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200 European territories launch ambitious innovation initiative for local transformation

On 29 April 2025, over 200 European territories will officially kick off the EU Preparatory Action "Innovation for Place-Based Transformation" with a high-level launch event streamed online.

SureWash over the sink: Combining hand hygiene training & monitoring

SureWash, a hand hygiene training company, has developed a new way of combining training and monitoring of hand washing.

Deaf Awareness Training can create a more inclusive workplace

Clare Vale, managing director of Sign Solutions, explores how Deaf Awareness Training can help employers improve inclusivity for Deaf workers in the workplace.

UK winter plan: The Liverpool system of mass community testing

Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday (23 November) announced his UK winter plan to the House of Commons, proposing a mass community testing scheme, stricter Tiers, and weekly tests for prison staff.

SSUCHY: EU-project develops more sustainable & advanced bio-based composites

Vincent Placet, Research Engineer at the UFC/FEMTO Institute of Besançon, (France) and Coordinator of the EU project SSUCHY, highlights achievements in sustainable & advanced bio-based composites.

“Let’s not settle for good practice when designing heat networks”

Ruben Vos, Heat Network Specialist from Hysopt, discusses the importance of investing in digital twin software when designing heat networks.

Astronomy: Mysteries of the Sizzling Solar Corona

Professor Shadia Habbal from Institute for Astronomy – University of Hawaii, explores and introduces the Mysteries of the Sizzling Solar Corona.

Public sector health procurement: Spark DPS

Helen Dempster, Founder of Karantis360, explores the benefits of Spark DPS and what future developments are required to improve the public sector health procurement journey even further.

Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine is 70.4% effective

The UK's answer to Pfizer and Moderna, the Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine, has proven to be exactly 70.4% effective against COVID-19.

How will new build homes be heated in the future?

Stuart Urquhart, Legal Director at UK law firm TLT LLP, walks us through how new build homes will be heated in the future.

Shanghai mathematical model predicts when schools can be opened

Educators can use a COVID-19 framework to make school opening decisions - based on a Shanghai mathematical model using contact data from China.

Innovative Pioneers of the Hemp Trade

Elixinol, Merges Water-Soluble Technology with THC-Free CBD in a New Range of CBD Blended Tinctures.

How innovative district heating networks reduce the consumption of fossil energy

Roberto Fedrizzi, Coordinator Sustainable Heating and Cooling Systems at EURAC Research, explores how low-grade renewable and waste heat can be effectively recovered in district heating and cooling networks.

The role of plants in drugs and medicines

Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy sheds light on the role of plants in drugs and medicines in this absorbing analysis.

Bio-based fertilisers: A potential move towards the circular economy?

Aarthi Janakiraman, Research Manager, Chemicals and Advanced Materials at TechVision, Frost & Sullivan, analyses bio-based fertilisers and ponders if they are a potential move towards the circular economy.

Can blue aquaculture be the green protein of the future?

Dawn Purchase, Aquaculture Programme Manager at the Marine Conservation Society considers if blue aquaculture can be the green protein of the future.

Lesbian and bisexual women more likely to have substance addictions

Sexual minorities, especially women, are more likely to have substance addictions due to discrimination, stress and childhood trauma.

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