Companies and People News for October 2013

Companies and People News Archive

Abcam Named AIM Company of the Year Abcam Named AIM Company of the Year

Award celebrates achievements of a dynamic business with strong future growth prospects

New report and survey show Stockholm-Uppsala life science foundations and confidence still strong despite AZ cutbacks New report and survey show Stockholm-Uppsala life science foundations and confidence still strong despite AZ cutbacks

Major Euros 7 billion infrastructure investment now underway, while protein science companies continue to expandA new report published today in conjunction withe Nordic Life Science Days by Stockholm-Uppsala Life Science, Stockholm Science City and Uppsala BIO shows that despite taking a hit from the widely reported Astra Zeneca closures over the last years, the region maintained its position as one of the leading international life science clusters (data from 2011).

Health Leaders Gather To Tackle ‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’ Health Leaders Gather To Tackle ‘Antibiotic Apocalypse’

The UK’s Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies is to be the keynote speaker at a flagship conference focused on the global threat to public health posed by antibiotic resistance.

Drug Discovery Today: October Issue Drug Discovery Today: October Issue

The latest issue of Drug Discovery Today is packed full of industry focused research articles, new developments in drug discovery, and expert comment and opinion.

Optibrium Joins Hepatic and Cardiac Toxicity Systems Project and Expands R&D Team Optibrium Joins Hepatic and Cardiac Toxicity Systems Project and Expands R&D Team

Optibrium, a developer of software for drug discovery, today announced that it will join the HeCaToS (Hepatic and Cardiac Toxicity Systems) project, a major European project with the objective to efficiently investigate the health impact of compounds on the heart and liver. The EU is providing twelve million Euros for the project, which is co-ordinated by Maastricht UMC+

Plans for Korea's First Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing Welcomed by Humane Society International Plans for Korea's First Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing Welcomed by Humane Society International

Korea is to develop its first national centre of excellence for the development and validation of alternatives to animal testing. Humane Society International, which works with governments and scientists in Korea and globally to replace animals in research, says this will dramatically improve Korea's ability to implement cutting-edge science.

Don't Sit On It! Don't Sit On It!

What does a porcupine, a handful of newly sharpened pencils and a festival loo seat have in common? They all come with a warning: 'Don't Sit On It'!

Launches Galore at Lab Innovations 2013 Launches Galore at Lab Innovations 2013

Over 40% of exhibitors at Lab Innovations 2013, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 6 & 7 November, are using the show to launch new technologies and services into the UK. Here is a brief first overview of just some of the products debuting at the show.

First UK synthetic biology trade mission sets its sights on San Francisco First UK synthetic biology trade mission sets its sights on San Francisco

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) today announce the nine leading UK companies that will showcase UK expertise in synthetic biology (synbio) at SynBioBeta SF 2013, a key global synbio start-up conference taking place in California in November.