The other wonder woman: India, Indonesia and Kenya’s real-life heroines
Heroines of Health, a documentary told 1 minute a day, beginning to end, on Instagram premieres today “The society expects us to stay at home and take care of children,” says Mercy Owuor, a community leader in Lwala, Kenya, in Heroines of Health. At the start of each week, she sets out away from her family to travel the two hours to the local community she serves, combatting some of the toughest healthcare issues for mothers and children. In Chennai,
Booming Biologics Industry Calls for Additional Production Capacity
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies responds to the increasing demand by building UK’s first fully single-use biomanufacturing facility in only 14 months Biopharmaceuticals are the world’s fastest-growing class of medicines; of the top ten therapeutics on the market today by revenue, seven are biopharmaceuticals and these therapies are about to make an even bigger impact in healthcare with more than 8,000 biologic drug candidates in research and development. The challenge, however, is that biologics are protein-based drugs manufactured and isolated from natural
From Call to Cath Lab in 57 Minutes, Man is Saved by the Help of Technology His Colleagues Made
He dedicated his career to making medical technology that can help save patients’ lives. He just never anticipated being one of these patients Ken Denison has dedicated his career to making medical imaging equipment that can help save patients’ lives. But when he joined GE Healthcare 20 years ago to create CT scanners and other healthcare solutions in Waukesha, Wisconsin, he had no idea that the very technology his colleagues and he help to bring to market for patients would
Unlocking efficiency in drug discovery
Meet Sygnature Discovery, the company recruiting new scientists every week to help support ambitious client drug discovery programs Right now, scientists are working hard to find the next blockbuster drug. In laboratories across the world, millions of molecules are being screened against challenging drug targets. Those with potential will then be chemically optimised to improve their potency and selectivity and then assessed further in vitro and in vivo. How well does the molecule bind to the target receptor in the
Healthcare will be the Industry that Propels More Women into Leadership
Speaking at the 2017 Social Innovation Summit, Terri Bresenham explains why stories from countries in India, Southeast Asia and Africa are already showing why This week social innovation, business and technology meet, as some of the world’s leading thinkers descend on the 2017 Social Innovation Summit. With speakers from government to startups, the goal of the summit is to bring together involved audiences who care about the world’s toughest challenges, for debate and discussion, and to work towards solutions. “This
Biopharma is making its own luck in Ireland
A new exceptional facility will train 1,500 people per year in single-use technologies Ireland’s reputation as a quaint, quiet island of rolling green hills and friendly villagers in pubs belies a new truth about the Emerald Isle: It’s a leader in the biotech industry, with billions being invested in high-quality facilities and research. But as infrastructure grows, so does the need for skilled workers. In September 2016, GE announced a training collaboration with the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and
