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Scottish biotech firm to offer free COVID-19 testing for frontline NHS workers
Censo Biotechnologies, a specialist biotech company, has joined the COVID-19 Volunteer Testing Network, offering free coronavirus testing for GPs and other front-line health care professionals who are at significant risk both personally and as potential super-spreaders to the vulnerable community from Monday 4th May 2020.
Farm data capture tool will benefit Ugandan pig farmers
Pig farming is one of the fastest growing livestock activities in Uganda and is a means of increasing food, income and employment.
A new initiative aims to increase the productivity and profitability of pig smallholders in Uganda.
The PigBoost tool will help improve decision making of farmers and thus performance and efficacy in managing their herds both for improved genetic merit and reduced disease impacts.
New model for disease surveillance
SRUC has announced changes to its disease surveillance model, providing one-to-one advice to veterinary practitioners, leveraging big data, and integrated testing in one specialist laboratory at the centre of a new model of farm animal disease surveillance.
Synpromics deal significantly exceeds returns for investors including Calculus and Scottish Investment Bank
Synpromics, based at Roslin Innovation Centre, has been bought by AskBio, the American pioneer in gene therapeutics with support from Calculus Capital and the Scottish Investment Bank.
Scottish biotech company, and the market leader in gene therapy control technologies, Synpromics, has been bought by AskBio, the American pioneer in gene therapeutics.
Event celebrates UK innovations in agriculture
Bill Gates and Government Minister Penny Mordaunt are to showcase how communities worldwide are being helped by innovative agricultural research during a visit to the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus.
Launch of new poultry laboratory
The new state of the art poultry laboratory is located on Pentlands Science Park and will offer a full range of microbiology, serology and parasitology testing to the poultry industry.
Almac Group announce £3.5m expansion of peptide and protein technology services
The global contract development and manufacturing organisation, announce the relocation of their peptide custom synthesis operations from their existing Elvingston facility to a custom designed, 7,000ft wing of the Fleming Building at the vibrant Edinburgh Technopole.