Fertility needs to be the next big conversation for the workplace
“Women can have it all, but they can’t do it all themselves,” observes Dr Shreeya Tewary, Bourn Hall Consultant Gynaecologist and IVF Specialist, ahead of the Rising Festival, in Cambridge on 21 September 2024, which will be celebrating women’s ‘potential, ambition, fulfilment a
Adoption of digital capabilities by existing companies is key to economic revival
Director of the Liverpool Centre for Innovation in Data Intensive Science says ‘Great North’ could play a leading role in upskilling existing businesses for the digital transformation.
Clinic Pledge launches to help fertility patients juggle work and treatment
Patient charity Fertility Network has developed the ‘Fertility in the Workplace’ initiative to help employees and employers communicate better for mutual benefit. It is now looking at how IVF clinics can support working patients and is launching the Clinic Pledge – working with Bourn Hall, the world’s first IVF clinic, to demonstrate how it can be achieved.
Innovation management is high-risk, but would professional status bring high reward?
Do you think that innovation management is a high-stress, high-risk career? Would professional recognition improve your capacity to influence the board? Or do you think implementation of standards will stifle your ability to be innovative? We would welcome your input. Join the lively discussion on 25th April 2024 in a free webinar developed by R&D Today, in partnership with RADMA (the…
World’s first IVF clinic Bourn Hall partners with national charity Fertility Network UK to help more employers implement ‘fertility fairness’ in their workplace
The world’s first IVF clinic, Bourn Hall, is joining forces with the UK’s national fertility charity, Fertility Network UK, on their Fertility in the Workplace (FiTW) initiative, which helps firms support staff experiencing fertility struggles.
Increase in egg donors brings glad tidings for patients
“I don't think you can quite put into words the amount of gratitude that I feel for my egg donor,” says Elle*, who discovered aged 17 that she had very few eggs and would struggle to conceive. “Egg donation is an incredibly selfless act for someone they don't know.” Elle’s baby is the first to be born since fertility clinic Bourn Hall’s dedicated donor team was set up earlier this year.
New book ‘Presenting the First Test-Tube Baby’ provides the lost paper 45 years later
When the world's first 'test-tube' baby was born there was some disbelief among scientific colleagues about the miraculous birth; now a new book provides the 'missing' evidence.
Portuguese fertility doctors visit Bourn Hall, the birthplace of IVF treatment
Bourn Hall was delighted to welcome a delegation of Portuguese doctors from leading medical centres to its Cambridge clinic.
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Dr Thanos Papathanasiou becomes CEO at world-renowned Bourn Hall IVF Clinic
Dr Thanos Papathanasiou, Medical Director at Bourn Hall, the world’s first IVF clinic, has been appointed its new CEO, succeeding Dr Mike Macnamee.
Mondana Cook joins PBD Biotech to bring human TB diagnostic to market
New Chief Operating Officer brings experience of tuberculosis vaccine and precision medicine to progress Actiphage diagnosis to meet the global TB challenge.
‘Keep your cool’ – advice for men wanting to be fathers
There are many ways to improve sperm health, advises specialist in male fertility ahead of Father’s Day .
Novel phage technology attracts top scientist to PBD Biotech
Dr Tomas Richardson joins diagnostic company to head up R&D for tuberculosis diagnostic.
Bourn Hall Clinic appoints Lee Willmott new Patient Services Manager
Personalised treatment has always been at the heart of care at Bourn Hall, the world’s first IVF clinic. The pioneers realised that giving patients a place of sanctuary was as important as appropriate medication to secure successful fertility treatment. Now the clinic has appointed Lee Willmott to manage the Patient Services team and drive forward the clinic’s commitment to the highest quality of…
Bourn Hall welcomes plans to remove 10 year limit on freezing
Plans to extend the time limit for storage of frozen eggs, sperm and embryos has been welcomed by Bourn Hall Clinic, the world’s first and best-known assisted conception clinic.
John Arthur joins Bourn Hall Clinic as Finance Director
Many people will be considering a career move after lockdown, and John Arthur has seen it as an opportunity to work for an organisation that makes a meaningful difference to people’s lives. He has joined Bourn Hall Clinic, the world’s first IVF clinic, as its Finance Director.
New findings offer potential to improve embryo grading for IVF
Errors at the point of conception are a key reason why only one in three fertilisations result in a successful pregnancy, new research has revealed.
Bourn Hall chosen to provide NHS patients with IVF treatment in Hertfordshire and West Essex
Following a thorough procurement process, Bourn Hall, the world’s first IVF clinic, has been awarded a further term of five years to provide IVF treatment to NHS patients across Hertfordshire and West Essex.
What would you do with a mini accelerator?
One hundred years after the birth of the ‘father of colliders’ Bruno Touschek, and 60 years after his ground-breaking electron-positron e-e+collider accumulated its first electrons, plans for a ‘tabletop’ accelerator have been submitted to the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures by the EuPRAXIA project. The roadmap will facilitate the development of small, affordable accelerators…
Poultry farmers and pet bird keepers urged to prepare for winter Avian Flu
Iceni Diagnostics’ 15-minute avian flu test would provide frontline alert of infection.
Iceni Diagnostics appoints BBI to produce its Covid-19/Influenza test
Iceni Diagnostics has appointed BBI Solutions to generate clinical trial batches for its new, rapid SARS-COV-2/Influenza virus detection test. The test exploits the diagnostic company’s unique, proprietary HPGR™ (Host-Pathogen Glycan Recognition) technology to detect the presence of live virus in non-invasive samples within 15 minutes.
RoboK enables cars to ‘see’ in Siemens’ virtual driving testing and validation environment
RoboK’s 3D sensing and perception software supports development and testing of advanced driver assistance for mass market.
Is it flu or coronavirus? Iceni Diagnostics’ device will tell you in 15 minutes
Iceni Diagnostics makes good progress on simple, point-of-care, yes/no test for viral infections.
Covid-19 screening in IVF clinics: safety is the priority
Inconsistencies in guidance for IVF clinics cause confusion, says Bourn Hall’s Medical Director.
Coronavirus test wins funding from Innovate UK
Iceni Diagnostics, developers of a rapid test for coronavirus, is one of the 800 companies to benefit from a £20 million government fund. The fund is to support the development of ambitious technologies that will build UK resilience against long-term impact of the outbreak.
Breedr and Tru-Test integration reduces weigh-time to <20 seconds and enables smarter decisions live at the Crush
Join the ‘Weighing Made Easy’ webinar on 3rd June at 1pm for the chance to win an S3 weigh scale worth £395.