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Cancer deal struck with Merck

February 9, 2018
News
Cancer Research UK and The Institute of Cancer Research have announced a multi-project collaboration deal with Merck to discover and develop new anticancer drugs.The parties will collaborate on three independent research...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Doubling the life of Li-ion batteries with graphene

February 8, 2018
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New research suggests that the life of lithium-ion batteries could be more than doubled by using graphene girders at the electrodes. Graphite has been the default choice of active material for...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Boom year for UK life science investment

February 7, 2018
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An analysis of investment in life sciences in European capital cities has shown London raised the most in 2017, reaching nearly £1bn.The findings are from MedCity, set up to promote...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences
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Watching DNA being read with cryo-EM

February 7, 2018
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Scientists have unveiled images of the DNA code being read and interpreted – revealing new detail about one of the fundamental processes of life.Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Proteomics & Genomics
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Report reveals ‘urgent need’ for improved drug discovery productivity

February 6, 2018
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A new report by two UK bioscience organisations suggests that despite great strengths, the UK drug discovery community needs urgent action to make it more productive.The joint report, State of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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New centre takes on shortage of technical skills

February 6, 2018
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A new National centre aiming to tackle the shortage of specialist technical skills in the Higher Education sector has been launched.Based in Sheffield, the Technician Development Centre for Higher Education...
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Venture capital vital to future of biotech

January 23, 2018
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has released a report suggesting that pharma companies investing in emerging start-ups is now a key source of capital for biotech innovation in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
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Graphene brings sports footwear breakthrough

January 23, 2018
News
A partnership is launching a revolutionary world-first in the sports footwear market following a collaboration with materials scientists.British sportswear brand inov-8 has teamed up with The University of Manchester to...
Materials
Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Exploding stars have a link to climate change

January 22, 2018
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Cosmic rays from supernovae can influence Earth's cloud cover and thereby climate according to new research from a team from Denmark.The study reveals how atmospheric ions, produced by the energetic...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Physics & Engineering
Astrophysics, Atmospheric Chemistry, Atmospheric Sciences
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Molecular printing tech recreates complex biology

January 19, 2018
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A new fabrication technology which could allow researchers to recreate complex biological environments has been developed by a team at Queen Mary University of London.‘3DEAL’ is a simple and inexpensive...
Life Sciences, Materials
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Materials Science, Physiology
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Fossil bonanza fills important knowledge gap

January 18, 2018
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A team of researchers have uncovered a rich diversity of microscopic animal fossils from over half a billion years ago in rocks from the northern tip of Greenland.Current accounts of...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Paleobiology
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Old dog, new tricks for TB antibiotic

January 17, 2018
News
Tuberculosis could be fought more effectively with future drugs – thanks to new research into an old antibiotic by University of Warwick and Francis Crick Institute.Professor David Roper at Warwick’s...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Microbiology
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