According to the Annual Manufacturing Report, 2018, four in five manufacturers believe that smart factory technologies will improve their supply chain relationships.
Australian researchers have developed a new type of transistor that relies on air gaps rather than silicon. The device eliminates the need for semiconductors, making it faster and less prone to heating up.
Conventional water filtration membranes contain pores that filter out particles larger than water molecules. However, they are prone to getting blocked up or ‘fouled’. More electricity is required to push water through fouled membranes, which must be replaced frequently.
‘The high cost of new personalised drug therapies is clearly testing what the [NHS] should pay for’, acknowledged Andrew Dillon, chief executive of the UK’s healthcare cost effectiveness watchdog NICE, speaking at the Pharma Integrates meeting in London in November 2018.
Bristol University spin-out Ziylo has been bought by Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk, in a deal worth up to £625m. Ziylo attracted suitors after designing a molecule to catch glucose.