Rock Spring Ventures has launched a unique £50m venture capital fund focusing on early-stage life science and health technology companies. Based in Scotland, the new fund has secured early commitments for more than half of its ...
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Over 80 per cent of patients with suspected cancer are being referred to their GP in the first two consultations. This is according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer, which also found that more than half of those sent ...
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Applications for domestic drone licenses are increasing steadily, even as privacy concerns related to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the U.S. continue to mount. Government documents obtained by the Electronic Frontier ...
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The Next Gen Skills campaign for the introduction of computer programming in schools has announced the appointment of a Next Gen Talent Development Co-ordinator to help implement the scheme's recommendations. Kim Blake, education liaison ...
The European Textile and Clothing industry (EURATEX) has decided to reinforce the role of technological innovation in the different textile and clothing pipelines by creating an international non-profit-making association named ...
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The number one ranked event and experience marketing agency, George P. Johnson (GPJ), unveiled an open challenge to the nation’s top undergraduate design and marketing students with the launch of Brand X, a groundbreaking competition ...
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As in previous years, the renowned Techtextil and Avantex Innovation Awards will be given on the occasion of the Techtextil trade fair in Frankfurt am Main, which this year takes place from 11 to 13 June. “Techtextil is the ...
The U.S. Department of Energy recognized five research and development project teams last week at its tenth annual Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop, held this year in Long Beach, CA. The three-day event brought together nearly 250 ...
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Engineering students who get three grade ‘A’s at A Level (or equivalent) can now apply for a scholarship of £1,000 per year. The Diamond Jubilee Scholarships will be awarded by the Institution of Engineering and ...
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Dignitaries at the official opening of stage one of Kraft Foods Asia Pacific Confectionery Centre of Excellence at Kraft’s manufacturing site in Ringwood. Multinational food company Kraft Foods has opened stage one of its Asia ...
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Huawei last week opened its first Middle East IT Competence Centre in Bahrain, as part of its effort to support the development of the country’s IT and telecoms industry. The centre will help to develop the high-level IT skills of ...
No one is laughing now. Once considered only a cut above remote-controlled toys, drones have proven their potency in Afghanistan and the Middle East, and manufacturers are eyeing U.S. agriculture as a tremendous market opportunity. ...
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USA - The first four days of the new year found more than 65,000 college-aged Christians from around the globe flocking to Atlanta's Georgia Dome for Passion 2013, an annual conference of message and music that just raised over 3.3 million ...
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An EU-funded research project has created a system for higher broadband speeds that could be able to connect to many different devices in the home. Researchers on the HOME Gigabit Access (OMEGA) project have managed to develop a network ...
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The Government is to fund research into LED-based Gbit/s free-space optical networks. The heavyweight academic team includes the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford and St Andrews, and is lead by the University of Strathclyde. ...
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