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Neutrophil extracellular traps offer a new therapeutic target for elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus-hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD)
Abstract Elephant populations are threatened by elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus-hemorrhagic disease (EEHV-HD), a fast-acting infection that often kills very young elephants before they reach maturity. Because it strikes calves at a critical age for survival of the species, EEHV-HD is a major challenge for global conservation. Understanding how the disease causes such severe illness is essential to improving outcomes.
40 year fight against polio
Each year on October 24, the Rotary Club of Rye and Winchelsea recognise World Polio Day. This year there’s a tea, coffee and cake day at the Rye Community Centre between 10am and 2pm on Saturday October 25. Entry is £5.00 and if you check out the What’s On page in Rye News you can get more details. Also, thanks to the kind permission of the owners, The Hub on Rye Hill, Ypres Castle museum and St Marys’ Church Rye will be lit up in the colour purple, between October 20-31.
A Palette of Therapies
Client Challenge Since its founding, Agenus has pursued research focused on harnessing the human immune system to fight disease. Agenus had the challenge of commnicating its approach to the new and complex field of combination therapies and describing its leading role in immuno-oncology. Solution Wyant Simboli consulted with Agenus’ senior management to help define the company’s core story.
Lifeline to the World
Challenge WSHU public radio provides over 283,000 listeners in CT and Long Island with NPR news and classical music. After more than 30 years of broadcasting, the station is expanding its capabilities and moving into a new facility on the campus of Sacred Heart University. WSHU needed to refresh its brand to signal the station’s vision for the future while remaining commited to its founding principles.
140 Years | Wyant Simboli
Client Challenge Shionogi, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, achieved 140 years of developing, partnering and commercializing medicine to treat patients with serious unmet medical need. To commemorate the milestone within the company, corporate communications requested a special publication focused on the company’s growth from a local wholesale medicine distributor in Osaka, Japan to a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry.
Delivering the Right Drug to the Right Patient
Client Challenge In 2014 Notable raised $22M from tech-focused venture capital firms and built an automated laboratory to more quickly determine which drugs are most likely to work for individual cancer patients. By 2023 the company had undergone multiple leadership changes and a reverse merger leading to a new business plan that was materially different from the original “mail-in test” concept.
Discovery as a Service
Client Challenge The success rate for therapeutic candidates in the current research and development process has not improved in decades. About one in 20,000-30,000 pre-clinical candidates and only 10-20% of clinical trial candidates progress to marketing approval. Advanced drug discovery computational tools have the potential to dramatically improve these success rates but access to these tools is limited and the barriers to entry are prohibitively high.
A Quantum Leap in Medicine
Challenge Investors and potential partners frequently mis-categorized Silicon Therapeutics as a drug discovery company using artificial intelligence software and high-throughput computer screening to identify potential drug candidates.
One in Six | Wyant Simboli
Client Challenge Bioasis Technologies is dedicated to delivering hope to patients suffering with neurological diseases and disorders. The Company focuses on transporting medicines across the blood-brain barrier, providing a path to address previously untreatable diseases of the central nervous system. As a preclinical biopharmaceutical company, Bioasis needed to sharpen its core story, build awareness, grow its investor base and attract high-level employees.
An Opportunity Pipeline
Client Challenge Shionogi Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of a 141-year-old global pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Osaka, Japan. Shionogi Inc. advances the greater good by developing, partnering and commercializing medicine to treat serious unmet medical need. To better serve its U.S. business, the company needed a more flexible website solution with a user-friendly interface to allow content owners to make their own updates.
We See Disease Differently
Challenge The scientific understanding that genetics play a key role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is relatively new. Gemini was frequently perceived to be an ophthalmology company rather than a precision therapeutics company and it was not clear to investors why the company is pursuing multiple biologically distinct targets and simultaneously researching multiple therapeutic modalities.
Designing Better Therapeutics, Atom by Atom
Client Challenge For decades, the vast nature of chemical space has presented intractable challenges to addressing a wide range of targets for diseases with high unmet need. Psivant Therapeutics is one of a select group of biotech companies advancing a paradigm shift in biotechnology by pioneering a physics-driven approach to drug design that is tightly coupled to chemistry and biology research and development.
