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Materials institute opens door to Teesside SMEs

Added: 2 Feb 2016

The Materials Processing Institute (MPI) has launched a new technology centre for small to medium e…

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Food firms facing greater safety fines

Added: 1 Feb 2016

Guidelines that came into effect today could result in manufacturers receiving far greater fines fo…

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UK urged to ‘welcome foreign talent’

Added: 28 Jan 2016

To maintain its position as a leading hub for science and engineering, the UK must present a more b…

Yorkshire Water fined £600k for sewage leak

Added: 21 Jan 2016

Yorkshire Water Services has been fined £600,000 after a leaking sewage pipe burst in Wakefield, ki…

NHS Tayside has implemented Aptio Automation, a unified clinical laboratory workflow solution, from

Fourth industrial revolution to ‘disrupt jobs market’

Added: 19 Jan 2016

A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) suggests the fourth industrial revolution will…

Nestlé funds new 'Ecobiotic' drugs targeting microbiome

Added: 15 Jan 2016

Nestlé Health Science has signed an exclusive agreement to support development of a new class of bi…

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Robot control system “enhances” manufacturing

Added: 12 Jan 2016

The VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has developed a novel control system for industr…

IoT

UK launches IoT research hub

Added: 6 Jan 2016

A £23 million Internet of Things (IoT) Research Hub led by University College London (UCL) has been…

Bus powered by biodiesel

Food waste to fuel buses

Added: 4 Jan 2016

Hundreds of buses throughout Scotland will now run on biodiesel derived from used cooking oil and r…

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Boron nanotubes test carbon strength

Added: 22 Dec 2015

Polymers that form bonds with boron nitride nanotubes are stronger that carbon nanotubes, a team of…

Drugs

Alliance and Sinclair in pharma deal

Added: 22 Dec 2015

Alliance Pharma has acquired Sinclair IS Pharma for roughly £132 million.

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Fellowships granted for “challenging issues”

Added: 21 Dec 2015

The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) has awarded eight new research Fellowships.

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Government sinks £8.2m into water treatment

Added: 16 Dec 2015

Cranfield University has been awarded £8.2 million to shape the future of UK water treatment and in…

Dow DuPont merger

DuPont and Dow confirm merger

Added: 16 Dec 2015

Dow Chemical Company and DuPont have today announced plans to join forces.

STEM guidance to improve diversity

STEM guidance to 'improve' diversity

Added: 9 Dec 2015

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has published guidance to help employers improv…

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Pfizer agrees $160bn merger

Added: 23 Nov 2015

Pfizer has signed a $160 billion (£105bn) merger deal with Irish pharmaceuticals developer Allergan.

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GE and Emerson strike biopharma deal

Added: 23 Nov 2015

GE Healthcare’s Life Sciences business and Emerson Process Management have joined forces to improve…

Innovation

UK still lags in innovation stakes

Added: 19 Nov 2015

The UK has once again failed to make an appearance on a list of the world’s top 100 most innovative…

Quantum research on show

Quantum research in the spotlight

Added: 19 Nov 2015

UK research teams last week demonstrated how study of the quantum realm is helping to advance measu…

Biopharma boost

Biopharma centre improves capability

Added: 13 Nov 2015

Life sciences firm Novasep has provided a biologics centre with protein purification technology.