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Derby superlab wins four design nominations for architects

May 15, 2026
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Lab architects Morrison Design have received multiple nominations for their University of Derby Bioscience Superlab project, in two major industry award ceremonies. These include citations in the Best New Campus...
Life Sciences
Biomedical science, Investment, Lab design
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Laboratory Talk News in Brief: industry round-up from our sister website

May 13, 2026
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The latest news briefs roundup on companies, institutions, suppliers and universities across the science sector from our sister site, Laboratory Talk, covers awards, new builds, approvals, research and appointments. Read...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Appointments, Awards, Investment, Lab space
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Phesi founder warns AI ‘is scaling, not solving’ clinical trial flaws

May 13, 2026
News
Phesi has published an analysis of more than 600,000 clinical trial protocols, which concludes that fewer than one in three are linked to publicly documented patient data and outcomes. The...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
AI, Medical Diagnostics
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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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Heriot-Watt team’s breakthrough makes light work of electromagnetic waves

May 9, 2026
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Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have demonstrated what they describe as a world first in photonics research, using light itself to control how electromagnetic waves oscillate at ultra-fast speeds. The breakthrough,...
Physics & Engineering
Electromagnetics, Optics, Photonics
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ACA’s REACH duplication warnings hint at lab testing and compliance burdens

May 4, 2026
News
The Alliance of Chemical Associations (ACA) has criticised the UK Government’s response to its consultation on the UK REACH Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm), arguing that it leaves industry facing...
Chemistry
Chemicals, Lab testing, REACH, Regulation & compliance
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CHEMUK unveils conference programme highlights

May 4, 2026
News
Representatives from leading institutions, leading business and Whitehall are included in the speaker lineup for this month’s CHEMUK show, focussing on the impact of regulatory change, cyber security, health and...
Chemistry
CHEMUK, Trade Show
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Lab Talk News in Brief

April 30, 2026
News
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
News
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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CMAC installation aims to revolutionise drugs development data access

April 24, 2026
News
One of the UK’s leading centres for pharmaceutical manufacturing and digital production methods says new capabilities will allow it to significantly overcome a key manual limitation on accelerating medicines development...
Physics & Engineering, Chemistry, Materials
Data science, Pharmaceutical, Scale-up
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