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UCL nanotechnologist, Alex Seifalian, wins prestigious Medical Futures Innovation Award
In a ceremony in London on June 18th, UCL Professor Alex Seifalian’s breakthrough work in bypass grafts for cardiovascular treatment was recognized by the highly prestigious Medical Futures Innovation Awards panel, as the Professor was awarded as ‘Winner of The Overall Cardiovascular Innovation Award'.
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UCL work in Liver Disease wins MRC grant and industry partnership
Innovative work into biomarkers for liver disease at UCL/UCLH has been recognized by the Medical Research Council, and has secured a major MRC development grant thanks to industry endorsement from market leading Hepatology therapeutics company, Vital Therapies Inc.
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UCL Business on top of the world!
UCL Business joined UCL’s medical team in Nepal to push scientific research to the absolute limit, ultimately carrying out experiments at extreme altitude on the roof of the world.
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UCL Business works closely with Professor Pete Coffey at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Director of the London Project
The London Project to Cure AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration) will develop a surgical therapy to stabilise and restore vision in people who go blind due to faulty retinal cells. AMD affects around a quarter of people over the age of 60 in the UK, and 14 million people across Europe.
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Breakthrough clinical pathway software, developed by UCL and the Royal Free Hospital, is now commercialised by Informa
In a ceremony in London on April 11th 2007, UCL and the Royal Free Hospital received a cheque for £4,086,000 being the final earnout payment for the sale of Medic-to-Medic, a breakthrough software tool for medical practitioners, that has been endorsed by Fujitsu, Accenture, CSC and the NHS ‘Connecting for Health’ programme.
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