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ACOG Clinical & Scientific Meeting in Minneapolis

We’re delighted to be in Minneapolis for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting. From May 16th-18th, we’ll be ready to connect, collaborate, and showcase our Callavid® vaginal drug delivery innovation at the largest meeting of obstetricians and gynecologists in the US. This is an exciting opportunity to discuss …

Amy Coulson joins the Vaginal Microbiome team

We’re delighted to welcome Amy Coulson to CLCC in advance of starting her Ph.D. journey at Queen Mary University of London. Over the next 4 years she’ll be working with our team and QMUL’s Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Organ on a Chip Technology (COaCT) to develop a vaginal organ-on-a-chip to grasp successful …

Discover CLCC’s B Corp Impact Report

We believe that true success in business must be measured not just by commercial milestones, but by the positive impact we create. To us, being a B Corp is more than a certification – it’s a daily commitment to balancing people, planet, profit, and purpose. B Lab’s rigorous standards provide a clear framework for accountability …

A RCT of progesterone luteal support for unexplained infertility

A promising new study published in the BJOG Journal (British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) explores the use of vaginal progesterone for couples facing unexplained infertility. 👀 Could this pave the way for broader use of vaginal progesterone prior to IVF —especially for those who can’t access IVF …

BBC Radio Spotlight: Professor Quenby on Transforming Miscarriage Treatment with Callavid®

🎧 We loved this recent BBC Radio interview with Professor Siobhan Quenby MBE, who is leading the clinical trial of our progesterone-loaded Callavid at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust. 🔗 Listen to the clip: https://lnkd.in/e9GkFDaD Professor Quenby shares how our pioneering drug delivery technology could support women globally experiencing threatened miscarriage — …

BBC News coverage of Callavid®

Grateful to BBC News for spotlighting our work on progesterone-Callavid®, our novel drug delivery technology aimed at helping treat threatened miscarriage. “The current delivery method can leak and cost the [British economy and] NHS up to £236m per year, health economists say. University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust is leading the trial and …

Lia Mae Pellegrini joins as Product Development Engineering Intern

We are excited to welcome Lia Mae Pellegrini as a Product Development Engineering Intern! Lia Mae holds a First Class Honours Master’s in Product Design Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast, where in her final year of university she reached the finals of both the Co-Founders programme run by the Northern Ireland tech hub Catalyst and …

UHCW NHS Trust News

Trust leads clinical trial of pioneering product to tackle threatened miscarriage 8 April 2025 Experts from University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust are to lead a clinical trial of a novel device aimed at addressing threatened miscarriage. More than 150,000 women a year in the UK could be helped by Callavid® which is designed …

CLCC at Microbes in Women’s Health Congress – Amsterdam

Our colleague Elham Shirani  will be at the second Microbes in Women’s Health Congress in Amsterdam on 9-10 April. 🇳🇱 We’re excited to meet with existing and new partners for 2 days of talks, panels and networking.  Our user convenient Callavid® drug delivery platform will help provide effective colonisation and epithelial adherence of live biotherapeutics …

NIHR news: New trial to test device treating threatened miscarriage

[From NIHR: National Institute for Health and Care Research] We have awarded £1 million in funding to a first of its kind technology that’s being trialled to address threatened miscarriage. Currently, over 150,000 women in the UK experience threatened miscarriage a year. If approved, the device would become the world’s first drug-device combination to treat …