6 Sep 2018

University spin-off projects in Converge Challenge finals

The finalists have been revealed for the 2018 Converge Challenge, Scotland’s premier company creation programme.  The University of Dundee has two innovative projects shortlisted in the Converge and KickStart categories. Representing the University is Professor Angus Lamond who founded a Data Management spinout company, Platinum Informatics. The company looks to maximise the efficiency and productivity of the modern workplace by enabling access to Big Data Technology.  The University  has also secured a place in the Kickstart category, aimed at early stage ideas,&...

4 Sep 2018

Discovery aids disease elimination efforts

Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified a new drug target in parasites that cause major neglected tropical diseases, a discovery that contributes towards a global drive to eliminate these diseases by 2030. African trypanosomes, transmitted by tsetse flies, cause lethal diseases in humans and livestock, known as sleeping sickness and nagana respectively. Around 70 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are thought to be at risk of contracting sleeping sickness, which kills thousands of people each year. Nagana causes vast economic harm to these countries and can exacerbate food shortages. Ne...