The Drug Discovery Unit at Dundee is to spearhead the development of a national network to allow researchers to work together in fragment-based drug design
ICT has the technology and applications on hand to improve the efficiency of Europe’s healthcare systems. An EU task force charged with speeding these capabilities through to the bedside gets down to work this week
The US Solicitor General says the US Patent and Trademark Office is wrong to have granted patents on isolated DNA, as the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hears oral arguments in the Myriad gene patenting case
Six advanced computing projects have been shortlisted to compete for EU Flagship status and access to total funding of €1 billion. The six have been awarded €1.5 million each to develop their programmes before two winners are selected in 12 months time
During a recent speech Bob Dudley, Group CEO for BP, said that he expects the oil industry to keep exploring new ways to extract fossil fuels in order to help fulfil the world's energy needs
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