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March 14, 2014
Algal biofuels - hailed by some as a genuine alternative to fossil fuels, and by others as a red herring. Here we look at some stats

A very social affair

March 14, 2014
As a decade passes since the world became aware of Facebook, and Twitter continues its onslaught on the zeitgeist – all in 140 characters of course _– we ask what...

Waving goodbye to traditional pharmaceutical synthesis

March 13, 2014
Efficient, scalable and with few by-products – could microwave assisted synthesis become a ‘green’ success story? Professor Anant Paradkar thinks so. Here he tells us why Development of novel pharmaceutical...

From the lab to the boardroom – making a biomedical start-up succeed

March 11, 2014
Michael Norris discusses the challenges which biomedical SMEs face and how putting the right management structure in place can help take a product or service to market  Most early stage...

Engraving glass prevents shattering

March 7, 2014
Drop a glass on the floor and the likelihood is it will smash; do the same with a seashell and it will probably stay intact.The secret to why is held...

Science on the cold front

March 6, 2014
There are exciting areas of research that require extremely low temperatures, but getting down to near-absolute zero has its problems not least of which is the increasing scarcity of helium....

Taking on the resistance

March 4, 2014
The looming disaster of antimicrobial resistance is well known one…but what are we doing about this ‘catastrophic threat’? Tim Sandle delves into the Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy to find...

Tackling antimicrobial resistance

March 3, 2014
It’s 1945, and Alexander Fleming is giving his Nobel Lecture. He tells the story of the accidental discovery of penicillin with humbleness and poise, and just before handing over to...

Paranoid over androids

February 25, 2014
Ok, we have something important to share – and we are afraid to say that it absolutely justifies coming over all ‘1950s sci-fi’ on you. Here goes… Run for your...

New oncology deal for Immunocore

February 24, 2014
Biotechnology company Immunocore has entered into an oncology research collaboration and licensing agreement with MedImmune to research and develop novel cancer therapies using Immunocore’s ImmTAC technology. ImmTAC (Immune Mobilising Monoclonal...

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