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Interns sought for Lancaster

Businesses urged to tap into science and technology young talent
Internship opportunities at growthhungry enterprises are sought for students studying a range of technical subjects at Lancaster University . Opportunities during the summer months are particularly welcome , though part-time positions throughout the year are also desired .
Talented students are available with backgrounds in chemistry , computing and communications , cyber security , engineering , environmental science , maths and statistics , physics , and psychology . Academic and enterprise experts at the university work with host organisations to ensure the projects meet specific organisational needs .
Lancaster ’ s Science and Technology Business Partnerships and Enterprise team is highly experienced in arranging mutually beneficial partnerships between
Interns gain quality experience and valuable career skills
organisations and students through projects and placements .
Pam Pickles , Student Employability Manager at Lancaster University ’ s Faculty of Science and Technology said , “ We have a strong track-record of delivering solutions for external partners as well as helping to ensure our talented students
gain quality additional experience and skills that will be invaluable for when they complete their studies and begin their careers . ■
For more information contact p . pickles @ lancaster . ac . uk
Jonathan Keenan @ JKPhotography : 2016
myLotus gives instant , highly accurate results using a home test kit

Mobile health player is market hit

myLotus helps women conceive and supports best-performing shares on the AIM market
Concepta plc ( AIM : CPT ), the UK based women ’ s healthcare company , with its R & D centre at Colworth Park , has been unveiled as one of the best-performing shares on the AIM market ( a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange ) in 2016 .
Concepta has developed an easy-touse product to help women with infertility issues to become pregnant . The shares listed on AIM on 26 July 2016 at 7.5p per share and during the remainder of 2016 reached a peak of 21.9p per share , representing a 192 per cent increase . Concepta ’ s performance has placed the company at number four in the list of top performers among the newly-admitted AIM listings in 2016 , according to a recent report by Allenby Capital .
“ This is a fantastic achievement and further establishes Concepta as a key player in the mobile health market . This success is even greater when you consider that the company ’ s shares only listed on the exchange in July . We at Colworth Park wish Concepta continued success ,” said Keith Purdie , Business Development Director at Colworth Park .
Though numerous women become pregnant without difficulty , many others plan their pregnancies using urine tests . Concepta ’ s product – myLotus – tells women exactly what their luteinising hormone levels are , even if they are lower ( or higher ) than the norm . Women simply perform a home urine test and put the swab in a hand-held meter for an instant , highly accurate reading . ■
For more information contact keith . purdie @ colworthpark . com
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