http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com The latest news from Life Sciences Scotland Copyright 2010 Scottish Enterprise - All rights reserved. en-gb 60 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMT http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293652&pagetitle=Scientists solve puzzle of chickens that are half male and half female Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:09:00 GMT A puzzle that has baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be male on one side of the body and female on the other - has been solved by researchers. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293651&pagetitle=Alcohol and obesity mix to create deadly liver disease cocktail Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:05:00 GMT Drinkers who are overweight are much more likely to develop deadly liver disease, according to scientists from the University of Glasgow. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293660&pagetitle=Moredun Scientific Secure Licence to Handle Bluetongue Virus in Containment Level 3 facility Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:20:00 GMT Moredun Scientific has been successfully approved by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to handle Bluetongue virus in its Containment Level 3 facility. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293659&pagetitle=Two Glasgow researchers awarded fellowships to take expertise to Harvard Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:15:00 GMT Two researchers within the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre have secured research opportunities at Harvard University in the United States. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293655&pagetitle=Unsung science heroine enjoys moment in the limelight Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:12:00 GMT A laboratory manager who has helped to establish a centre of research excellence for research and encouraged hundreds of young scientists has received a prestigious award. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293661&pagetitle=Enlightenment: The Art of Science - free exhibition launched Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:22:00 GMT A free arts exhibition inspired by scientific research being conducted in Scotland has been launched at the dovecot studios in Edinburgh. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293363&pagetitle=SULSA Undergraduate Industry Placement Scheme Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:56:00 GMT Funding is now available for companies to provide one-year industry work placements to life sciences students at Scottish universities. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293001&pagetitle=Glasgow spin-out technology to reach wider market Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:32:00 GMT Reactivlab, a University of Glasgow spin-out company which specialises in animal health diagnostic technology using Acute Phase Proteins, has been taken over by the Avacta Group. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292999&pagetitle=Professors appointed to the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:26:00 GMT Several professors from the University of Glasgow have been honoured in this year's Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship Presentations. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293004&pagetitle=ClinTec International and HCG celebrate a successful partnership in delivering Global Patient Recruitment Services at European Drug Conference, DIA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:46:00 GMT Dr Rabinder Buttar, President and CEO of ClinTec International and Frank S. Kilpatrick, President of Healthcare Communications Group (HCG), El Segundo, C A will celebrate their companies' successful collaboration at the upcoming 22nd Annual Drug Information Association (DIA) EuroMeeting in Monaco on 8-10 March 2010. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=293003&pagetitle=Science Graduates for Work Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:43:00 GMT An innovative new programme that will help talented science graduates gain a foothold in Scotland's multi-billion pound life sciences industry was launched by Keith Brown, Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning today. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292726&pagetitle=US Life Sciences firm creates new company in Dundee Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:18:00 GMT Stemgent, Inc, an American biotechnology company, has announced the formation of a new company based in Dundee - Ubiquigent Ltd. As part of the agreement, Stemgent will invest approximately £3 million ($4.7 million) in the new venture over the next three years. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292332&pagetitle=Hormone study gives scientists a sense of how animals bond Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:04:00 GMT Scientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals to recognise others by their smell. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=292048&pagetitle=Ingenza 'Innovates with an Apprentice' Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:13:00 GMT On 16 November 2009, Ingenza Ltd - based at the Roslin BioCentre - appointed two Modern Apprentices. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291873&pagetitle=Low-cost DNA test to pinpoint risk of inherited diseases Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:09:00 GMT An inexpensive, fast, accurate DNA test that reveals a person's risk of developing certain diseases is expected to become a reality, thanks to technology developed at the University of Edinburgh. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291870&pagetitle=Glasgow scientist in national push to tackle animal diseases and poverty Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:59:00 GMT £13million of new research has been launched today to tackle the significant and growing threat, posed by livestock diseases, on global food security and livelihoods in developing countries. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291883&pagetitle=Glasgow expert finds statins increase risk of diabetes Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:34:00 GMT Statins increase the risk of diabetes, but the absolute risk is low - especially when compared with a reduction in coronary events, a Glasgow academic has found. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291868&pagetitle=2009 best financial year yet for ClinTec International Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:55:00 GMT Despite a challenging global economic climate, ClinTec International reports a 45 per cent rise in global sales revenues, with innovative services developed in 17 new countries and 115 new hires during the past 12 months http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291869&pagetitle=Napier University and City University of Hong Kong establish Hong Kong's first Biofuel Research Centre Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:55:00 GMT The Scottish Development International team in Hong Kong has helped facilitate a biofuel collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU). http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=291872&pagetitle=Taconic Establishes Unit in Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:51:00 GMT Taconic (based in Hudson, New York) announces the establishment of a specialized breeding facility in Edinburgh. The facility will be used for the development and production of the most technologically advanced models available to scientists today, while creating new jobs locally. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290859&pagetitle=Life Sciences awards recognise Scotland's best Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:41:00 GMT Scotland's leading life sciences companies, innovators and academics were recognised last night, Thursday 4 February, at the Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Annual Dinner 2010. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290469&pagetitle=BBSRC heralds 'Age of Bioscience' with launch of new strategic plan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:37:00 GMT The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has today outlined the strategic framework that will shape its direction and funding decisions for the next 5 years. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290746&pagetitle=Controlled Therapeutics Collaborates with CONRAD to Develop Vaginal Ring for Prevention of HIV Infection Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:57:00 GMT Controlled Therapeutics (Scotland) Ltd (CTS) today announced that it has initiated a development programme in partnership with CONRAD, a USA based not-for-profit product development organization. The programme will assess whether CTS' new polymer drug delivery system can be used in the form of a vaginal ring to deliver effective doses of microbicides for periods of up to three months, the aim being to prevent the transmission of HIV and other viral infections. http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=290470&pagetitle=Syntropharma Signs US Marketing and Distribution Agreement with Ranbaxy for Generic Transdermal Product Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:39:00 GMT Syntropharma, an emerging pharmaceutical company focused on niche therapeutics and transdermal products, has signed an agreement with Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("RPI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited ("RLL") http://www.lifesciencesscotland.com/lss/lss-connections/lss-news/lss-news-details.htm?articleid=288300&pagetitle=Forth Photonics to resume manufacturing in UK Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:40:00 GMT Scottish medical devices company Forth Photonics is set to return its manufacturing to the UK.