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Judges announced for £4 million Longitude Prize for AI-assisted dementia technology

January 23, 2023
Leading figures from academia, charities and medical institutions are among the judges chosen for the £4 million Longitude Prize on Dementia.

Quantum work ‘like turning omelettes into eggs’

January 22, 2023
Microscopy and communications could be enhanced by adapting new techniques for improving quantum technology for ‘real world’ applications.

Government aid for healthcare innovation trio welcomed

January 22, 2023
InnoScot Health, the private body working with NHS Scotland to drive commercial innovation in the sector, has applauded the UK Government decision to provide nearly £1 million for three projects...

UK’s second largest biobank eyes 1 million samples in first year 

January 15, 2023
BioGrad is set to open the country's second largest biobank facility within a £7.6 million investment for new headquarters at Liverpool’s Wavertree Technology Park.

Treatments remain effective for Mpox says study  

January 15, 2023
Joint research by British and German institutions suggest that current drugs used to combat the global monkeypox outbreak remain effective.

Breast cancer studies top global clinical trials for 2022

January 15, 2023
Breast cancer remains the most studied disease according to recent global analysis of thousands of clinical trials.

NASA awaits return of landmark space experiments cargo

January 8, 2023
Samples from pioneering experiments into radiation, hydroponics and bioprospecting in microgravity environments will return to Earth this week from the International Space Station.

Chemical sector welcomes REACH deadline consultation results

January 8, 2023
Chemical sector businesses and organisations have overwhelmingly backed extension of transitional registration deadlines for the new post-Brexit UK REACH regime, in response to a Whitehall consultation process.

Call for targeted approach to boost bird-friendly farming

January 8, 2023
Threatened farmland bird species would benefit from a more strategic investment of resources rather than an applying a uniform approach to UK agriculture, suggests a new study.

LifeArc pairs with Euro partner to improve respiratory disease outcomes

December 17, 2022
Life science charity LifeArc has embarked on a three year partnership with the European Multicentre Bronchiectasis Audit and Research Collaboration (EMBARC) to tackle the respiratory disease bronchiectasis.

Liverpool industry and academia join forces with new solution to fight hospital infections

December 17, 2022
Antimicrobial coatings will be installed on a trial basis for touchscreens and door handles in the newly opened Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

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