Healthcare and Life Science
PetMedix joins Zoetis to bring the benefits of species-specific antibody therapies to pet owners
PetMedix, a leader in discovering species-specific therapeutic antibodies for pets, announced that it has been acquired by Zoetis, the world’s leading animal health company. Both parties have collaborated since 2022 with respect to antibody discovery. ...
CMR Surgical surpasses 15,000 surgical procedures on Versius globally as it raises $165 million to support continued growth
CMR Surgical, the global surgical robotics business, announces that its next-generation Versius® Surgical Robotic System has been used to perform more than 15,000 surgeries globally. The surgical cases span more than 130 complex and benign procedure types including colectomies, hernia r...
CUH celebrates reaccreditation as a Veteran Aware hospital
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust celebrated its commitment to military families at a recent special event. ...
Region gets first bone marrow transplant service for young
Addenbrooke’s Hospital is to get the region’s first paediatric bone marrow transplant service, saving lives and avoiding gruelling journeys to specialist centres hundreds of miles away. ...
Fruit juice consumption in children
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Xampla launches consumer brand – Morro – as public says plastic is ‘material of the past’
Cambridge-based Xampla, reveals its first ever consumer brand – Morro.
Optibrium releases powerful metabolism prediction capability in next generation StarDrop software
Cambridge, UK – Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI solutions for drug discovery, launches the latest version of its drug discovery platform, StarDrop 7.5, introducing a powerful module for drug metabolism prediction. ...
Ion channel drug developer Maxion Therapeutics appoints Eva-Lotta Allan as Chair of its Board of Directors
Maxion Therapeutics (“Maxion”), the biotechnology company developing antibody-based drugs for previously untreatable ion channel- and GPCR-driven diseases, announced the appointment of senior industry leader Eva-Lotta Allan as the Chair of its Board of Directors. The announcement comes ...
Digital technologies that could revolutionise healthcare
From speech analytics and automation capabilities to deep learning platforms, there are many emerging digital technologies being used across industries to enhance customer experience. When applied in healthcare, these technologies have the potential to address a number of challenges for...
The future of molecular diagnostics: divining the pathway
This decade, like few others in memory, has underscored the importance of molecular diagnostics both to individuals and to populations. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 initiated a global effort to understand the virus and detect its presence in asymptomatic patients, before it could be tran...