Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have created personalised 4D printed “smart” implants for breast cancer management. This is the first time that 4D printing has been used for the manufacturing of breast cancer implants.  These multipurpose new implants are programmed...

Around one billion people are currently suffering from a mental health disorder, according to statistics from the World Health Organisation. Many patients are prescribed medication or counselling sessions to treat their condition, but not all patients find relief. Increasingly, alternative...

MPB Industries makes precision flowmeters, calibration cylinders and flow tubes, however, it is the unique formulation and application of the coating of their tubes that has got customers in the medical equipment industry, excited. All flowmeters should have an anti-static permanent...

Siemens Healthineers has announced the launch of a Centre of Excellence for Immunoassay Instrument Research and Development (R&D) in Swords, Ireland. The new Centre will focus on unlocking breakthrough innovations in laboratory instruments used to detect infectious diseases, cancer and...

At the start of July 2022, The NHS became the first health system to embed net-zero medicine into legislation. However, its goal of achieving net zero by 2040 is challenging when every stage of the pharmaceutical supply chain has a...

The team behind a revolutionary compact dialysis machine that enables kidney failure patients to treat themselves at home and relieves pressure on over-stretched hospitals has won the UK’s leading engineering innovation award for 2022. The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced Quanta Dialysis Technologies as the...

Leading UK recruitment firm, Spinwell, has announced a significant win as part of Crown Commercial Services RM6229 Permanent Recruitment Solutions – LOT 2 that will see hundreds of permanent roles pass through their door. The success provides an additional arm...

The speaker programme has been announced for BAPCO 2022, taking place between the 8–9 March at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Run across the course of the event’s two days, the BAPCO 2022 conference sessions offer a wide range of...

Annette Weekes, managing director of Nelson-based PDS CNC Engineering Ltd and Burnley-based Tooling Solutions LTD has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list 2022. The MBE award for the managing director of the engineering group recognises Ms...

BetaDen, the commercial technology accelerator based alongside one of the country’s first 5G testbeds in Worcestershire, has opened applications for the fifth cohort of businesses to join the programme. The accelerator is unique in the sector, offering early-stage technology businesses...