Ten Bio News
Exploring UVC light for virus control
Ten Bio is contributing to a collaborative research project led by the University of St Andrews, funded by Innovate UK, to investigate the use of UVC light in inactivating airborne viruses.
Investment enables Ten Bio to establish new skin testing technology in USA
A near-£1 million investment will help University of Dundee spinout company Ten Bio Ltd to commercialise the human skin culture system it developed to provide
TenSkin used to show effects of filtered far-UVC radiation in skin
Ten Bio’s innovative human skin model, TenSkinTM, features in a recent publication assessing the carcinogenic risk through direct DNA damage of filtered far-UVC exposure. This
Ten Bio win at Scottish Edge
Ten Bio Ltd has won £65,000 in a national competition supporting Scotland’s most exciting new enterprises. Scottish EDGE is the UK’s largest business funding competition,
Converge Challenge prize for Ten Bio
Dr Hickerson was last night named runner-up in the Converge Challenge category of Converge 2020, receiving £29,000 in cash and in-kind business support. Converge is
Ten Bio launched from University of Dundee
Ten Bio launched from University of Dundee Researchers from the University of Dundee are looking to transform pharmaceutical and cosmetics testing with their spinout venture
Wounding response and wound healing in a novel tension-based skin explant model
This study highlights a tensioned ex vivo skin model that maintains viability and replicates in vivo wound healing. Improved keratin expression and 3D visualization confirm its value for studying biomarkers and testing therapies.
A tension-based skin explant model
This study introduces a tensioned ex vivo skin model that maintains viability, structural integrity, and physiological complexity. Unlike traditional models, it replicates in vivo responses, supports toxicity studies, and shows promise for dermatology research and drug discovery, reducing reliance on animal testing.
Ten Bio named finalist in Scotland’s Life Science award.
Ten Bio is proud to announce that our company has been named one of three finalists in Scotland’s Life Science award in the category ‘Innovation
The origins of TenSkin™
Entering our third year since spin out, it’s time to celebrate the origins of our technology which has brought Ten Bio early success in a
‘When I was two, I was nearly new’ ….
‘When I was two I was nearly new’ … with thanks to A. A. Milne for the line from his 1927 poem ‘Now we are
Our differentiation in wound management….
In the previous note from the chairman I emphasized the potential role for Ten Bio in the area of wound management. My reason for that
Dr Paul Campbell seconded to Ten Bio through UK Medical Research Council Innovation Scholarship
Dr Paul Campbell, Reader in Physics at the University of Dundee has recently begun a secondment to Ten Bio through an Innovation Scholarship funded by the UK’s Medical Research Council.