Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken

  A low-power blue light could be the key to significantly reducing food poisoning caused by raw chicken in the UK, scientists at the University of Reading have found. Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial food poisoning worldwide. In the UK alone there are hundreds of thousands of cases each year, costing an estimated […]

Company News

Forty years on from humble beginnings, R-Biopharm Rhône celebrates an innovation journey which has made it an international player

Glasgow-based maker of diagnostic test kits has built a manufacturing success based on scientific excellence One of the most successful science-based companies in Scotland is about to celebrate 40 years of innovation, manufacture and export achievement after beginning its journey into the commercial world as a university spin-out. Glasgow-based R-Biopharm Rhône, which makes and distributes […]

Events, Awards & Exhibition News

Conference Programme to Tackle Sustainability, Regulation and Innovation at UKPackaging Expo

UKPackaging Expo will put insight, regulation and real-world best practice centre stage this November with a strengthened conference programme designed to help packaging teams navigate one of the most transformative periods the sector has ever faced. Returning to the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool on 10-11th November 2026, the show’s Future Packaging Conference will run across both […]

Product News

NINE: Liverpool and Wales Legend Ian Rush Launches Welsh Single Malt Whisky with Penderyn Distillery

892 appearances. 411 goals. One legendary number nine. Liverpool and Wales legend Ian Rush MBE, whose extraordinary senior career produced 411 goals in 892 appearances, has joined forces with Penderyn Distillery, the home of Welsh whisky, to launch NINE, a nine-year-old Welsh single malt whisky matured in Tawny port casks and personally selected by Rush himself. Named after […]