Ruairi J Mackenzie
Technology Networks
RJ is a freelance science writer based in Glasgow. He covers biological and biomedical science, with a focus on the complexities and curiosities of the brain and emerging AI technologies. RJ was a science writer at Technology Networks for six years, where he also worked on the site’s SEO and editorial AI strategies. He created the site’s podcast, Opinionated Science, in 2020. RJ has a Master’s degree in Clinical Neurosciences from the University of Cambridge.
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Industry Insight
Startup Collaborates With the Francis Crick Institute To Model COVID-19's Spread Between (and Within) People
London-based engineering startup Hadean, in collaboration with researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, hopes to use its simulation solution, the Aether Engine, to better model the spread of COVID-19 both between and within people. We spoke to Hadean’s Vice President of Operations, Mimi Keshani, to find out more.
Podcast
Opinionated Science Episode 3: The Microbiome: Gut-Brain Connections and “Poo Pills”
In this episode, the Technology Networks team discusses the community of bacteria that have made our bodies their home: the microbiome.
Article
Exploring the Coronavirus Pandemic: Why Is Testing So Important?
In a recent interview with Technology Networks, Marcus Walker and Matthew Donora from Open Cell, a startup lab facility in London that has created testing labs inside shipping containers, explained in greater detail exactly why testing is so important to combating a pandemic.
Article
Podcasts From Technology Networks
Keep up to date with all Technology Networks' podcast content, including Opinionated Science and Science Aloud.
Industry Insight
How AI Is Helping Advance TB Research
Technology Networks recently spoke with Dr Gillian Beamer, a pathologist and assistant professor at Tufts University and Thomas Westerling-Bui, Director, Scientific Strategy and Business Development at Aiforia, to learn how the implementation of a cloud-based platform is helping to advance scientific research on Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Article
How the Coronavirus Outbreak Is Impacting Research
The spread of COVID-19 has caused huge changes in how society functions. Scientific research has been similarly changed. Whilst efforts to fight the virus have seen huge investment in vaccine research, diagnostics and efforts to understand how the virus spreads, other fields of research have largely ground to a halt. We spoke to five scientists about how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting them.
Podcast
Opinionated Science Episode 2: Psychedelic Drugs: Ketamine for Depression, Party Octopuses and Stoned Dolphins
In this episode, the Technology Networks team discusses the rejuvenated field of psychedelic drugs research and how it might provide solutions for enduring mental health disorders.
Industry Insight
224-year-old Smallpox Treatment Modified for COVID-19 Candidate Vaccine
Vaccine development is a science over 200 years in the making, but creating a preventative that is effective and safe remains a complex and challenging task. Among the many companies working to create a vaccine for COVID-19 is Tonix Pharmaceuticals. Their pre-clinical candidate vaccine uses a unique platform that sets it apart from other efforts to fight the pandemic. We spoke to Tonix CEO Seth Lederman to find out more.
Industry Insight
This Digital Pharmacy Aims To Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has accelerated the digitization of healthcare. “Digital pharmacy” Genius Rx says it will trial same-day couriered delivery of scripts to patients’ doors from this summer. We spoke to Randy about the process of getting medication online and how analytics technology could save patients money.
Infographic
LIMS in the Cloud
In this infographic, we look at how cloud-based solutions are changing laboratory informatics, with a focus on how they can improve platforms such as laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
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