15 start-ups with huge potential have successfully completed the Data-driven Advanced Therapeutics Accelerator (DATA) programme at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC), one of Europe’s most important science parks for life sciences. The course was tailored to give data-focused biotech start-ups the skills they need to get potential new drugs and therapies to market more quickly. It was supported by SBC’s community of biotech leaders who shared their expertise through this unique programme focused on the intersection of data analytics and drug discovery.
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Cambridge, UK, 17th November 2021: Mursla, a liquid biopsy company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Bernd Giebel, Dr Daniel Delubac and Professor Emmanuel Rautou to its Advisory Board.
A £375 million investment to improve understanding and treatment for a range of neurodegenerative diseases.
Funding includes at least £50 million for motor neurone disease (MND) related research to find a cure
New National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Motor Neurone Disease Research Unit to attract more innovative research applications
People living with neurodegenerative diseases could live longer, healthier lives due to innovative new research, following a government commitment to invest £375 million over the next 5 years.
Drawing upon over 30-years’ experience of serving the glycobiology research community - AMSBIO has established a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality reagents including unique ranges of antibodies, lectins, enzymes, assay kits and standards, backed by in-depth technical support.
Boyds, the leading pharmaceutical and biotech product development consultancy, has announced the appointment of business development expert Dr Neil Fish to support the company as it embarks on the next stage of its global expansion.
With over 35 years’ experience in the life sciences industry and an outstanding track record of completing deals, Neil joins the Boyds team as Vice President of Business Development and will be responsible for supporting the company’s continued growth by developing its global client base.
tranScrip is delighted to announce that Dr Flic Gabbay has taken up office as the new President of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine (FPM). Flic, a co-founder of tranScrip, has spent 4 decades in drug development. Over the last 14 years, she has led tranScrip on multiple innovative projects and drug registrations for over 250 clients.
Being elected President is particularly important to Flic as she Chaired the RCP London Steering Committee which founded FPM as part of the three UK Colleges of Physicians in 1989.
Cambridge and London, UK: 11 November 2021
One Nucleus, the not-for-profit Life Science membership group focused primarily on the Greater Cambridge and London Life Sciences Cluster, aims to enable that ecosystem to accelerate the translation of great science and innovation into better patient outcomes. One Nucleus supports companies throughout their life cycle. This includes facilitating engagement between members and expert research partners and providers of key services and insight.
Cambridge and Liverpool, UK, 9 November 2021: CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), today announced a research collaboration with the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON), a global collaborative infectious disease R&D programme, to validate the next generation of COVID-19 research tools.
London, UK, 8 November 2021 – Abingworth, a leading international life sciences investor, today announced the further strengthening of its investment team with the appointment of Jayson Punwani, PhD, MBA as Partner. Jayson will be based at the firm’s Menlo Park, CA office. He will work with the transatlantic team across all locations, actively seeking new opportunities and supporting existing investments in innovative private and public companies, at all stages of development, as well as those focused on clinical co-development.
Leading pharmaceutical and biotech product development consultancy Boyds has further strengthened its clinical operations offering with the appointment of Pippa Bjaaland as a Senior Clinical Research Associate (CRA), as part of an ongoing recruitment drive to grow in-house CRA expertise.
Pippa brings more than five years’ industry experience in clinical operations and joins Boyds from Syneos Health where she was a Senior CRA working on Phase II-IV studies, primarily in oncology. Prior to this, she worked as an in-house CRA at PRA Health Sciences.