Deal to bring cost saving technology to hospitals
Talbot Green-based Hospital Innovations, a supplier of specialist products for use in orthopaedic, surgical and corrective procedures, has signed the exclusive deal with US company Integrated Endoscopy. MediWales reports the disposable, single use arthroscopes replace the existing reusable examining tools used during keyhole surgery which are often poorer vision quality and can increase the risk … Continue reading Deal to bring cost saving technology to hospitals
ReNeuron opens US office
Cell-based therapeutics developer ReNeuron Group has announced it has established an office in Boston. The office will initially house ReNeuron’s US-based clinical, medical and scientific communications staff and reflects the company’s focus on clinical development activities in the US across its therapeutic programmes. During 2018, ReNeuron plan to have three placebo-controlled Phase IIb clinical trials … Continue reading ReNeuron opens US office
Construction agreement to build ADC Bio facility
Gateshead-based engineering specialist WHP has signed a partnership agreement with ADC Biotechnology to construct an anti-cancer drug manufacturing facility in Deeside. BQ report, as the construction partner for ADC Bio, WHP will play a significant role in designing, planning and building the facilities needed to develop the latest generation of anti-cancer blockbuster drugs, antibody drug … Continue reading Construction agreement to build ADC Bio facility
Work begins on UAE’s first proton beam therapy centre
Work has officially begun on the first proton beam therapy cancer treatment centre to be built in the United Arab Emirates. The centre, which will be known as the Abu Dhabi Proton Centre (ADPC), will be part of the existing Gulf International Cancer Centre (GICC) in Abu Dhabi and will be situated on a site … Continue reading Work begins on UAE’s first proton beam therapy centre
Magstim introduces next generation TMS therapy
Magstim has introduced Horizon, its next generation platform for TMS applications. Magstim say HORIZON is a versatile, user friendly TMS system with a comprehensive range of services designed to help treat more patients safely and effectively each day, as well as run a successful TMS practice. Its treatment coil and cooling module reduce wait time … Continue reading Magstim introduces next generation TMS therapy
MedaPhor secure grant for augmented reality device
Cardiff-based ultrasound training systems developer MedaPhor has been awarded a conditional grant offer from Innovate UK to fund the development of a new augmented reality imaging device. Insider Media reports the £464,000 grant is conditional on a financial review by Innovate UK and was awarded as part of the organisations Digital Health Technology Catalyst competition. … Continue reading MedaPhor secure grant for augmented reality device
Flexicare acquires its first mainland European business
Flexicare, an expanding medical devices business based in Mountain Ash, has made its biggest acquisition yet in a deal expected to increase its sales by a third to £60m. WalesOnline reports Flexicare, which makes a wide range of medical devices from respiratory to continence care products, has confirmed its first mainland European acquisition in medical … Continue reading Flexicare acquires its first mainland European business
Adam Dixon wins UN Young Champion of Earth
British inventor Adam Dixon has won the UN’s inaugural Young Champion of the Earth prize for his horticultural innovation to tackle food insecurity and habitat loss. Adam Dixon has developed Phytoponics, a hydroponic growing system that supports the growth of plants using ten times less land and water than conventional horticulture. His win secures £11,300 … Continue reading Adam Dixon wins UN Young Champion of Earth
Ipsen expands Wrexham site with £22m investment
Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns has welcomed Ipsen’s £22m investment at its Wrexham site. The announcement cements the organisation’s commitment to UK healthcare arena and further underlines Wales’ growing reputation as a centre of excellence for life sciences. Ipsen is the third biggest employer in the area with approximately four hundred employees. BQ … Continue reading Ipsen expands Wrexham site with £22m investment
Cellesce launches colorectal tumour organoids
Organoid bioprocessing company Cellesce has formally launched and published the supporting data package for its first range of colorectal organoids. Based on three and a half years of bioprocess development research, Business News Wales reports that Cellesce has now successfully grown, reliably expanded and characterised a range of ten novel organoids. Ethically derived from colorectal … Continue reading Cellesce launches colorectal tumour organoids
