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Tell it to the spin doctor

February 10, 2025
Despite being an internationally renowned centre of academic excellence, the UK is struggling to commercialise the innovations its research creates. Andrew Tingey discusses why the UK’s spinout sector is faltering,...

Wolfson grant enables purchase of world’s fastest scanning microscope

February 9, 2025
Pioneering dementia research professor Roslyn Bill has welcomed the announcement of a £0.5 million grant for Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), saying it will help accelerate her collaborative work...

Crafoord Prize laureates honoured for autoimmune disease work

February 8, 2025
Darwin and Wallace, Newton and Leibniz, or Priestley, Scheele and Lavoisier – history provides numerous examples of scientists independently making breakthrough discoveries in the same area of research.

Alga ‘superfood’ comes with scaling up challenges, say scientists

February 7, 2025
A common freshwater species of algae packed with nutritional benefits could be the next agricultural ‘superfood’, claim researchers from the University of Birmingham.

AstraZeneca’s Speke U-turn deals blow to Government’s life sciences ambition

February 3, 2025
AstraZeneca’s shock reversal of its plans to expand vaccine manufacturing at its Speke plant on Merseyside has put an end to hopes of the proposed £450 million investment in the...

The Future of Lab Informatics

January 30, 2025
What will 2025 bring in terms of lab informatics? How will advanced technologies drive new discoveries? Jonathan Gross of Labguru provides some answers…

Seven CERSI centres launched to speed regulatory innovation in UK medicine

January 28, 2025
Innovate UK has announced seven Centres of Excellence for Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs) to create “safer, faster pathways” for innovative medicines and devices.

Coolly compliant

January 27, 2025
Upgrading and replacing assets such as refrigeration equipment requires careful attention not only to cost and efficiency but also compliance, advises Mohammed Choudhury.

How automated tools can speed toxicology tests 

January 27, 2025
Toxicology assessments can be time consuming, but digital repositories and tools can aid the process, explains Dean Hatt...

Gallium-based bone cancer therapy paste secures £110k support

January 27, 2025
Grant money of £110,000 has been awarded to help develop an injectable paste that could have the potential to combat bone cancer.

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