Healthcare and Life Science
Arecor appoints Dr Helen Parris as Senior Vice President, Commercial And General Manager of Tetris Pharma Ltd
Cambridge, UK - Arecor Therapeutics plc, the biopharmaceutical company advancing today’s therapies to enable healthier lives, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Helen Parris as Senior Vice President, Commercial and General Manager of the Group’s subsidiary company, Tetris Pha...
New methodology unifies single-cell data
A new methodology that allows for the categorisation and organisation of single-cell data has been launched. It can be used to create a harmonised dataset for the study of human health and disease. ...
Top tips for presenters: What are your feet saying?!
Presentation Coaching writes...You’ve prepared and rehearsed your presentation, you’ve thought about how to make your audience feel welcome and keep them engaged - you’ve done all the hard work. But does your body language undermine you when you get on stage? In today’s blog, we conside...
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 f...
Metrion Biosciences closes £3.7m new equity financing
Cambridge, UK - Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, announces that it has secured £3.5m in new equity financing, including £2.5m from lead investor Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and £1 million from existing investor, Gr...
How to manage overeating during Christmas
When you think about Christmas what does come to your mind? Some people have positive memories, they will think about family, presents, eating their favourite food, or singing carols but for you, it might be different. You may have different experiences and concerns during this time, su...
Sookio forms strategic partnership with video agency Clearhead
Local strategic digital marketing agency Sookio have joined forces with video production and animation agency, Clearhead, to offer an enhanced service spanning strategy, content creation, and campaigns. ...
Generous bikers deliver festive surprise!
A roaring success! That was the verdict of Addenbrooke’s Accident and Emergency department staff after a group of big-hearted motorcyclists arrived with dozens of gifts for children on Sunday 17 December. ...
Secret vulnerabilities of cancer's 'Death Star' revealed
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute have comprehensively identified the allosteric control sites found in the protein KRAS. These are highly sought after targets for drug development, representing secret vulnerabilities...
Loveable Labradoodle helps critically ill teenager in NHS first
A young Addenbrooke’s patient who came close to death after a serious infection is home and looking forward to Christmas – following help from a lovable Labradoodle called Poppy. ...