The long-awaited Bio-economy Strategy has finally been published. IBioIC CEO Roger Kilburn shares his thoughts on this important document. I commend the publication in December, by the UK Government of the long awaited Bio-economy Strategy entitled “Growing the bio-economy”. It sets out the blueprint, in 15 actions, for transforming the UK economy through the power of bioscience and biotechnology with the ambition to double the...
A leading global life sciences company is expanding – and they’re looking for ambitious individuals to join their talented team. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science and their mission is to enable their customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. If you’re interested in working within a global finance function and have the drive to succeed, you could be...
Exscientia has bolstered its drug discovery platform by acquiring Kinetic Discovery in a deal that it says will improve its ability to generate clinical candidates quickly. Exscientia, a specialist in applying artificial intelligence to drug discovery, says that Kinetic’s biophysics technology will allow it to seed its AI algorithms with data generated from fragment screening and structural biology studies, creating a ‘full stack’ AI-driven drug discovery platform....
Can your company provide a short placement (minimum 50 h) to our third year Life Science students? The Department of Biological and Biomedical Science at Glasgow Caledonian University are seeking industry partners to help inspire the next entrants to the scientific workforce, and provide invaluable skills to prepare them for work after graduation. Our students have knowledge and practical skills in Microbiology, Cell and Molecular...
Scotland’s life sciences community will come together again this month to set a course for the industry to meet its ambitious turnover target of £8 billion by 2025. The title of the event, Moving Forward Together: To 2025 and Beyond captures the two key themes: momentum and collaboration. Currently, the most up-to-date figures for the life sciences sector in Scotland are from 2015 and show...
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...