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Natural Products Biotechnology 2014
Venue: Eden Court, Inverness
Date: 18-20th November 2014
Natural Product Biotechnology is a significant new conference for people with interests in high value natural products, their application in drug discovery, foods and nutraceuticals, personal care products and cosmeceuticals, and other biotech applications.
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Latest news and updates
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3D Printing technology UK first for Inverness youngster
A young girl in Inverness has attracted the attention of the national media after becoming the first child in the UK to have a prosthetic hand made with 3D printing technology.The parents of five year old Hayley Fraser sought help from US-based E-nable,a network of volunteers who design and make prosthetics mainly for children
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First turf turned on Highland Children's Unit
The new Highland Children's Unit took a major step forward this week when the first piece of turf on the site was cut.
Ramsey Mercer was on hand to perform the turf cutting watched by his family and members of staff from NHS Highland staff and the ARCHIE team.
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Nominations sought for Life Science Awards 2015
A vibrant and active community of successful business people, world renowned researchers and clinical experts forms the heart of Scotland life science sector.
Nominations are request for individuals or organisations that have made significant contribution to the sector during 2014
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Students get up-close and personal with diabetes
The first LifeScan Scotland STEMinar of the new programme on cell biology took place at Dingwall Academy. Students were given an introduction to LifeScan Scotland and diabetes.
LifeScan Scotland is alsoi working five other secondary schools: Alness, Dingwall, Invergordon Academy, Inverness High School, Milburn Academy and Tain Royal Academy.
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Prof George Gunn presents at BCVA Congress 2014
Prof. George Gunn, SRUC. Inverness,Research Team Leader and Head of Veterinary Epidemiology presents Paraban - knowledge exchange for the control of Paratuberculosis using champion farmers. Short presentations from farmers,vets,epidemiologists and research scientists.
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Inside Biometrics off the blocks with £1.6m acceleration funding
Alex Paterson, Chief Executive,HIE was given a tour of IBL's Human Performance Sensor Laboratory to see the latest product developments in self-tracking for fitness and health. The visit coincided with IBL’s recent £1.6m R&D grant award from HIE to accelerate development of its new fitness platform..
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Across the Region
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GlycoMar, lands a share of £700k funding from IBioIC, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre
Their project will use a microalga, a single-celled species found in sea water, to produce an active ingredient for the, cosmetic sector. If successful, it will deliver the first example of new high value product from UK marine biotechnology, using microalgae for sustainable production.
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New Algal Biotech Masters Degree
Exploitation of the marine environment, specifically the application of Blue Biotechnology will be pivotal to sustainable global development over the next 20-30 years.
The Masters programme combines structured professional and essential research skill development, consisting of lectures, tutorials and lab practicals, with an extended research project and preparation of a thesis.
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14 October 2014
SRSL announced as European Marine Science Park tenant
SRSL will develop and manufacture the unique Sea ice mass balance buoys (SIMBA), which enables real-time monitoring of sea-ice cover in polar environments.
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12th September 2014
Marine Harvest nets Enterprise Award for Excellence in Innovation & Research
Ten companies from across the Highlands and Islands were awarded for business excellence at SCDI’s Highlands & Islands Annual Dinner & Business Excellence Awards 2014 at the Drummossie Hotal, Inverness.
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15 October 2014
Oban-based marine science cluster joins BioMarine International Assn.
The BioMarine International Clusters Association (BICA) is a new global approach in the marine bioresources industry which aims to foster SMEs business opportunities and facilitate access to funding..
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17 October 2014
Carbon Black, the Ferrari of wheelchairs, has just hit the UK market. This milestone has been achieved with vital investment from the Scottish Investment Bank and Highland Venture Capital, as well as support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Now the company has its sights on international markets.
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10 October 2014
2014 Graduates' Journey Begins
The graduates will work at the LifeScan, Inverness site for the next 2 years on a rotational programme; they will gain valuable experience from 4 rotations in a variety of departments across the organisation
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17 October 2014
NHS Highland to welcome Chief Scientist, Professor Andrew Morris
Professor Andrew Morris, Chief Scientist for the Scottish Government Health Directorate, will join a number of keynote speakers in Inverness at this year’s NHS Highland Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) annual conference.
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