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Bath pioneers announce ‘promising’ Hanta vaccine in development

May 9, 2026
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Researchers at University of Bath are developing what they describe as a “highly promising” new vaccine against Hanta virus, combining mRNA technology with the institution’s patented Ensilication stabilisation platform. The...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biology, Cold chain, Drug Discovery, Infectious disease, mRNA vaccines, Refrigeration, Virology
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Lab Talk News in Brief

April 30, 2026
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Our sister title Laboratory Talk presents a regular round up of short news reports from across the sector, following investment funding, R&D, appointments, funding, lab space, digitalisation and more. Here...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Appointments, Digitalisation, Investment, Lab space, R&D
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AstraZeneca U-turn green lights £300m, two-site spend in Cambridge and Macclesfield

April 29, 2026
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AstraZeneca has made a dramatic U-turn on its investments in UK life sciences, announcing it will now proceed with a £300 million outlay in its Cambridge and Macclesfield sites. Last...
Life Sciences
Drugs development, Investment, Pharmaceutical
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Biotech investment up 17% as UK secures Europe’s largest venture capital share

April 27, 2026
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Financing for UK biotech jumped 17% at the start of the year from the previous quarter, with equity financing passing the £0.5bn mark. New figures from the UK BioIndustry Association...
Life Sciences
Investment
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Microscopic astronauts’ space lab takes pioneering journey

April 26, 2026
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Space travel involving animals is nothing new but a British contribution to the International Space Station may be harnessing the smallest species yet. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) funded Fluorescent...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrobiology, Instrumentation, Radiation, Space science
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Science MBA leaders scheme extended to Scotland

April 19, 2026
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A scholarship scheme to fund engineers and scientists to develop their commercial acumen at leading business schools is to be extended to Scotland. The Sainsbury Science Management Fellow Scholarship has...
Physics & Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences
Skills/Training
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Laboratory Talk News in Briefs latest…

April 16, 2026
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Our sister site, Laboratory Talk, provides a regular feed of short updates featuring news about acquisitions, lab builds, partnerships, appointments, new funding and more. Here is the latest report: Tydus...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Investment, Lab builds, R&D
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Rise in biochemical and chemical engineering UCAS numbers

April 14, 2026
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Recent UCAS data has revealed a growing interest in biochemical and chemical engineering, says the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The number of university applicants with offers for studying the two...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering
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Scheme allows threatened plant to dock at island base

April 12, 2026
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One of the world’s rarest dock and coastal plants has received a massive conservation boost, thanks to a wholesale reintroduction at its Welsh stronghold.
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
Biology, Botany, Earth & Environmental Sciences
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Lab gloves could inflate microplastics readings suggests study

April 4, 2026
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Scientists may be overestimating their assessments of microplastics pollution, with the cause lying literally in their own hands, suggests a new study. University of Michigan (U-M) researchers say they have...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Atmospheric Sciences, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Surface and microstructure Analysis
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