Excellent to see Scotland’s First Minister engaging in the Life Sciences industry in Scotland with a visit to Biopharm start-up EnteroBiotix. The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Scotland’s chief medical officer Catherine Calderwood have visited biopharmaceutical start-up EnteroBiotix at its recently opened facility in Aberdeen as the firm progresses towards commercialisation of its products. The facility is located at the Aberdeen Blood Transfusion Centre on the Foresterhill...
Scotland’s life sciences sector is punching above its weight, recognized for its business base, research capabilities and international reputation. In 1999, Time magazine named Sir Alexander Fleming in its list of the 100 most important people of the 20th Century. The Nobel-prize-winning Scottish physician, microbiologist and pharmacologist’s best-known discoveries are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the world’s first antibiotic substance benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) five...
Photo Copyright © Douglas Robertson Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the new Science Outreach Centre on the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush campus, meeting staff, students and visiting school pupils. The Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre (EBSOC) is a purpose-built teaching laboratory which delivers interactive, curriculum-linked learning experiences for school pupils from age ten to 18 alongside workshops for community groups of all ages....
As the dust settles on Scotland’s Life Sciences Annual Awards, Deborah O’Neil, Chief Executive of Novabiotics, reflects on the great diversity of the sector and celebrates this year’s impressive shortlist and winners. The Life Sciences industry in Scotland is world renowned. And no wonder – such is the diversity across research, companies and talent our sector has to offer. For one small country, Scotland is a global...
The University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute has gained a prestigious award for supporting the career development of women working in science. The Roslin Institute received an Athena SWAN Gold award for its work promoting gender equality. It is the only higher education department in Scotland to hold the award. Dame Anne Glover, who was Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland and the first Chief Scientific Advisor...
CALCIVIS, a medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of tooth decay, today announces the first commercial launch of its unique CALCIVIS imaging system in the United Kingdom (UK). The CALCIVIS imaging system is a sophisticated medical device and consumable combination designed to transform the assessment and management of dental caries and erosion. It involves a unique photoprotein that reacts directly with the calcium ions released...