How IoT helps with lost shopping carts (Reader Forum)
We’ve all seen it: a lonely shopping trolley, marooned in the middle of nowhere – often in a stream or park, or the most obscure and unexpected places. It means no harm. But it is out of place; it is not where it belongs. It is not serving customers, and it is not supporting the quest to bring in revenue. In fact, it’s the complete opposite. Generally it’s a fly-tipping eye-sore, worthy of hefty fines from councils. Shoppers can’t use it, and it pollutes the environment.
Rolling away with retail budgets: the hidden cost of abandoned shopping trolleys
We’ve all seen it: a poor, lonely abandoned shopping trolley. Marooned in the middle of nowhere – often a stream or park, or the most obscure and unexpected place. It means no harm. But is out of place. It is not where it belongs. It is not serving customers, and it is not supporting the quest to bring in revenue. In fact, it’s the complete opposite.
IoT: transforming water management
By Gareth Mitchell, UK Partner Manager, Heliot Europe Gareth Mitchell, UK Partner Manager, Heliot Europe, discusses how the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and sub-gigahertz connectivity has emerged as a pivotal tool for leak detection and prevention. UK water utilities are under increasing pressure with legislation – such as Ofwat’s regulatory targets and the – underscoring the need to find innovative solutions that detect and manage leaks more effectively.
Sub-Gigahertz Leak Detection: Preventing Water Damage with IoT
Water leakage is a critical issue affecting residential and commercial properties across the UK, with severe financial, environmental, and operational consequences. The rising cost of water bills, paired with the prevalence of insurance claims for water damage, highlights the urgency of finding innovative solutions for leak detection.
Comment: The role of IoT and sub-gigahertz connectivity in tackling water leakage - The Engineer
Water leakage continues to pose a significant challenge for both residential and commercial properties across the UK. The financial, environmental and operational consequences are considerable, with rising water bills, and increasing insurance claims for water damage underscoring the urgency of developing better leak detection and management solutions.
Rolling away with retail budgets: the hidden cost of abandoned shopping trolleys
Avoiding fines, pollution and recouping lost revenue with IoT We’ve all seen it: a poor, lonely abandoned shopping trolley. Marooned in the middle of nowhere – often a stream or park, or the most obscure and unexpected place. It means no harm. But is out of place. It is not where it belongs. It is not serving customers, and it is not supporting the quest to bring in revenue. In fact, it’s the complete opposite.
Rolling away with retail budgets: the hidden cost of abandoned shopping trolleys
Regular Industry Development Updates, Opinions and Talking Points relating to Manufacturing, the Supply Chain and Logistics. Rolling away with retail budgets: the hidden cost of abandoned shopping trolleys By Gareth Mitchell (pictured) UK Partner Manager, Heliot Europe Avoiding fines, pollution and recouping lost revenue with IoT We’ve all seen it: a poor, lonely abandoned shopping trolley. Marooned in the middle of nowhere – often a stream or park, or the most obscure and unexpected place.
Harnessing IoT technology for stolen vehicle recovery - Logistics Voices
The battle between car thieves and those committed to preventing vehicle theft is an ongoing struggle. Every day in the UK, an average of 159 cars are stolen, and the culprits are often professional gangs of thieves. This figure represents a 20% increase from the previous year in 2022. In this high-stakes game, the role of technology in tracking down and recovering stolen vehicles has become increasingly critical for police and investigation teams.
Improving UK Council Waste Management Services with IoT and 0G LPWAN Technology
Local councils in the UK are facing unprecedented financial pressures, with one in five potentially facing insolvency by 2025. These councils must meet the demands for essential services, such as waste management, against a backdrop of ever-decreasing budgets. This challenge is further complicated by stringent waste management and recycling targets imposed by the government and regulatory bodies.
Emptying the bins with IoT: reducing waste & improving manufacturing productivity
Manufacturers face rising energy and labour costs, regulatory pressures, and growing environmental responsibilities. Among their common challenges is waste management inefficiency. Traditionally, industrial waste bins, especially in expansive setups like automotive production lines, are emptied on fixed schedules, often before they are full, leading to resource wastage. Internet of Things (IoT) technology offers a solution that equips bins with sensors to monitor fill levels.
Emptying the Bins with the Industrial IoT – FM Industry
Gareth Mitchell, UK Partner Manager at Heliot Europe, discusses the deployment of sensors and LPWAN to optimise waste management in manufacturing by monitoring bin fill levels in real-time, and how it reduces unnecessary collection trips. Manufacturers face rising energy and labour costs, regulatory pressures, and growing environmental responsibilities. Among their common challenges is waste management inefficiency.
