It’s not that we haven’t seen our fair share of some weirdly named e-bikes before, but there’s something confusing about an electric bike named after an engine. I know that technically motors and engines can be the same thing, but it still feels weird to associate engines with e-bikes in American English. I’ll give Engwe […]
Professor Sandro Krieg specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of challenging brain tumours. These tumours are located in parts of the brain responsible for critical processes such as language and motor functioning. The German neurosurgeon has conducted extensive research into the use of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS), both as a mapping tool and a […]
Professor Sandro Krieg specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of challenging brain tumours. These tumours are located in parts of the brain responsible for critical processes such as language and motor functioning. The German neurosurgeon has conducted extensive research into the use of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS), both as a mapping tool and a […]
Endevica Bio, a company developing peptide drug candidates with improved safety and efficacy properties, has closed a $10 million Series B funding round. The company will use the proceeds from the financing for continuing the research and development of TCMBO7 for the treatment of cachexia, as well as for working capital or other general corporate […]
Thousands more ambulance workers will join the picket line on February 6 in what is set to be the biggest strike in NHS history. The new dates announced by the Unite union coincide with strikes announced by GMB, which represents more than 10,000 ambulance staff. Up to 40,000 nurses from the Royal College of Nursing […]
Inicio Health, a health tech start-up founded by James Davis, former Royal Free London chief innovation officer, and Amanda Sparkes, former Royal Free London divisional director of operations and nursing, has launched its first product. The company is on a mission to deliver “clinically led, patient centred, innovatively delivered, digital products for health” and has launched a dynamic forms […]
Small and medium-sized health tech businesses will lose out following changes to the R&D tax credit regime, argues Mercer & Hole’s Mark Pashley. The Chancellor’s recent changes to R&D tax credits have incurred much criticism from UK tech founders at a time when the country needs to assert itself as a viable innovative hub in […]
Tesla has been spotted using its mobile service fleet to try to fix a new Tesla Semi electric truck that broke down in California. Tesla unveiled the production version of its Tesla Semi class 8 electric truck and delivered the first units last month. PepsiCo took delivery of the first Tesla Semi trucks. Within weeks of […]
It is fair to say that bedtime is one of the most anticipated moments of the day. After rushing around all morning and afternoon, the thought of snuggling under the covers and recharging your body batteries is enough to put a smile on your face. However, there is a ‘modern’ routine that can have a […]
Organic chemists in the US have created the first synthetic version of a molecule recently discovered in a sea sponge that may have therapeutic benefits for Parkinson’s disease. Lissodendoric acid A appears to counteract other molecules that can damage RNA, DNA and proteins and even destroy whole cells. The researchers used an unusual, long-neglected compound […]
