Scotland - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
With the United Kingdom, Scotland represents a long-standing center of biotechnological excellence, ranked in the top 5 in the world. Over the years, the following important developments have occurred in Scotland; penicillin, anaesthesia, CAT and MRI scanners, the p53 cancer suppressor gene and, a cloned sheep.
Over 620 organizations are based here, with a work force of over 30,000. This industry is worth £3 billion annually, with 8% growth per year. In addition to global and well established companies, over 20 new companies started up in 2007, with many corporate spin outs.
The academic and research aspect of the industry in Scotland is well developed with 57 university and research facilities hosting 17,000 research staff. Particular strengths are in the following fields; cancer research, cardiovascular research, neuroscience, genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics, signal transduction biology, stem cell research, virology and immunology.
New developments include the Edinburgh BioQuarter, a £600 million life science facility, will further help Scotland as a center for biomedical commercialization. Other important companies that are investing in Scotland include Pfizer, Invitrogen, Aptuit and Organon, all of which are large MNC.
Source; Adapted from Scottish Development International
Add the Scotland News Channel to your RSS reader;
News Articles
Scottish Scientists Lead This Year's Life Science Discoveries
CHICAGO, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Since January, Scotland has announced significant progress on several major life science discoveries slated to treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer, H...
Rory Staunton Foundation and Global Sepsis Alliance: Speaking with One Voice Against Sepsis
The Rory Staunton Foundation (www.rorystaunton.com) and Global Sepsis Alliance (www.globalsepsisalliance.org) today announced that they will unite to fight against sepsis, which...
Life Technologies' Ion Proton™ to Power Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre
GLASGOW, Scotland, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) today announces that it is a lead commercial partner along with Aridhia, a bio-medical informat...
NHS Scotland’s Derek Feeley to Join IHI as Executive Vice President
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a leading innovator in health and health care improvement worldwide, today announced that Derek Feeley will join the organiz...
Vascular Flow Appoints Jonathan Sackier to Board
DUNDEE, Scotland, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Professor Jonathan M Sackier has joined Vascular Flow Technologies, a global medical device company based in Dundee, Scotland as a Non-Executive Board...
Scotland to produce lifesaving HIV technology
NEW YORK, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts-based life science company Daktari Diagnostics Inc. has announced plans to locate its global manufacturing base in Inverness, Scotland, to develop...
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/04/13 -- Decision Diagnostics Corp. (OTCBB: DECN) the exclusive world-wide sales, service and regulatory processes agent for the Shasta GenStrip, the revolution...
LONDON, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lloyds Banking Group has launched a set of money management tips for people with dementia ...
Angelus Calls Government Decision to not make Drug Education Compulsory as 'Outrageous'
LONDON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The announcement today by the Department of Education that PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic education) will be non-statutory and drugs education will...
ATLANTA, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 5 million Americans and 86,000 Scottish citizens are currently living with Alzheimer's disease. Due to the prevalence of this illness, Craneware, Inc....
Events
None
Companies
AppLabs is the world's largest software testing and quality management company. With over a decade of experience, AppLabs has become a trusted partner to more than 600 comp...
Clinical Trials
Response To Oral Agents in Diabetes (ROAD)- Pilot Study
This proposal is to fund a pilot study to assess feasibility and refine methodology for an intended large Scotland wide study on Response to Oral Agents in Diabetes (ROAD). The study will...
Glasgow Supported Self Management Trial (GSuST)
Training patients to alter their own therapy early in the course of a developing exacerbation (self-management) has been shown to improve outcomes in asthma, but there is no good evidence...
Allopurinol as a Possible Oxygen Sparing Agent During Exercise in Peripheral Arterial Disease
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common condition that arises due to the build up of atheroma in the arteries supplying blood to the peripheral muscles and other tissues. This imbal...
ENGAGE - Meeting Mental Health Needs of Complex Comorbid Patients
Scotland has higher rates of suicide than other parts of the UK, an average rate of 15.1 per 100,000 in Scotland compared to 11.4 for England and Wales. The Scottish Government is committ...
Mechanisms of Severe Acute Influenza Consortium (MOSAIC)
Influenza A is one of the best studied viruses, but continues to have a very large impact on human and animal health. In addition to causing outbreaks of winter flu, it sometimes mutates t...
PubMed Articles
Views of the Scottish general public on non-medical prescribing.
Background Under UK legislation, suitably qualified non-medical professionals can practise as prescribers. Few studies have explored the views of the general public towards non-medical prescribing. Ob...
Erratum to: Renal pericytes: multifunctional cells of the kidneys.
Microfold (M) cells: important immunosurveillance posts in the intestinal epithelium.
The transcytosis of antigens across the gut epithelium by microfold cells (M cells) is important for the induction of efficient immune responses to some mucosal antigens in Peyer's patches. Recently,...
MC Chang - Reproductive biologist of distinction 1908-1991.
This article reviews the remarkable life and major scientific achievements of the reproductive biologist M.C. Chang. His scholarly career progressed from university in Peking, via Edinburgh, Scotland,...
Using genetic variation to infer associations with climate in the common frog, Rana temporaria.
Recent and historical species' associations with climate can be inferred using molecular markers. This knowledge of population and species-level responses to climatic variables can then be used to pre...
IFNβ autocrine feedback is required to sustain TLR induced production of MCP-1 in macrophages.
Chemokines, including MCP-1, are crucial to mounting an effective immune response due to their ability to recruit other immune cells. We show that sustained LPS or poly(I:C)-stimulated MCP-1 productio...
AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of our study was to identify subgroups of patients attending the Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (DRS) programme who might safely move from annual to two yearly retino...
A study of general practitioners' perspectives on electronic medical records systems in NHSScotland.
BACKGROUND: Primary care doctors in NHSScotland have been using electronic medical records within their practices routinely for many years. The Scottish Health Executive eHealth strategy (2008-2011) h...
Birth weight and ovulatory dysfunction.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between birthweight and ovulatory dysfunction in adulthood. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Northeast of Scotland University Hospital, hosting the regional f...
Videos
Does Ukip have a problem in Scotland?
Ukip MEP Roger Helmer and the SNP's Joan McAlpine join Krishnan in the studio. Read about Nigel Farage's Scottish racism row here: http://www.channel4.com/ne...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Hebrides
A group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean west of Scotland, comprising the Outer Hebrides and the Inner Hebrides. They were the scene of frequent incursions of Scandinavian settlers from the 6th century A.D. They were ceded to Scotland by Norway in the 13th century. The origin of the name is uncertain. It is suggested that it is the result of a miscopying of the Roman name Ebudae or Hebudae with ri for u. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p496 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p235)
New Caledonia
A group of islands in Melanesia constituting a French overseas territory. The group includes New Caledonia (the main island), Ile des Pins, Loyalty Island, and several other islet groups. The capital is Noumea. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774 and visited by various navigators, explorers, and traders from 1792 to 1840. Occupied by the French in 1853, it was set up as a penal colony 1864-94. In 1946 it was made a French overseas territory. It was named by Captain Cook with the 5th and 6th century A.D. Latin name for Scotland, Caledonia. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p830 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p375)
Nova Scotia
A province of eastern Canada, one of the Maritime Provinces with NEW BRUNSWICK; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; and sometimes NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR. Its capital is Halifax. The territory was granted in 1621 by James I to the Scotsman Sir William Alexander and was called Nova Scotia, the Latin for New Scotland. The territory had earlier belonged to the French, under the name of Acadia. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p871 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p384)
