For decades, we’ve been talking about how NGS will change the world. But what if NGS was only the start?
Consistent early detection is considered the 'holy grail' of cancer diagnosis. If you can catch cancer early enough, you can stop it developing. Liquid biopsy could be the key to unlocking that potential.
For decades, we’ve been talking about how NGS will change the world. But what if NGS was only the start?
Consistent early detection is considered the 'holy grail' of cancer diagnosis. If you can catch cancer early enough, you can stop it developing. Liquid biopsy could be the key to unlocking that potential.
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The diagnostics space is doing crucial work to detect and limit the spread of Covid-19 all over the world – with companies both big and small contributing to the cause
Rapid detection for sepsis is crucial. Every hour this disease goes untreated, the chances of mortality go up by 8%. To learn more about the disease, we spoke to the experts.
Prejudice is rife in 2020 (both conscious and unconscious), so it’s crucial that we educate ourselves. It’s never been so important to embrace Black History Month.
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The effect of COVID-19 has been huge with thousands of clinical trials interrupted forcing companies and sponsors to adapt. So, they have and the industry may never look the same again.
I spoke to Pierre van Weperen, Managing Director at Grow Biotech UK and Chair of the Board at Dutch National MS Society, about unlocking the true potential of medicinal cannabis.
Animal feed is now responsible for up to 70% of the cost of animal production. To get this figure down and to be more environmentally friendly, the animal market has shifted to sustainable alternatives like additives and different feed sources.
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Only 30% of executive positions and 18% of board seats are held by women in biotech. I spoke to industry expert, Melissa Gammell, to find out where we're going wrong, how we get more women into biotech and how we keep them there.
In this episode of CM Conversations, our lab equipment specialist Lucy Smith spoke with Melissa Gammell, Vice President of Business Development at Matphil Technologies about the challenges facing women in biotech.
Animal health is becoming a tough environment for start-ups to compete with major corporations dominating the market share, but all is not lost for these smaller companies.
Cytosurge's tiny syringes are a game changer for the single cell genomic and gene editing applications; since patenting the technology in 2009 the company has gone from strength to strength.
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In this episode, our specialist in the lab equipment space, Lucy Smith, spoke with CEO of Elementar Americas Ryan Titmas. Lucy spoke to Ryan about what it takes to get to the top, as well as some of the lessons he’s learned in his career so far.
In this episode, we delved into the Life Science space for a conversation with Mark Rohlfing and Natalie Balanovsky from international pharmaceutical business, Almac.
As businesses prioritise the wellbeing of their employees, the concept of working a 4 day week is shifting from distant pipedream to reality for a range of organisations around the world.
Even if you’ve been through the process, you may not be aware of exactly what goes into M&A deals. Today, we’ve tried to look into that in a little more detail with Transaction Liability Team Leader Grant Hollis from CFC Underwriting,
When we talk about genomics hubs, then usually we’d be talking about Oxbridge, Boston or Silicon Valley thanks to success stories like 10x Genomics, Illumina or Solexa. However, as the technology needed to conduct genomic R&D becomes more accessible
In the US alone, a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in March this year highlighted how 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, leading to the deaths of more than 35,000 people.
Coronavirus has provided us with a very large and extremely recent data set for research, patient populations and how different ethnic minorities are being affected versus the research. And the early indicators are that those from minority background
The approach to fighting coronavirus has not differed to the fight against any other outbreak in terms of what is required to control it.
One of the biggest partnering events in the life science calendar Bio-Europe Spring, was scheduled to take place in Paris from March 23 – 27 this year. That all changed with the emergence of COVID-19...
To achieve the WHO's ambitious aim that no woman should die of cervical cancer by 2030 it will take a huge, global effort from companies around the world. Luckily, there is a global community of life sciences companies to help achieve that aim.
To find out more about Bond Health, I spoke to Phil Groom, Commercial Director, and Viktoriya Agova, Marketing Manager from Bond Health to hear how they're connecting the world of lateral flow.
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COVID-19 is one of the biggest challenges healthcare has ever faced. Crucial work is being done throughout molecular diagnostics to limit the spread in what many would call the space's finest hour.
Creating a test that's able to identify all autoimmune diseases in one go would be the golden-ticket diagnostic solution – speeding up diagnosis across the board.
We’ve been waiting for the $100 genome for a long time and now it’s here. Check out what our consultants had to say about this big news and other landmark announcements at AGBT 2020.
There’s so much more to the UK biotech scene than just London and Cambridge. In the North, we're surrounded by many fascinating companies who’re innovating and conducting crucial research.
It's humbling to see how the life science community has come together to combat the coronavirus. Here's what's happening in diagnostics.
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The US remains the largest single-country market in the world for IVD. Here are five companies you need to watch out for.
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Billions of dollars have been pumped into medicinal cannabis. It’s popular with patients. The public’s perceptions are changing (for the better) and the competition isn’t nearly as tough as other markets in pharmaceuticals.
