Life sciences
LED Tailor says its blue-light based Spectral Blue disinfection system kills all unwanted forms of viruses and bacteria inside the Brinter bioprinter, reducing the need for cleanrooms. Bioprinting startup Brinter has announced a partnership with LED Tailor to introduce a new disinfecting blue light feature embedded in its multi-material 3D bioprinting solution Brinter. The system [...]
A team of engineers and biologists at the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered new insights into how mechanical forces guide the development of cells. The findings could one day help researchers develop new treatments for heart disease in humans and develop more authentic artificial tissue in the lab. Corey Neu, professor of biomedical engineering [...]
In today’s Health Tech World weekly roundup, we bring you research updates, investment news and interviews from around the world. This week, a team of scientists discovered that computer-designed, hand-assembled organisms can reproduce, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) raised concerns with Randox about some of its terms and conditions. And researchers at the University [...]
Consultant urologist, Lewis Mambu, explains why Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust has implemented a new, trust-wide antibiotic protocol for prostate cancer diagnosis. Health authorities are warning that antibiotic-resistant infections could be a new ‘hidden pandemic’. Latest statistics from the UK Health Security Agency, released in November ’21, cited that one in five people in [...]
A new London research facility will work to advance life-changing medical technologies and treatments. The Sir Michael Uren Hub has opened at Imperial College London’s White City Campus. Designed as a multidisciplinary collaborative facility, the Sir Michael Uren Hub provides space for Imperial’s researchers, engineers, scientists and clinicians to work alongside one another to tackle [...]
MiMedx Group, a transformational placental biologics company, will provide details about near and long-term growth opportunities for its multi-modal placental tissue platform at today’s (December 7) virtual Investor Day, which begins at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Investor Day will provide updates by company leadership, third-party experts and key opinion leaders on the musculoskeletal late-stage pipeline [...]
Biomedical researchers at the University of Sydney and UNSW say they have developed a bionic eye that is safe and stable for long-term implantation, paving the way towards human trials. The Phoenix99 Bionic Eye is an implantable system, designed to restore a form of vision to patients living with severe vision impairment and blindness caused [...]
Experts gathered at the Advanced Therapies Integrates 2021 conference recently to debate solutions to challenges facing the sector. Here they focus on how to develop the tech talent needed to build the next generation of vital products. The event was chaired by James Strachan, editor of The Cell and Gene Curator newsletter, who kicked off [...]
Scientists at Imperial College London say their research into a test for long COVID may also find potential treatments for the condition. Professor Danny Altmann, from Imperial College London’s Department of Immunology and Inflammation, is working on understanding why some people have persistent symptoms of COVID-19, while others recover fully from the infection. His team is [...]
Scientists have discovered a new method to produce the complex antibiotics urgently required to combat antimicrobial resistance, treat neglected diseases and tackle future pandemics. Researchers from the University of Manchester have discovered a new way of manipulating key assembly line enzymes in bacteria which they say could pave the way for a new generation of [...]
