3K3A-APC demonstrates safety in clinical trial for acute ischemic stroke
A preliminary Phase 2 clinical trial has demonstrated that patients with acute ischemic stroke, can safely tolerate high doses of 3K3A-APC, a promising anti-stroke drug...
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ADM-SIO to give a presentation at Global Drug Delivery and Formulation Summit 2018
During the Global Drug Delivery and Formulation Summit 2018, ADM-SIO will give a technical presentation about “Tackling the challenge of natural variability related to plant-based pharmaceutical ingredients” on 13 March...
Siemens and Perceptive Engineering combining software solutions for the pharmaceutical industry
Siemens AG and Perceptive Engineering Ltd announce a partnership which offers Perceptive’s PharmaMV and Siemens Simatic Sipat software products closely integrated to provide a versatile solution for advanced control and optimisation applications in both continuous and batch pharmaceutical manufacturing...
Algorithm proves its worth in preventing spread of infectious diseases
Scientists in California have undertaken studies that have demonstrated the effectiveness of a sophisticated algorithm in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. The application of AI allows authorities to identify the best use of resources and highlight subtle interaction points that might otherwise be missed.
Artificial intelligence accurately diagnoses eye diseases and pneumonia
Using AI and machine learning techniques, researchers have developed a new computational tool to screen patients with common retinal diseases, potentially speeding diagnoses and treatment...
NPL launches Metrology for Medical Physics Centre, MEMPHYS
MEMPHYS will work closely with the NHS, academia and industry to enable the rapid and widespread implementation of a host of new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.
Study finds antidepressants to be more effective than placebos
Major international study – comprising largest amount of unpublished data to date – has found that antidepressants are more effective than placebos for short-term treatment of acute depression in adults.
Autoimmune disease research community gets boost from AMP RA/SLE study results
Data from the Phase I study of collaborative industry partnership AMP are now available, meaning scientists can benefit from access to important research about Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Pausing evolution makes bioproduction of chemicals affordable and efficient
Circumventing evolution in cell factories can pave the way for commercialising new biobased chemicals to large-scale.
MK-8353 shows promise for melanoma with BRAF or RAS mutations
An investigational compound designed to block a hyperactive cell growth signal in advanced melanoma and other cancers has shown some promise in an early-stage clinical trial...
Therapeutic gel shows promise against cancerous tumours
Researchers have developed a biodegradable hydrogel scaffold system to release chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic drugs at the tumour site...
IL-18 inhibitor drug holds great potential for inflammatory diseases
An international team of researchers has identified the key role that IL-18 protein plays in Still’s disease, making it a prime candidate for IL-18 inhibitor drug that is proving promising in current trials.
Linkam reports on the temperature-controlled microscopy characterisation of perovskite materials for photovoltaics
Market leaders in temperature-controlled microscopy and leaders in sample characterization solutions, Linkam Scientific Instruments, reports on work from users in Singapore and Swansea to characterize perovskites, an exciting material with increasing numbers of applications in photovoltaics. Linkam is a sponsor of the 2018 International Conference on Perovskite Thin Film Photovoltaics…
Microanalysis of biological samples for early disease detection
Researchers have developed a sensing method with the potential to significantly contribute to early detection of cancer and diabetes...
Flexible warped nano-graphene shows promise for fluorescent cell imaging
An international team of scientists has developed a water-soluble warped nanographene, that is biocompatible and shows promise for fluorescent cell imaging...
