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Hattie Ellis, Laboratory Technician, explains how studying for an MSc in Precision Medicine helped her in her career to transform healthcare. Hattie works with a team in the field of precision medicine, which involves examining the genomic makeup of a large sample of people and looking for patterns in the…

Researchers can apply for up to £30,000, which must be at least match funded by an industrial partner or show a strong case for commercialisation of your research. Applications must focus on the advancement of Precision Medicine in the Health care arena. This fund is aimed at research-led opportunities for…

This article appeared in The Herald on 29th April 2022 As many of the symptoms of ovarian cancer can be mistaken for less harmful conditions it is often diagnosed at a later stage when treatment is much less likely to be successful. Of the 7,500 new ovarian cancer cases recorded…

Health is wealth. What does that actually mean? There are lots of interpretations of this phrase and it is the topic I’ll be addressing when I step onto the virtual global stage at Expo 2022 Dubai. Healthcare and science have never been more in front of the public mind as…

SCOTLAND DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY AT EXPO 2020 Discover what Scotland is doing to promote wellness, deliver better diagnosis and develop health treatments of the future, through data-driven intelligence and pioneering innovation. Explore highlights from the Digital Health and Wellness virtual event held on 31 January 2022 including opportunities…

SMS-IC are delighted to hear news of JK Rowling’s generous donation through the Anne Rowling Foundation to the facility in Edinburgh. This will continue to support important research to advance our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, such as MS, for the benefit of the people who are living with these life…

In February 2018 we were awarded a £1.7M collaborative grant from Innovate UK for a ground breaking project that could help develop new tests and treatments for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is an accumulation of excess fat in the liver of people who drink little or…

Cabinet Minister for Justice and Glasgow Pollok MSP Humza Yousaf visited the Precision Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (PMS-IC) in Glasgow, to hear about its precision medicine projects that aim to improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis and ovarian and pancreatic cancers. Based in the…

Boston, Massachusetts has a reputation as one of the top life sciences clusters in the world, due in large part to its unique cooperation between industry, government and academia. It has more biotech research and development employees than anywhere else in the USA and is home to thousands of well-funded life…

Today (Monday 18 June) MSP Johann Lamont visited the Precision Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (PMS-IC) in Glasgow, to see first-hand how it is bringing together industry innovators, clinicians and world-class researchers together to work on precision medicine. Precision medicine ensures drugs are specifically targeted to a person’s genetic makeup rather than…