Researchers from Strathclyde are involved in a project to create artificial limb sockets from recycled plastic bottles. The initiative by De Montfort University in Leicester, has successfully manufactured the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb socket. For the full article, please see here: https://www.strath.ac.uk/whystrathclyde/news/strathclydeinvolvedinprojectwhichcreatesartificiallimbsocketsfromrecycledplasticbottles/
Researchers from Strathclyde are involved in a project to create artificial limb sockets from recycled plastic bottles. The initiative by De Montfort University in Leicester, has successfully manufactured the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb socket. Project lead, engineer Dr K Kandan, found he could grind the plastic bottles down and use the granulated material to spin polyester yarns. This yarn can be knitted into a fabric and used to...
Scottish life sciences company Omega Diagnostics has been boosted by the inclusion of its test aimed at HIV sufferers on a global procurement list. The Alva-based company, which specialises in tests for allergy, food intolerance and infectious diseases, said its Visitect CD4 Advanced Disease test will be included on The Global Fund procurement list. For the full article, please see here: https://www.insider.co.uk/news/biotech-firms-test-hiv-patients-20071551
Clackmannanshire biotech firm Omega Diagnostics has secured a second order from its Chinese partner for 28,000 of its Food Detective test kits. The £400,000 deal for the Alva-based company follows a previous order form the same partner for 20,000 last month. The latest consignment is expected to be delivered by early November and Omega’s Chinese partner plans to commercialise early in 2020. To see the full article,...
Scotland has one of the highest rates of lung cancer in the world – 2,592 men and 2,739 women were diagnosed with lung cancer in Scotland in 2017. In that year, 4,069 people with lung cancer in Scotland died. In the UK, survival from lung cancer is poor with less than 9% of patients still alive at five years after diagnosis, due primarily to the...
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — CALCIVIS, a medical devices company focused on revolutionising the management of tooth decay and enabling preventive dentistry, announces it has closed the final part of a £4.5 million equity funding round led by Edinburgh based business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, and supported by the Scottish Investment Bank. For the full article, please see here: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/calcivis-completes-4-5-million-fund-raising-ahead-of-anticipated-pma-approval-of-the-calcivis-imaging-system-in-the-us-300910797.html For further coverage, please see here:...