Life Sciences
25.01.12 Im-Able
Innovative New Zealand-based company, Im-Able, has developed a range of products that help people with arm disorders caused by strokes, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries.
04.01.12 UKTI helps Cambridge firm discover how to boost exports
Discovering a new drug and turning it into a safe product that works is a difficult and expensive process costing hundreds of millions of pounds, but one Cambridgeshire firm is helping to find the cure, with assistance from UKTI
12.12.11 French Connection
An invitation from UK Trade & Investment to attend the Franco-British Business Exchange on Infectious Diseases in November 2008 kick-started Clean Air Technologies’ French connection.
07.12.11 Menicon Co
Kyoichi Tanaka developed the first corneal contact lens in Japan, and founded his own company, Menicon, in 1951
07.12.11 Stallergenes
French biopharmaceutical company Stallergenes specialises in the treatment of severe respiratory allergies. It opened its UK headquarters in 2010 and got in touch with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) for advice and guidance on getting settled in the UK.
06.12.11 LighterLife
LighterLife was founded in Essex in 1996 to help clinically obese people achieve rapid and sustainable weight loss.
04.11.11 Cambridge couple take their regulatory expertise to China with support from UKTI
A Cambridge-based company, which provides regulatory expertise to the pharmaceutical industry, has established new business in China with support from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI).
04.11.11 Mosquito repellent attracts global business - naturally
A London company is breaking into international markets with its UK-produced, 100% natural mosquito repellent, which promises unprecedented levels of effectiveness in protecting against malaria.
02.11.11 Healing hands
JGH Group has operated a busy private clinic, Japan Green Medical Centre, in London since 1991. It turned to UK Trade & Investment for guidance and support when it decided to open a new women’s clinic
10.10.11 A bug’s life
When Oxford-based biotech company Oxitec wanted to start trials of its mosquito-controlling technique in Brazil, UK Trade & Investment were on hand to help it find technical partners.