News for August 2019

News Archive

The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Peptides The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Peptides

The topic of this month’s newsletter from Drug Discovery Today is “Peptides”.

Removing ‘Cloak of Invisibility’ Could Control Gastroenteritis. Iceni Diagnostics and Quadram Institute Bioscience partner in major EU project Removing ‘Cloak of Invisibility’ Could Control Gastroenteritis. Iceni Diagnostics and Quadram Institute Bioscience partner in major EU project

Removing the ‘cloak of invisibility’ from Campylobacter, a bacterium that causes food poisoning, could reduce the need for antibiotics, says Prof. Rob Field of Iceni Diagnostics. The company is partnering with the Quadram Institute of Bioscience in an EU project that launches in October.

Dementia charity launches mass survey to help shape future treatments Dementia charity launches mass survey to help shape future treatments

Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, is asking people to take part in a new survey that could help shape future treatments for dementia. The online survey asks for people’s views on the aspects of daily life that are most important to them, and which they’d most like to protect if they were to develop a disease that causes dementia. The survey has launched today, Tuesday 20 August

Dr Kath Mackay joins Bruntwood SciTech as Managing Director - Alderley Park Dr Kath Mackay joins Bruntwood SciTech as Managing Director - Alderley Park

Bruntwood SciTech, the joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General, has announced that Dr Kath Mackay has been appointed to its leadership team as Managing Director - Alderley Park, the UK’s largest single-site life science campus.

Switzerland overtakes Germany as Europe’s biggest drug delivery innovator, with the UK and France close behind Switzerland overtakes Germany as Europe’s biggest drug delivery innovator, with the UK and France close behind

Innovation in drug delivery accelerating according to new Pharmapack Europe research, Paris, 19th August 2019: As predicted by the ‘European drug delivery and packaging’ report earlier this year, new data shows innovation in drug delivery is accelerating across Europe – with provisional findings from the Pharmapack Innovation Index (2020) showing that Switzerland has over taken Germany as Europe’s most innovative drug delivery market.

This week in Drug Discovery Today

As a service from Drug Discovery Today, we are beginning to highlight those papers that have been published as "Articles in Press" either as corrected or uncorrected proofs in the preceding week. We hope that they are of interest to you. The articles are citable via their doi.

This Week in Drug Discovery Today This Week in Drug Discovery Today

The following articles have been published as "Articles in Press" in the last week in Drug Discovery Today.

Start Codon partners with Clustermarket and Science Entrepreneur Club to support life science and healthcare start-ups Start Codon partners with Clustermarket and Science Entrepreneur Club to support life science and healthcare start-ups

Clustermarket to provide Start Codon companies with access to cutting edge research equipment and services, Science Entrepreneur Club to offer opportunities to network and showcase innovationStart Codon to co-sponsor Connect2Innovate Meetup on Tuesday 13th August 2019, 18:00-21:00 at The Bradfield Centre, Cambridge

The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Nanotechnology Approaches The Current issue of “The view from here” is concerned with Nanotechnology Approaches

The topic of this month’s newsletter from Drug Discovery Today is “Nanotechnology Approaches”.

NICE draft guidance and NHS England review highlight need for more research on cannabis-based medicinal products

NICE has today (8 August 2019) published its draft recommendations on the use of cannabis-based medicinal products following a comprehensive evaluation of their clinical and cost-effectiveness.

Pollen could be the key to tackling antibiotic resistance Pollen could be the key to tackling antibiotic resistance

Pollen might cause misery to millions with hayfever sniffles every spring and summer, but new research has revealed it could hold the key to saving millions of lives.

Colorcon and TruTag Technologies Enter into Development AgreementTargeting Authentication of Medicines Colorcon and TruTag Technologies Enter into Development AgreementTargeting Authentication of Medicines

HARLEYSVILLE, PA and EMERYVILLE, CA - August 6, 2019 — Colorcon and TruTag Technologies, Inc. today announced execution of a development agreement to enable on-dose verification technology for tablets by combining TruTag’s silica-based microtag authentication technology with Colorcon’s industry-leading expertise in film coating systems, modified release technologies and specialty excipients.

Lab Innovations 2019 announces educational scientific conference programme themes Lab Innovations 2019 announces educational scientific conference programme themes

Visitors to earn CPD points in the free-to-attend conference programme

Lab of the Future Congress, 13-14th November 2019, Cambridge UK Lab of the Future Congress, 13-14th November 2019, Cambridge UK

An international congress bringing together leading pharmaceutical companies, research institutes and service providers to drive collaboration and innovation in the life sciences