3 November 2020
Biotech investor backs electronic smart pill bottle - Pill Connect
A Manchester medtech company has completed a £510,000 funding round for its electronic smart pill bottle that monitors whether patients have taken them. The Pill Connect system physically dispenses a pill when patients respond to an app reminder, with prompts by text or...
2 November 2020
North West entrepreneurs secure inclusion on international wellbeing accelerator programme
The team of North West entrepreneurs behind PelliTec®, the innovative blister prevention pad, has been accepted onto a prestigious international healthy ageing and physical activity accelerator programme based in Sheffield. Tectores Ltd, based at Thornton Science Park, will...
27 October 2020
Cytox appoints Yourgene Genomic Services as European partner
Partnership will enable clinical access to genoSCORE™ - a new genetic test to determine the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. 21st October 2020: Oxford and Manchester, UK. Cytox Ltd, which provides non-invasive, risk assessment and patient stratification tools...
26 October 2020
Medicine adherence and compliance innovation YOURmeds wins SEAS2GROW award in AgeTech accelerator programme
YOURmeds, the revolutionary medication solution, which increases patient adherence and compliance to over 80%, has won one of SEAS2GROW’s prestigious innovation awards. SEAS2GROW is an EU Funded project carried out by nine partners: academics, living labs, care...
19 October 2020
Face mask firm Virustatic expands and signs international distribution deals
Virustatic, the pioneering biotech firm behind the innovative Virustatic Shield face covering, has expanded and opened an additional base in the North West. It has also more than doubled its expert team and has agreed distribution deals in strategically important market sectors...
14 October 2020
Boehringer Ingelheim and Oxford BioTherapeutics Expand Collaboration
Boehringer Ingelheim and Oxford BioTherapeutics Expand Collaboration to Discover Novel Selective Tumor Targets as First Bispecific Antibody Advanced into the Clinic … The collaboration for the discovery of novel selective tumor targets for Boehringer Ingelheim’s unique...
8 October 2020
Crowdcube success for Clin-e-cal
University of Manchester spin-out Clin-e-cal has raised more than £130,000 on Crowdcube to fund the commercialisation and scale-up of its smart inhaler monitoring technology. The company has developed two free smartphone apps – the Rafi-Tone to help children to take...
6 October 2020
Intellin wins at Health Tech Digital Awards
We are delighted to announce that Intellin has won the award for Best mHealth Application at the Health Tech Digital 2020 awards for its diabetes management app. Read more about Intellin and the rest of the winners here Health Tech Digital Winners
5 October 2020
Flynotes: Dental Fallow Time Calculator to be launched
A new free-to-use Fallow Time Calculator will be launched next week to enable dental professionals to determine, justify and record the fallow period necessary following dental procedures carrying a higher risk of exposure to potentially-infectious aerosols. Built by digital...
1 October 2020
Study shows Clement Clarke’s Clip-Tone device improves inhaler technique
Coverage of the first research supporting Clement Clarke International Ltd's Clip-Tone with Clin-e-cal ltd's Clip-Tone Buddy App in helping develop effective inhaler technique: Clement Clarke International is highlighting the results of a study done in partnership with...