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Seward moves manufacturing to the UK
Seward | Added: 7 Apr 2014
Seward has increased production capacity for Stomacher blender bags with additional manufacturing i…

GSK drug discovery gets F1 boost
Added: 26 Mar 2014
Pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline is employing Formula 1 style data analysis to improve its drug…

Experts pioneer protein analysis technique
Added: 25 Mar 2014
US scientists are developing mass spectroscopy technology to focus on developing and translating ne…

Latest food contaminant risks revealed
Added: 21 Mar 2014
Pathogens and pesticides are the most commonly found contaminants in food, new research suggests.

Research cutting biodiesel water usage
Added: 20 Mar 2014
European researchers are developing more sustainable biofuels using water-free techniques.

Drugs firm to commence production
Added: 14 Mar 2014
Pharmaceuticals firm Aesica has announced the validation of its manufacturing facility at Queenboro…

Government plans UK sciences investment
Added: 11 Mar 2014
The UK government will today set out plans to boost British science projects as part of its long-te…

Food fingerprinting used to combat fraud
Added: 10 Mar 2014
The chemical fingerprinting of food samples will be key in the fight against food fraud, according …
Lab-grown heart cells advance future research
Added: 28 Feb 2014
New methods for growing heart cells could significantly reduce the need to use animals in drug test…

Blood analysis biomarker "predicts mortality"
Added: 26 Feb 2014
The state of a person’s metabolism and short-term mortality can be illustrated with a new scientifi…

Allergen detection method enhanced
Added: 24 Feb 2014
Analytical technologies firm AB Sciex has announced a new method for milk and egg allergen detectio…

Drug resistance mechanism uncovered
Added: 20 Feb 2014
Researchers in the US have discovered a drug resistance mechanism that could have significant impli…

Project to develop antibiotics announced
Added: 19 Feb 2014
More than 30 universities, research institutes and pharmaceutical firms are leading a drive to deve…

Porvair expands UK operations
Porvair Filtration Group | Added: 12 Feb 2014
Porvair Filtration Group has announced the expansion of its UK facilities in New Milton near Christ…

Dyson lab to develop next-gen robots
Added: 11 Feb 2014
A £5m collaboration between Imperial College London and Dyson is set to develop the next generation…

"Scaffold" technique used in stem cell growth
Added: 6 Feb 2014
A team led by scientists from the University of Surrey have developed a method for growing human em…

NHS awards cytogenetics tender
Added: 5 Feb 2014
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT) this week announced that it was the recipient of a cytogenetics tender…

UK to open three synthetic biology research centres
Added: 3 Feb 2014
Three new multidisciplinary research centres in synthetic biology will be established in Bristol, N…

Experts develop faster enzyme reactor technology
Added: 30 Jan 2014
Researchers from Bath University have developed an enzymatic process intensification technology des…

"Big data" lab to open in UK
Added: 27 Jan 2014
Imperial College London (ICL) and Huawei have announced the opening of a new data science innovatio…