Companies and People News for April 2017

Companies and People News Archive

Wellcome Trust backs Dundee and GSK in quest to find new drugs for neglected diseases Wellcome Trust backs Dundee and GSK in quest to find new drugs for neglected diseases

The University of Dundee has been awarded £7.9 million by the Wellcome Trust for a joint project with GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) to boost efforts to find new drugs to treat some of the world’s most devastating parasitic diseases including visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis, and Chagas’ disease.

Lhasa Limited receives second Queen’s Award for Enterprise as it unveils new CEO Lhasa Limited receives second Queen’s Award for Enterprise as it unveils new CEO

Dr Chris Barber to take the helm in JuneLhasa Limited, an educational charity which creates state-of-the-art in silico prediction and database systems for use in metabolism, toxicology and related sciences, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second year running.

Sygnature Discovery receives a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise Sygnature Discovery receives a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Sygnature Discovery has today been recognised with one of the UK’s most prestigious business awards – the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, International Trade.