Stolen caravan recovery with LPWA IoT networks (Reader Forum)
In the United Kingdom, a nation with a deep love for caravans, and other recreational vehicles, one in five adults has embarked on a caravan holiday since the beginning of the pandemic. But there is an ongoing struggle to ensure that these beloved mobile holiday homes are not stolen by thieves, and traditional methods of theft prevention and recovery may be falling short.
Transforming caravan security through Sigfox and IoT
It is no secret that the United Kingdom is a nation with a deep love for caravanning, and holidays away in other recreational vehicles too, with some figures showing that one in five adults have been on a caravan holiday since the onset of the pandemic. However, this burgeoning trend has been shadowed by a rising wave of caravan thefts in the UK, suggesting that traditional methods of theft prevention and recovery may be falling short.
The shift towards supply chain transparency with asset traceability for manufacturers
Over the last few years manufacturers and their supply chains have come up against an array of challenges. There was the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2023; the Suez Canal obstruction in March 2021; the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and ongoing war; and now, in the midst of a global cost of living crisis, there are shipping challenges affecting the transport of goods through the Red Sea, causing further delays and spikes in costs.
The shift towards supply chain transparency with asset traceability for manufacturers
Regular Industry Development Updates, Opinions and Talking Points relating to Manufacturing, the Supply Chain and Logistics. The shift towards supply chain transparency with asset traceability for manufacturers By Gareth Mitchell (pictured) UK Partner Manager, Heliot Europe Over the last few years manufacturers and their supply chains have come up against an array of challenges.
Achieving Transparency in Glass Supply Chains – FM Industry
Gareth Mitchell, UK Partner Manager at Heliot Europe, explains how continuing geopolitical events since the pandemic are adding to the challenges global manufacturers already faced transporting glass with A Frame Stillages.
Harnessing IoT Technology for Stolen Vehicle Recovery
The battle between car thieves and those committed to preventing vehicle theft is an ongoing struggle. Every day in the UK, an average of 159 cars are stolen, and the culprits are often professional gangs of thieves. This figure represents a 20 percent increase from the previous year in 2022. In this high-stakes game, the role of IoT technology vehicle recovery has become increasingly critical for police and investigation teams.
Podcast: Filming with Attenborough, global development goals, and lab-grown meat
Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: News: Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster – We find out what it was like to have Sir David Attenborough on campus as he met a robot sea monster and the researcher who built it.
Rotary review of 2023
The Rye and Winchelsea Rotary Club had a busy time in the lead-up to Christmas and new year, with their annual Christmas collections. The main beneficiaries of this year’s collection will again be local charities and those in need such as St Michael’s Hospice, Rye and District Community Transport and the Rye Foodbank amongst others. Throughout 2023, we supported local events such as the Rye Country Show, Festival of the Sea, Winchelsea Fete, and the Town Crier’s competition.
Rotary Christmas collections
A big thank you to customers at Jempson’s stores in Rye and Peasmarsh as their generous donations to the Rotary Club of Rye and Winchelsea have provided a boost to our funds. This week we will also have attended Rye Market and further days at the Peasmarsh and Rye stores. The club will use the money raised to help a number of voluntary groups and good causes in our local community.
Reimagining the Risk of Legionella
Harnessing the IoT and connected sensory devices facilitates monitoring of water systems for the Legionella pneumophila bacteria according to Gareth Mitchell, UK key account manager at Heliot and Cistermiser managing director, Richard Braid. Legionella has been making headlines recently, and not for the right reasons.
Podcast: Climate conference, COVID and pregnancy, and inspiring careers
Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: News: COP coming – We look ahead to the upcoming COP28 climate conference, and discuss a few recent Imperial studies on the carbon budget, warming beyond net zero, and avoiding overreliance on carbon removal technologies.
Podcast: NASA science alum, vaccines for TB, and the generational wealth gap
Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: News: Is the generational wealth gap real? – We dig into a new report that finds evidence that there is more solidarity between generations than the “Millennials versus Boomers” narrative would suggest. imperialcollege · News: Is the generational wealth gap real?
Podcast: Bedtime rituals, recycling clothes and data bias in AI
Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: News: Getting ready for bed – When mice are sleepy, they make a safe nest, and now researchers have discovered the brain wiring that controls this instinct both in mice and likely in ourselves.
Podcast: Childhood illness, planetary protection, and sustainable finance
Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: News: Diagnosing childhood illnesses – We learn about a new blood test that can determine what’s causing fevers in children in only an hour, by analysing the distinctive pattern of genes being ‘switched on or off’ by the body in response to specific illnesses.
