CMAC (Continuous Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallisation), a pre-competitive consortium led by the University of Strathclyde to accelerate progress in pharmaceutical manufacturing, announces that Pfizer Inc has joined as a strategic member, alongside GSK, AZ, Novartis, Bayer, Takeda, Lilly and Roche. CMAC is a world-class national centre in advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, focusing on accelerating the adoption of continuous manufacturing for the production of medicines with a...
LMTX, a drug, which destroys the tau proteins that kill neurons, can dramatically slow mental decline in just nine months has began human trials. In some patients the rate of decline returned to that seen in elderly people with healthy brains, said scientists. The international study of 800 participants found a 4mg pill, taken twice daily, achieved this result. The drug was invented by Professor Claude Wischik...
Two top researchers at Heriot-Watt have been named in a list representing the world’s most influential scientific minds. Professor Vicki Stone and Professor Cheng-Xiang Wang were both titled in the 2017 Highly Cited Researcher list, which celebrates human knowledge. Professor Stone was listed as one of the top 1 per cent most cited works in the field of pharmacology and toxicology while Professor Cheng-Xiang Wang made the list for...
A single protein from a worm parasite may one day offer new therapeutic options for treating inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis, that avoid the potentially serious side effects of current immunosuppressant medications. The study demonstrates the discovery of a distinct new worm protein which mimics a cytokine found in humans, known as transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β). To read the full article, click...
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have scanned the first set of patients with their prototype Fast Field Cycling MRI scanner. The new technology has been likened to “100 MRIs in one”. The new scanner can extract more information than a traditional MRI machine by switching the strength of the magnetic field during the scanning procedure. The prototype has been used to image the brains...
The BioCity UK Life Sciences Start-up report now has the benefit of 12 years of data on the creation and funding of life science companies. The document below highlights key findings from the report and demonstrates the impact the life sciences industry has in Scotland. To download the report findings, click here. To access the full report, click here.