BioDundee

Partnership between public, private, academic & third sector organisations for Life Sciences and Healthcare sectors. Fostering growth, innovation &collaboration

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Hopefully the date is already in your diary for our in-person @BioDundee event on Thursday 1st December.
Join us for insights and discussions, followed by a networking lunch using the link below:
https://t.co/YVZMVYP7zD

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A new clinical imaging centre has opened in Dundee, the second centre to be created as part of a project to improve access to clinical photography for dermatology patients across Tayside.

https://t.co/krrLdlfNhp

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A @dundeeuni scientist has been awarded a highly prestigious prize that aims to help outstanding young researchers further their work.

Dr Kirby Swatek, from the @mrcppu has been awarded a £250,000 Lister Research Prize Fellowship.

https://t.co/TGPI2aO78u

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@NHSTayside’s orthopaedic department has become the first centre in the UK to treat a joint infection using phage therapy, a cutting-edge treatment which uses viruses to target and kill bacteria in the infected area.

https://t.co/Ekc8dfDZ9R

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The @dundeeuni is creating a new Sustainability Institute which will attend to the critical need for contemporary societies to confront the climate crisis and to facilitate ways of living in environmentally sustainable ways.

https://t.co/LyDLzpzr6i

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75th Anniversary of NHS celebrated in Tayside

@NHSTayside is marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NHS on Wednesday, 5 July with various celebratory events being held across the region.

https://t.co/hKxHHRdfRf

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There has been a huge response to @NHSTayside’s Staff Appreciation and Recognition (STAR) Awards with over 250 nominations in the first week. There’s still time to recognise your STAR.

https://t.co/KnEe4ifIBw

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Experts from the @dundeeuni and @JamesHuttonInst have teamed up with scientists from across Europe as part of a major project that could unlock several new uses for the popular crop.

https://t.co/bIj51CGVVc

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@JamesHuttonInst SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College), and AHDB (the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board) welcome the arable sector back to Balruddery Farm, Dundee on 4 July for their field-based Arable Scotland event.

https://t.co/s7xmICIXgi

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@lrcfs Science Annual Lecture

Join on 6pm Wednesday 21 June to hear from guest speaker Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter on the topic of Communicating Statistical Evidence in Court and in Public Inquiries.

https://t.co/h7NOiL6WaB

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Researchers from the University of Dundee have made an important discvery that helps explain why south Asian type 2 diabetes patients are diagnosed at a younger age than Europeans and subsequently experience poorer outcomes.

https://t.co/qqeF1rNr75

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New podcast explores investigation of not-proven Victorian murder

https://t.co/pNIyAE0mTD

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An excellent challenge to take part in...

[Abertay University @AbertayUni]

🚨Reminder🚨

The deadline for our #INWED23 video challenge is 5pm on 9 June! Have you entered for your chance to win yet? 💸

Read here for more info and filming tips 👉 https://t.co/DzHctrv1x3

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Making Scotland’s Future Conference 2023

https://t.co/VFRTUm3AL6

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James Hutton Institute and BioAtlantis to develop molecular priming technology to counter the effects of climate change

https://t.co/6sMc5fGHTy

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The importance of investing in Dundee’s Life Sciences Innovation District was highlighted as leaders of the city’s key institutions welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s Innovation Strategy.

https://t.co/5Ow3A7Xh58

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£4.4 million to ‘video-edit’ genes

Researchers at the @dundeeuni have received funding of £4.4 million to explore how our genes can be ‘video-edited’ to develop new drugs for cancer, neurodegeneration and other diseases.

https://t.co/qiBFDTHgYI

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Scottish study to explore vascular effects of “passive vaping”

Vascular Effects of Passive Exposure (VAPE) study is partnership between @dundeeuni, @AbertayUni and @univofstandrews

https://t.co/xMHMmidd3c

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University to honour former Principal, leading figures at Graduation

Professor Sir Pete Downes, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the @dundeeuni, will this month receive an honorary degree from the institution he led for a decade.

https://t.co/ytLL94MCKm

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Energy saving projects switched on across @NHSTayside

An energy efficiency programme is being rolled out across @NHSTayside to improve the carbon performance of hospital sites, reduce energy use and save £1.2 million per year in energy costs.

https://t.co/f0UmVCNMCk

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Interested in the Life Sciences and Healthcare sectors we have in the @biodundee community? If so, you can attend the upcoming DigitalScotland: Tayside #FSTayside at @Abertay University where you will hear from Dr Scott Cunnningham from the @MyWayDigital
https://t.co/YW6mupjltB