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Understanding menopause in your workforce
Added: 1 Mar 2022
While jumping at the chance to tell her personal story about how menopause has affected her work, t…

Broader NHS gene testing could detect twice as many people at risk of cancer
Added: 28 Feb 2022
Currently limited by stringent guidelines, NHS genetic testing currently misses around half of thos…

IVF research might enhance human egg development
Added: 25 Feb 2022
New findings by Max Planck IVF clinic researchers suggests the failure of human eggs is due to a we…

Fossil research uncovers a new species of giant Triassic crocodile
Added: 23 Feb 2022
An examination of the fossil record by Birmingham researchers has uncovered a new species of giant …

Personalised medicine demands diversity in clinical trials
Added: 23 Feb 2022
Equity requires us to recognise and celebrate our differences, especially when it comes to health. …

Breakthrough technique set to improve robotic cancer surgery
Added: 18 Feb 2022
The National Robotarium has received funds to develop a method to remove the margin of error for su…

Moving from 'Use by' to 'Best before' dates: participate in the project
Added: 17 Feb 2022
Many producers have elected to display 'Best before' in place of 'Use by' dates on fresh pasteurise…

Award winner: Partnership and sustainability win emerging technology award
Added: 16 Feb 2022
As we begin to look forward to the inaugural Lab South spin out event, Lab Innovation’s ‘Most impac…

Incorporating valuable microbiome data into drug development pipeline
Added: 16 Feb 2022
A three-phase project will build a ‘Microbiome Atlas’ to power an algorithm for predicting the micr…

Making an impact in remote laboratory research
Added: 16 Feb 2022
During Lab Innovations last November, Anna Cooper and Raymond Wong were delighted to pick up the ‘M…

Leadership pilot encourages progression for women in STEM
Added: 11 Feb 2022
To celebrate the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science the Pistoia Alliance has anno…

World's first confocal light microscope to study chiral molecules
Added: 11 Feb 2022
Scientists from Durham University’s Chemistry Department have developed the world’s first laser sca…

BioTrinity 2022: Catalysing growth in the life sciences industry
Added: 10 Feb 2022
Life Science professionals are invited to attend BioTrinity 2022. A face-to-face event, taking plac…

Applying digital technology and AI to compound management
Added: 9 Feb 2022
Sample management has changed enormously over the past 20 years. Steve Knight discusses the technol…

New Levelling Up white paper highlights research and innovation
Added: 8 Feb 2022
Academics and business experts respond to the Government’s new levelling up agenda, as outlined in …

Laboratory worker allergies go under the microscope
Added: 8 Feb 2022
To date, there are relatively few studies on the relationship between exposure to laboratory allerg…

Applying MATIC to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer
Added: 4 Feb 2022
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumours …

Researchers discover how lactic acid weakens anti-tumour defences
Added: 4 Feb 2022
In cancer research, it has long been known that lactic acid, or lactate, is produced in large quant…

Liquid biopsy for solid tumour research
Added: 3 Feb 2022
Liquid biopsy is becoming more and more promising for solid tumour research, detection and surveill…

BIA response to conclusion of NICE methods and processes review
Added: 31 Jan 2022
BioIndustry Association expert expresses disappointment in the scope of the conclusions draw by NIC…