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Steerable device helps insertion of emergency breathing tube
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have developed a low-cost steerable device using used smart materials to help doctors insert a life-saving breathing tube into a patient’s windpipe in emergency situations. 19 Dec 2014

Curie-Cancer and GamaMabs Pharma renew partnership to develop antibody for ovarian cancer
Curie-Cancer, the commercial arm of Institut Curie, and GamaMabs Pharma have announced the extension of their partnership to develop the 3C23K antibody for the treatment of gynaecological cancers. 19 Dec 2014

Selvita raises $8.1m ahead of listing on Warsaw Stock Exchange
Polish drug discovery company Selvita has successfully completed its Initial Public Offering of 2,651,891 new shares amounting to PLN27.3m (US$8.1m), sold at the maximum announced price. 19 Dec 2014

Eli Lilly and Adocia collaborate to develop and commercialise rapid insulin technology
Eli Lilly and Adocia have announced a collaboration in which Lilly will be responsible for future development, manufacturing, and commercialization of Adocia's ultra-rapid insulin product, BioChaperone Lispro. 19 Dec 2014

ZoBio and Domainex partner to support FORMA Therapeutics’ drug discovery programs
Dutch company ZoBio and Cambridge-based Domainex Ltd have announced a collaboration with US company FORMA Therapeutics to provide NMR-based structural biology services for a substantial panel of FORMA drug targets. 15 Dec 2014

Swedish life sciences cluster visits Life Sciences Hub Wales
Medicon Village, a Swedish cluster for life sciences, visited Wales’ new centre for life sciences earlier this month. The visit builds on a relationship which began 18 months ago when Life Sciences Hub Wales was chosen as Medicon Village’s first partnering 'twin'. 15 Dec 2014

HealthQuest Solutions awarded £1m to develop COPD management system
Southampton-based HealthQuest Solutions has been awarded a £960,000 contract by the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) to further develop its myCOPD Solution. 15 Dec 2014

Portable blood analyser detects Ebola virus in 75 minutes
STMicroelectronics and Clonit, in collaboration with Italy’s National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, have developed in a few weeks a prototype portable analyzer able to identify the presence of the Ebola virus in less than 75 minutes. 12 Dec 2014

Fourteen institutes join $27m initiative to find causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
A new initiative, called the SUDEP Center Without Walls for Collaborative Research, is a $27.3 million international effort to identify the causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) a mysterious and deadly phenomenon that strikes people with epilepsy without warning. 10 Dec 2014

Birmingham City University commits £10 million to tackling STEM skills shortage
Birmingham City University has announced it is to invest £10 million addressing the shortage of young people studying STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and maths — skills that manufacturing leaders say they urgently need to support growth. 8 Dec 2014

Nominet Trust lists healthcare technology in annual NT100 'tech for good' list
The NT100 list for 2014 features 34 healthcare and accessibility applications that are embracing new technologies. These include e-NABLE, which harnesses 3D printing to create affordable prosthetics; FingerReader, a wearable tech device for sight loss; and MAMA, a global community which delivers vital health information. 8 Dec 2014

UK schools to get defibrillators to save children suffering cardiac arrest
The UK Department for Education (DfE) has awarded a contract for an initial provision of 500 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to Philips through a public procurement framework with NHS Supply Chain. 8 Dec 2014

Modelling system forecasts spread of Ebola
A forecasting model developed by the EU funded EPIWORK project to model the spread of swine flu H1N1 has shown that Ebola would have infected between 14,000 and 22,000 people in West Africa by the end of November 2014. 5 Dec 2014

Exco InTouch to address mHealth solutions in management of chronic conditions at 2014 mHealth Summit
Exco InTouch has announced it will speak in two mHealth solutions sessions focused on disease management and participate in a roundtable discussion on driving cross sector collaboration to improve patient care, reporting and outcomes. 5 Dec 2014

Increasing breastfeeding in UK could save NHS £40 million per year
Increasing the number of mothers who breastfeed and for longer could could save the NHS more than £40 million, according to research carried out at Brunel University London. 5 Dec 2014

Magnetic nanoparticles stimulate stem cells to regenerate bone
Magnetic nanoparticles coated with targeting proteins can stimulate stem cells to regenerate bone, according to research by Keele University and Nottingham University. 3 Dec 2014

World's first artificial enzymes created using synthetic DNA-like molecules
Scientists at the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) have created the world’s first enzymes made from artificial genes. Their synthetic enzymes, which do not occur anywhere in nature, are capable of triggering chemical reactions in the lab. 2 Dec 2014

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