Dr Mike Leach has developed compounds, known as UoG-alpha and UoG-beta, that can inhibit the multiple cytokine proteins that can cause death by respiratory collapse, following Covid 19 infection. These compounds can be used within a drug therapy to prevent our immune system from disabling the body’s lung function during a cytokine storm; one of […]
ARU’s Professor Stephen Bustin, with colleagues at Chelmsford hospital, have developed a robust, reliable assay, or test, for COVID-19 which returns results in less than 20 minutes. The test, called Cov2-ID, detects three viral targets, making it more reliable than other tests that look at just one, and was 100% accurate in almost 30 patient […]
Teesside University will support the manufacture of a Teesside vaccine by building the skills capacity of the region’s life science industry. The university’s National Horizons Centre will lead the work to develop the skills capacity within the Stockton-on-Tees region, working in partnership with industry delivering expertise, facilities and training potential to upskill the vaccine manufacturing workforce. Sixty-million doses […]
Academics at Birmingham City University were recently awarded £173,000 from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Newton Fund, funding projects across the globe to support communities hit by the coronavirus. The project will see nurse academics and researchers work alongside nurses, local healthcare workers and officials to increase provision for trauma and emergency care within […]
Bimingham City University UKRI Newton Fund project to boost emergency nursing provision in the Zambia amidst Covid-19 pandemic Academics at Birmingham City University were recently awarded £173,000 from the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Newton Fund, funding projects across the globe to support communities hit by the coronavirus. The project will see nurse academics and […]
University of South Wales- Working with Tata Steel The University of South Wales is working with industry giant Tata Steel to help them reduce their energy use and make their business more environmentally and economically sustainable. The University has researched and helped implement a system which takes hydrogen gas produced using electricity and waste carbon […]
In June 2020, Teesside University announced it was helping fledgling Tees Valley start-ups bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic through new ‘re-incubation’ support which will help their businesses recover and thrive as they exit lockdown. In short: The re-incubation support is focused on ensuring early stage businesses can quickly and confidently make the right decisions […]
University Alliance launches a new network to bring together universities and businesses to create positive knowledge exchange in order to drive growth through enterprise.
