Research

Study reveals deep evolutionary roots of programmed cell death

EU-funded researchers have discovered that parts of the genetic machinery controlling programmed cell death are the same in plants and animals. The findings, published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, suggest that programmed cell death arose before the evolutionary paths of plants and animals split around 1 billion years ago.

Imperial College London's Institute of Biomedical Engineering Wins Top Prize For Innovation

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, has been honoured with a top prize for innovation at the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2009. The Institute was named overall winner in the category of "Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology". The awards were announced at a gala ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Thursday 15th October.

Progress in the fight against communicable diseases in Europe

At an international meeting of European health experts, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) launched the third annual report on epidemiology showing that Europe is making progress in the fight against communicable diseases.

JAC's EPMA Wins Technology Innovation Award

JAC have been presented with the 2009 European e-Prescription Systems Technology Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan (F&S). The award was based on research by F&S's own analysts and recognises JAC for continuously innovating and upgrading individual disciplines of e-prescription technology.

BMJ Group provides authoritative update on swine flu vaccination

The latest guidance on swine flu vaccination for healthcare professionals is now available. It will be published as a learning module on BMJ Learning and as a downloadable audio file on the BMJ's pandemic flu microsite.

MarkMonitor Finds Online Drug Brand Abuse is Growing

MarkMonitor, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, today released the company's latest Brandjacking Index, which finds a parallel online system of pharmaceutical supply and demand fuelled by continued growth in listings for pharmaceuticals on business-to-business (B2B) exchange sites as well as increased traffic to illicit pharmacies.

EU-funded researchers hunt down tumour killers using bacteria

Infamous bacteria impacting our lives are Salmonellae, usually found in chicken and eggs. But are they getting too much of a bad rap? EU-funded researchers in Germany may have actually succeeded in putting a positive spin on Salmonellae following the discovery that the bacteria can migrate into solid tumours and destroy them.

Research & Development

Study reveals deep evolutionary roots of programmed cell death

Imperial College London's Institute of Biomedical Engineering Wins Top Prize For Innovation

Progress in the fight against communicable diseases in Europe

JAC's EPMA Wins Technology Innovation Award

BMJ Group provides authoritative update on swine flu vaccination

MarkMonitor Finds Online Drug Brand Abuse is Growing

EU-funded researchers hunt down tumour killers using bacteria

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