Cervical Cancer Diagnostics
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Impact Summary for the General Public
Through research carried out under an EPSRC Teaching Company (KTP) award, we assisted an SME, CellPath, to develop the capacity to manufacture a novel set of dyes (Ortho Stains) for use in the Papanicolaou cervical smear test and other histological procedures. The company, previously mainly known for manufacture and sales of laboratory plastics etc, rapidly become the UK market leader in cytology stains, with over 50% of the domestic market, and exports to Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the USA. As a result the company has increased turnover by 400% and the workforce has grown from 5 to 65 employees.
Category of impact
- Technological
- Health/Quality of life
Research outputs (3)
- Published
An insight into the mechanism of the cellulose dyeing process: Molecular modelling and simulations of cellulose and its interactions with water, urea, aromatic azo-dyes and aryl ammonium compounds.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Biologically active cyclopropanes and cyclopropenes
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
A new approach to cyclopropene fatty acids involving 1,2-deiodination
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review