Women in science and vital role diversity plays in technology sector
Women’s Day 2020: March 8
CEO of Econic Technologies ROWENA SELLENS takes a look at the enduring importance of International Women’s Day, STEM, and diversity...
Cancer treatment gets boost from med-tech development
52 NORTH Health, a UK- and US-based med-tech start-up, has raised £1m in its first round of funding from British and European specialist investors.
52...
Larvae flows erupt in Scotland’s protein push
SCOTLAND’S Beta Bugs Ltd has secured a £1.72m investment to scale-up the production, sale and supply of black soldier fly eggs and larvae.
Insect farming...
A crazed new world: coronavirus, paranoia, and Zombie Apocalypse shopping tips
By Hal Williams
YOU WALK into the supermarket, intending to just pick up a few things, and wha…. ? The place is swarming. Shelves are...
Dirty rotten plastic? Biodegradable film cuts pollution and costs
A new Spanish firm hopes to end agricultural plastic waste with an environmentally friendly product. HAL WILLIAMS speaks to the founders…
PLASTIC is pretty much...
4 ways business is stepping up to meet global climate goals
Non-state actors like businesses are essential to meeting the ambitious goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. A panel discussion at the recent ECOCITY World...
AI to the rescue? Oxford-based firm enters partnership to crack COVID-19
AN AI-DRIVEN drug-discovery company in the UK has entered a joint initiative to advance compounds that could treat COVID-19.
Oxford-based Exscientia has teamed-up with Diamond...
SpaceX launch for British climate satellite programme
BRITISH Earth-observation company Satellite Vu has signed another SpaceX launch contract for further thermal data collection.
Its mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging satellite will be launched...
More investments and surveillance needed to curb misuse of antimicrobials in...
Addressing the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) challenge requires a stronger collaborative effort across sectors
New York, 21 September 2017 - A stronger global effort, including larger investments...
Mutant enzyme can break down PET plastic in matter of hours
SCIENTISTS have developed a bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling — within hours.
The “mutant” enzyme, engineered after being found in a...