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Employers are facing the annual rise in sickness and low productivity that comes with winter. However, light therapy has been shown to be effective at combatting illness and increasing workplace productivity. Such lightboxes are available from Lumie.

Cambridge Research Biochemicals (CRB) has signed an agreement with Panagene to become the UK distributor for high purity peptide nucleic acids (PNA) oligomers. PNAs have many applications in bio-procedures, diagnostics, and anti-gene therapies.

Research suggests that over a third of the population suffers from a sleep disorder, often because their circadian rhythms are out of sync. Lumie have developed Bodyclock dawn simulators and lights that can help you get a good night's sleep.