12 August 2010
- £2.5m award helps scientists tackle tick list of diseases
- Campers and hikers could be among those to benefit from a £2.5million bid to target the growing health risk posed by ticks.
- 12 August 2010
- Ghana and Scotland develop global health partnership
- The University of Stirling has secured three year funding to develop a global health partnership to address the unique issues and challenges of remote and rural healthcare workers in rural Ghana and rural Scotland.
- 6 August 2010
- Nexxus launches mentoring service
- The aim of this service is to provide guidance on business issues - from niggling questions to overarching business challenges - over a quick telephone call or cup of coffee.
- 3 August 2010
- Sir John Savill appointed Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council
- Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable today announced the appointment of Sir John Savill as Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council (MRC).
- 3 August 2010
- Cancer patients benefit from new technology
- 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.
- 30 July 2010
- Completion of £1.7 m fundraising at Ambicare
- Ambicare Health, a leading developer of ambulatory light sources for medical and consumer healthcare applications, has completed a £ 1.7m fundraising. The proceeds of the fundraising will be used to facilitate the roll-out of its lead product, the Ambulight PDT, the world's first light emitting sticking plaster for the treatment of skin cancer and for working capital purposes.
- 30 July 2010
- Event to help businesses to develop new technologies
- 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.
- 30 July 2010
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