Podcast: Monkey sex, walking robots, and DNA health
In this edition: We learn how same-sex sexual behaviour is common in macaques, how to teach robots to walk like dogs, and how DNA affects your health. Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: News: Same-sex sexual behaviour in monkeys – We learn how research has revealed that same-sex sexual behaviour among male macaques in one colony is widespread and may be beneficial.
Rotary celebrations
The Rotary Club of Rye & Winchesea recently celebrated two key events in our history. The first was to celebrate 75 years of Rotary supporting our local community. We visited Gusbourne Vineyard and had a lovely picnic and the odd glass of wine, along with a slice of cake provided by club member Clive Gilbert. It is also our new Rotary year (July to June) and we welcomed this years new President Eric Bourne.
IoT, Smart Meters and Sustainable Water Security
Alex Barter and Gareth Mitchell explain why smart metering is key to creating a water secure future for the United Kingdom. Climate instability combined with an expanding population and escalating levels of per capita consumption are creating unsustainable pressure both on water resources and an overstretched supply network. Yet, without any insight into where leaks occur or how consumer behaviour affects consumption, how can water companies meet the government’s ambitious plans to reduce usage?
Podcast: Celebrity visitor special
In this edition: We revisit interviews with some celebrity guests: singer Ana Matronic, Queen’s Brian May, and astrophysicist and author Katie Mack. Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: Ana Matronic meets the robots – Scissor Sisters singer Ana Matronic visited Imperial in 2015 to meet robotics researcher Dr Aldo Faisal.
Hot Secrets and AI Endgames on Apple Podcasts
Bill and Gareth talk about new research using thermal cameras to crack passwords, and the old tired tropes about superintelligent AI taking over the world, and why Bill's had enough of it all. Plus comments from listeners and the inevitable opening sketch.
Podcast: Analysing Trump voters, Jupiter mission launch, and COVID oximeter test
In this edition: What links Trump voters, how we’re going to investigate Jupiter’s moons, and why it’s a good idea to ask if a medical trial is fair. Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below.
Thin chips and recycled cobalt on Apple Podcasts
In this episode, Bill looks at Apple's plans to use only recycled cobalt in iPhone batteries, and the wider context of recovering and recycling metals for use in consumer electronics and batteries. Gareth has found another use for graphene, but this one seems like it might actually make it into widespread use. And we discuss rapid unscheduled disassemblies.
Podcast: Supersonic flight, toxic pet treatments, and fighting TB with maths
In this edition: The future of supersonic flight, how toxic flea and tick products are reaching the environment, and how maths can help eradicate TB. Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below.
Podcast: Credit rating inequalities, making mosquito music, and better batteries
In this edition: How AI has magnified credit disparities, how malaria research was translated into sound, and how batteries can make a better world. Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below. OR listen to individual chapters: News: Boosting sex drive and sourcing dark energy – We hear about how the hormone kisspeptin can help people with low sex drive, and why black holes may be the source of dark energy.
Podcast: Fighting fungi, the music of the moons, and self-healing crystals
In this edition: We join the fight against deadly fungal pathogens, listen to music inspired by moons, and discover how some crystals heal themselves. Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below.
Rotary Club of Rye & Winchelsea
The Rye and Winchelsea Rotary Club had a busy time in the lead up to Christmas with their annual Christmas collection in very varied inclement weather conditions. The main beneficiaries of this year’s collection will be St Michael’s Hospice, Rye and District Community Transport, Rye Foodbank and Rother Responders. President Bill Coleman said: “The generosity of the local community has been magnificent.
Podcast: Treating diabetes, boardroom diversity, and avoiding hangovers
By Hayley Dunning , Andrew Youngson , Gareth Mitchell , Conrad Duncan , Caroline Brogan In this edition: We meet a clinician investigating diabetes, find out how boardroom diversity benefits companies, and hope for a hangover cure. Play the complete podcast (above) You can catch the podcast on all your favourite platforms. Just click on any of the icons below.
Queen Elizabeth commemorative tree
On Monday, October 31 Rotary president Bill Coleman supported by fellow Rotarians and partners from the Rotary Club of Rye & Winchelsea added the stone plaque to the site of a Hawthorn tree planted on Strand Quay to commemorate the Queens’ platinum jubilee. Image Credits: Rye and Winchelsea Rotary .
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