£3.8million boost in funding will advance development of next generation medical devices that monitor disease deep inside the lungs. The funding has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to continue to support the research for the next five years. The investment will enable researchers to further develop systems that could revolutionise how lung diseases are investigated, diagnosed and treated. It...
Concept Life Sciences (Concept) announced it has invested £250k in new equipment at its East Kilbride analytical services site. The integrated drug discover, development and analytical services companies investment has doubled capacity across many capabilities. Concept plans to increase headcount at the East Kilbride site by 8 FTEs in order to support the increase in capacity and workload. To read the full article, click here.
Censo Biotechnologies Ltd. have been awarded a Scottish Enterprise SMART:SCOTLAND grant for just under £100,000 to undertake an innovation project that will develop new methods to create stem cells for medical research. The grant will support scientists at the Edinburgh research facility to investigate new ways to transform human tissue, such as blood, skin or urine, into induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs). Over the last...
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.
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) announce their investment in Dotmatics, a leading global scientific informatics software company. Dotmatic’s provide enterprise solutions for pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, academia, food and beverage, oil and gas and agrochemical industries. Their solutions include tools for knowledge management, data analysis, visualisation and storage and enterprise querying and reporting. The funding from SEP will allow Dotmatics to continue to develop innovative products and customer...
The Centre of Tissue Repair (CTR) is expected to be completed in 2020. Together with the Centre of Regenerative Medicine, the CTR will form the Institute for Regeneration and Repair. The centres will work to discover new therapies to repair tissue damage caused by disease and injury. The CTR will bring together experts from different fields to develop existing research expertise in stem cell biology,...