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Technology speaks volumes for disabled

The device can be accessed by keyboard or – for sufferers with limited motor movement – by switchA Cambridge-Belgium technology collaboration has created a device which helps people whose speech has been impaired by crippling conditions to find their voice.

Cambridge shares £50m MedTech bonanza

Universities & Science Minister, David WillettsThe University of Cambridge and University College London (UCL) will share in a £50 million bonus haul from the UK government designed to unearth new technology and encourage entrepreneurship to advance medical innovation.

Vectura’s China JV opens up Asia

Dr Chris Blackwell, Vectura’s chief executiveMedical technology business Vectura, which has research operations in Cambridge UK, has launched a major push in Asia by establishing a joint venture with Chinese and Hong Kong partners.

Womb with a view boosts IVF success chances

Bourn-HallThe crucial first hours of an embryo can now be captured for the first time by new imaging technology being pioneered at the Bourn Hall Clinic in Cambridge UK – boosting the success chances of IVF, according to experts.

Cannabis-based medicine approved in Italy

Cambridge medical technology business, GW Pharmaceuticals, has earned a key European approval for its cannabis-based prescription medicine Sativex® in Italy – and a €250k windfall in the process.

Justin Gover, CEO of GWCambridge medical technology business, GW Pharmaceuticals, has earned a key European approval for its cannabis-based prescription medicine Sativex® in Italy – and a €250k windfall in the process.

Acquisition boosts cosmetic surgery capability

Regenerys chairman Dr Bill MasonA Cambridge regenerative medicine business whose technology uses a patient’s own tissue to rebuild breasts after cancer surgery has boosted its capabilities with a UK acquisition.

Personalised radiotherapy for cancer patients

 The Clinical Study Team at VoxToxPioneering software is being developed in Cambridge UK to deliver personalised radiotherapy treatment to individual cancer patients.

Cannabis drug firm’s $31m NASDAQ bow

Justin Gover, CEO of GW PharmaceuticalsGW Pharmaceuticals, the Cambridge UK biopharma business whose products are developed from cannabis, has made a bullish bow on the US technology market NASDAQ – raising $31.2 million in an over-subscribed IPO.

Cambridge disease breathalyser launched

Professors Bill Milne, Julian Gardner and Florin UdreaA range of diseases and conditions – from asthma to liver disease – could be diagnosed and monitored quickly and painlessly just by breathing, using gas sensing technology developed by a Cambridge UK spin-out business.

Sareum secures £150k from Technology Strategy Board

Sareum CEO, Dr Tim MitchellAnother significant cash award from the UK Government has flagged up the importance of the biomedical technology cluster in Cambridge – especially in cancer research.

Cambridge innovation helps validate $20m investment

AJ Van BochovenUK technology hothouse Cambridge Consultants has helped US drug development world leader Catalent validate a $20 million investment in inhalation drug development and supply facilities.

$100m AstraZeneca blockbuster for Horizon

Dr Darrin M DisleyCambridge UK personalised medicines pioneer Horizon Discovery has landed a $100 million blockbuster deal with global pharma giant AstraZeneca.

Kymab clinches Novo Nordisk millions

Professor Allan Bradley, Emeritus Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCambridge-based BiomedTech business Kymab has gained further commercial traction after selling its mouse-based antibody technology to global pharma company Novo Nordisk.

US boost for cannabis-based cancer spray

Cannabis-based spray gaining traction for GWA cancer spray delivering a cannabis-based medicine – developed by a Cambridge UK medical technology business – has won a key patent approval in the US.

Cambridge Cognition raises £6.4m in AIM IPO

Management team at Cambridge CognitionHealthcare technology specialist Cambridge Cognition Holdings raised £6.4 million on its AIM IPO as the shares made their UK bow today at a placing price of 70p.

Entrepreneurs tackle digital healthcare

Dr Claire NovorolThe Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (CfEL) at Cambridge Judge Business School has teamed up with Doctorpreneurs.com, as well as a host of industry leaders and design experts, to create a fantastic opportunity to explore and develop digital health technology.

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