Introduction:
On the 1st July 2020, the UK Government published its UK Research and Development Roadmap that reaffirmed their commitment to increasing UK investment in R&D to 2.4% of GDP by 2027 and to increase public funding for R&D to £22 billion per year by 2024/25. Deploying such investment to ensure the UK remains a powerhouse of innovation and improving the health, wellbeing and prosperity of UK citizens. Grand aspirations but the Roadmap set out challenges that must be faced to deliver those outcomes. Among these, was posing of the questions “…
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown everything into flux. Communications and marketing have been no exception. With both staff and customers being largely remote, conferences and events disrupted, and a growing sense of product apathy among the public, companies have a serious communications hurdle to overcome. Many companies have seen this as an opportunity to update their websites and refocus their communications, both internal and external.
As advertising and marketing budgets are down for almost everyone, organisations are turning to low cost ways to promote themselves, such as social media…
When delegates returned from the 38th annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Diego in mid-January this year, few can have imagined just how fast, and how dramatically, the biotech industry was about to change. Fewer than 10,000 cases of COVID-19 had been reported to the WHO by the end of that month, and few, other than infectious disease specialists, were taking very much notice of those reports. Dave Mead, director of a biotech company based near Cambridge, Isogenica, and a delegate at the JP Morgan event, remembers the abruptness of the change. “By early February we in…
That was the title of a panel discussion held during One Nucleus’ Life Science Leadership meeting at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in central London on 8 March this year supported by One Nucleus partners Cerba Research. It was, therefore, probably one of the last life sciences meetings to be held in the UK before we belatedly entered our coronavirus lockdown. Some delegates seemed rather nervous about mingling over the excellent buffet lunch, but there were few other signs of the tsunami of change that was about to engulf the industry. It was a fascinating meeting, packed with insights that will…
The Science of Podcasts
So you’ve listened to a few podcasts on the daily commute (well, at least back when we all used to commute!) and thought we could do that in Life Sciences! Then you pause and think about the amount of work involved… How many episodes would we do? Who would be good on the show? How would we interview our guys across the pond?
Whilst it may appear daunting at first, compounded by the difficulties encountered by social distancing, here is a step by step guide to how to run your podcast.
Objectives
There are generally a few different reasons why people go to the trouble…
For the long-term storage of biological samples at -80oC, historically there has only been one option: upright, mechanical compressor-based sample freezers. However nitrogen vapour freezers have arrived as an alternative, with no liquid nitrogen held within the freezer, these vary from the traditional cryogenic liquid nitrogen freezers.
Whether the samples in question are stem cells, reproductive cells or other biological samples, every researcher will have their preferred storage method. But which is best?
What is the difference between nitrogen vapour and mechanical freezers?…
ULT sample storage freezers are a vital part of many bio-banks, clinics and laboratories throughout the world. These units allow for medium to long-term storage of a wide array of biological sample such DNA, RNA, proteins or cell extracts.
Despite their ubiquity, sample storage freezers are usually forgotten about until they are needed or worse, fail. This means many people are unaware of the energy costs and environmental impact of their freezer.
How much does it cost to run an ultra-low freezer?One of the most common types of storage freezer is the upright mechanical or ‘minus 80’ freezer.…
Live Streaming has become increasingly popular due to its versatility and application to a variety of industries and events. The use of Live Streaming is something that we expect to continue going from strength to strength in 2020. The ways in which people consume content has of course changed considerably with the ever-advancing digital age. Video has asserted itself as the preferred way to learn and intake new information. So much so that 80% of consumers now prefer to watch live videos from a brand than read a blog (Source: Livestream). Being able to watch an event that is happening in…
Reduced Research & Development (R&D) productivity, as well as patent expiries and advances in technology, has led to significant changes for the pharmaceutical industry. Leading life sciences firms are not only being forced to look closely at the scale and cost of their property portfolios but also question whether they are located in the best environment to access innovation and talent. Real estate in the life science industry is moving from being an operational necessity to a source of competitive advantage.
A lot of us think of science parks and our minds go to out of town campuses…
We all have a gut microbiome: a population of bacteria that lives in harmony with our body and provides a vital role in assisting our immune system to protect our body from harmful pathogens. An individual’s microbiome is unique, much like a fingerprint. Only now are we beginning to understand the importance and extent of the roles that this plays in all aspects of our health – from gut health to the more recently discovered impacts on the gut-brain axis and how this can mediate feelings of anxiety and depression. Recent studies have also suggested a microbial component implicated in early…