2020: the year ahead. Maybe? It’s been a strange old decade, the 2010s. We’ve seen interest rates go places we thought impossible, central banks do things we never expected and, here in the UK, had more than our fair share of votes. A new year beckons, so the time is upon me to channel the […]
The NHS is world-renowned for its cradle-to-grave provision of healthcare that’s free at the point of use. As the fifth largest employer in the world, most Britons know someone who works within the healthcare system, and it holds a special place in many hearts around the UK. Since its founding in 1948, it has grappled […]
It barely needs to be stated that Scotland’s and the UK’s data and wider digital economy is ever-more pivotal part of the economy. With grand aims to become the ‘data capital of Europe’, to be the ‘safest place in the world to go online’ and to be a global fintech hub, government policy—from Westminster and […]
More than anything else, one thing has been at the top of our mind lately: in business, if you’re not the cheapest or the best, you’re toast. This really hit home to me when I travelled to the US in May 2018 to hunt for companies to invest in. I visited numerous companies that were […]
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst outcomes of any cancer, with a 5-year survival of less than 5%. It persists as the 4th leading cause of cancer death in our society, and, due to lack of progress, will soon be the 2nd. Taking on this challenge, Precision-Panc is a UK wide therapeutic development platform […]
Multi-disciplinary team meetings (or MDTs for short) are an increasingly important part of care management for cancer patients in particular. The purpose of the meeting is to allow the complete team of people involved in the care of a patient to review and discuss all aspects of that patient’s situation to allow them to agree […]
During the summer, I undertook a research project as part of my Master’s degree in Stratified Medicine and Pharmacological Innovation at the University of Glasgow. My project involved looking at a particular gene involved in cardiovascular disease, and sequencing this gene from various strains of rat models. While I was part of the research team […]
The transition between university and the workplace is difficult. The ever increasing competitiveness between recent graduates for jobs and internships causes a great deal of stress; the endless hours spent filling out application forms and sending CVs, only to receive rejection after rejection is demoralising . With so many degrees, particularly in Life Sciences, I […]
Scotland’s life science ecosystem is stronger than ever and companies at every stage of growth have access to a powerful support mechanism. Here are just five resources available to help life science businesses achieve and sustain high levels of growth. 1. The Innovation Centres The aim of the Innovation Centres is to enhance innovation and […]
FLICK through the pages of a science textbook and it’s easy to see the contribution Scotland has made to the advancement of science and medicine, from chloroform and penicillin to beta blockers and Dolly the sheep. Yet Scotland’s prowess in the life sciences isn’t confined to the past. Five emerging technologies being developed in our […]