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    Glasgow Caledonian University’s international students have rated their student experience the best in the UK. The university was rated the country’s top international experience in the latest International Student Barometer survey, which also placed Caledonian the best in Scotland for the second time in a row. The survey, carried out by independent research specialists i-graduate.org, measures international students’ satisfaction with every aspect of their university experience.
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    Among its many attractions, Glasgow has 6 centres, museums and parks/gardens which are home to life science related exhibitions - Glasgow Science Centre; the Hunterian, Zoology and Anatomy Museums at the University of Glasgow; the Fossil Grove at Victoria Park and the Botanic Gardens.
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    Innovative monoclonal antibody research at the University of Strathclyde led to the creation of Rhone Diagnostics (now known as R-Biopharm Rhône Ltd).
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    There is now a dedicated Medical Devices Doctoral Training Centre at the University of Strathclyde to develop industry ready graduates. (Source : MDIS)
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    Scotland’s 13 universities are all involved in groundbreaking medical technology research. The country produces 60,000 graduates each year with qualifications suited to the medical technology industry. (Source : MDIS)
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    Nobel Prize winner Sir James W. Black was born in Uddingston and worked at Glasgow Veterinary School from 1950 to 1958. There he laid the foundations of his groundbreaking work on beta-blockers and also his subsequent triumph in developing a blocker for gastric acid production which revolutionised the treatment of stomach ulcers.
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    Scottish medical technology companies employ over 7,000 people directly, and offer a substantial clinical research and clinical trials base through well established specialist organisations. (Source : MDIS)
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    Alexander Fleming, born in Ayrshire in 1881 discovered the 20th Century's greatest weapon against bacterial infection - penicillin - by chance.
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    Scotland’s growing medical technology cluster is supported by a supplier community in excess of 150, crucial to the effective operation of the sector. (Source : MDIS)
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    Dr David B Jack, inventor of Salmerol a treament for asthma, was a student at the University of Strathclyde.