An Edinburgh-based stem cell research business has landed a seven-figure funding boost allowing for expansion of its exploratory services, which include tackling diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. Censo Biotechnologies has secured a £1.3 million investment to help broaden the stem cell research services it supplies to pharmaceutical companies developing new treatments for a range of diseases. The firm creates technology to produce stem cells...
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Funding will be used to improve the efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cell production. Edinburgh, UK and Glasgow, UK: ROSLINCT, a leading cell and gene therapy contract manufacturing organisation, today announced it is to receive investment to collaborate with REPROCELL Europe Ltd (REPROCELL), a UK-based stem cell company, on a £1.2million project which will develop a faster, more cost-effective method of producing clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem...
Life Sciences Scotland is pleased to welcome new co-chair, Ivan McKee the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation and Joe Fitzpatrick, Minister for Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing to the Industry Leadership Group. The LSS ILG consists of senior representatives from stakeholders across the spectrum of the life sciences community; individuals who are committed to developing the life sciences sector in Scotland. The group sits...
LORD Provost Frank Ross cut a ribbon to open a new hospital to be run by an Edinburgh company in China. A joint venture by The University of Edinburgh and a Hong Kong listed management group, forming Edinburgh International Investments Ltd will operate the 200-bed Edinburgh International Hospital in Putian City. The hospital in China’s eastern Fujian province will provide general medical services with a special...
Optos announces new product launch as they release their latest widefield device, Monaco to the European ophthalmic market. Monaco is a retinal imaging system with integrated OCT that produces a 200 degrees single capture optomap image in less than half a second and provides cross-sectional OCT views of retinal structures. It allows a multi-modality capture including colour and autofluorescence for both eyes in 90 seconds....