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Catapulting growth in 2023 and beyond
In the face of many challenges – changing customer desires, cost pressures, supply chain disruption, expected regulatory changes and fierce competition – UK innovation is on the rise. This article showcases how Catapults helped to deliver great results for business and industry in 2023; it summarises our predictions for technology-driven advances in 2024 and the years ahead.
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Patient and Ministers Unveil NPIP’s First Total-Body PET Scanner as London Site Becomes Operational
Patients are starting to benefit from one of the UK’s first total-body PET scanners, brought to St Thomas’ Hospital in London by the National PET Imaging Platform (NPIP). Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, unveiled the scanner on 27 November, praising the cutting-edge technology and its potential to unlock medical breakthroughs.
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Patient and Ministers Unveil NPIP’s First Total-Body PET Scanner as London Site Becomes Operational
Patients are starting to benefit from one of the UK’s first total-body PET scanners, brought to St Thomas’ Hospital in London by the National PET Imaging Platform (NPIP). Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP, and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP, unveiled the scanner on 27 November, praising the cutting-edge technology and its potential to unlock medical breakthroughs.
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CF AMR Syndicate Wins Most Impactful Industry Collaboration of the Year Award
The Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Resistance (CF AMR) Syndicate was named winner of the Most Impactful Industry Collaboration of the Year at last night’s OBN Awards. The CF AMR Syndicate is a cross-sector initiative that brings together leading experts in CF and AMR from industry, academia and the clinic with people with CF. It was established in 2019 and is jointly managed by Medicines Discovery Catapult, Cystic Fibrosis Trust and LifeArc.
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