In June, the 25th BIO International Convention (BIO) was held in Boston, Massachusetts. The event attracted almost 18,300 delegates from 67 countries and 1,800 exhibitors. Over 46,900 business partnering meetings took place, the largest ever at any business event, and made BIO a Guinness World Record holder for ‘Largest Business Partnering Event’. There were over 180 seminar sessions where delegates gained unique perspectives on the...
The Scottish Biotech company Ryboquin has acquired Nanogenic Solutions, to form a new product and platform company, which, following acquisition will be named Nanogenics Limited. Ryboquin raised £4.45 million in its third funding round from new and existing share-holders to acquire Nanogenic Solutions. The combined company is set to revolutionise gene therapy by pioneering the safe, efficacious and regular dosing of all forms of gene...
The annual Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Day competition took place at GSK’s Montrose site in Angus recently and showcased the global company’s focus and commitment to safety on a number of fronts. Over 150 volunteers from the pharmaceutical firm’s sites and offices across the UK, Ireland and Belgium took part in the Fire, Emergency Response, First Aid and Risk Assessment competitions. Watched by an...
Glasgow based project ran by The University of Strathclyde and Glasgow School of Art, ARTICULAR, has received a grant of £1.9 million. The funding has been awarded to ARTICULAR, a project which will use advances in digital technology to help reduce the time it takes to get new drugs to market by harnessing the potential of large data sets and Machine Learning – techniques which...
Research capabilities in Scotland continue to grow as Maven Capital Partners complete a £1.6 million investment in Motherwell-based BioAscent Discovery Limited, an integrated drug discovery business. The funding will enable BioAscent to significantly expand its service offering, adding complementary chemistry and biology services and capitalise on the growing trend towards the outsourcing of drug discovery activities. This funding will so too support the skilled and...
Opportunities to grow in the life sciences sector in Scotland continue to arise, at Aquaculture UK 2018, SAIC announced a new skills initiative and PhD projects worth over £500,000. For the first time, SAIC will fund four PhD positions, each tackling an area of priority research for the industry. This forms the first suite of SAIC PhDs as part of a skills initiative closely allied...