Biotechnology

3D-printed blood vessels, which closely mimic the properties of human veins, could transform the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Almost 200 people from industry and academia came together yesterday for Edinburgh Innovations’ annual Industry Showcase and Dinner, this year on the theme of health technologies.

A clinical trial follow-up featuring patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis shows increased survival rates and fewer liver transplants in those treated with macrophage cell therapy.

Roslin Institute spinout Wobble Genomics - whose novel approach to RNA sequencing could revolutionise many fields in biotechnology – has raised £8.5m to help commercialise its technology.

The University’s groundbreaking work in emerging engineering biology and AI-led approaches to future health was showcased recently in Boston, USA.

The University has four finalists in this year’s Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, including in the Knowledge Exchange Heroes category.

The University is to establish a new research and innovation hub focused on developing gene therapies to help treat or cure disease.

The UK Government’s Director of the Office for Life Sciences (OLS) visited Edinburgh BioQuarter this week to understand how the health innovation district is contributing to health care advances globally.