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In the new edition of Laboratory News, a focus on healthcare, data and the lab environment

July 18, 2026
The most important technology in modern healthcare may not be AI but the laboratories generating the evidence that makes every breakthrough possible... Our latest edition of Laboratory News explores the systems, environments...

Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: digital expansion, new build, tech collab, new markets, financing…

July 16, 2026
The National Pathology Imaging Co-operative has expanded its national digital pathology network to 15 hospital sites following the addition of the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The platform enables...

Magnetotactic bacteria project aims to develop living cancer ‘magnetobots’

July 12, 2026
Aston University is leading a €1.2m international research project to investigate whether naturally magnetic bacteria can be harnessed to deliver targeted cancer therapies. Funded through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)...

Funding to support colorectal cancer platform targeting ‘undruggable’ proteins

July 12, 2026
University of Bath spin-out Revolver Therapeutics has secured £572k to advance a drug discovery platform designed to target transcription factors, proteins long regarded as among the most difficult targets in...

Life sciences sector urges Government to back investment and innovation

July 12, 2026
The UK life sciences sector has called on Government to maintain policy continuity, improve access to growth capital and accelerate adoption of innovation across the NHS during a BioIndustry Association...

Genomic study sheds light on ‘Typhoid Mary’ carriers

July 12, 2026
Researchers have carried out the first large-scale genomic study of enteric fever carriage in England and Wales, revealing that the risk of unknowingly spreading the disease appears to depend more...

Heavy metal stress impacts fungi/plant relationships

July 12, 2026
Heavy metal pollution can alter the relationship between trees and the fungi that support them, according to research from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), offering new insights into how forests respond...

Breaking up prolonged sitting linked to lower cancer death risk

July 5, 2026
Breaking up long periods of sitting with light physical activity could reduce the risk of cancer death, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Published...

Study identifies best practice for whale shark tagging

July 5, 2026
An international team led by scientists at the Marine Biological Association (MBA) has published new guidance aimed at improving the way researchers track whale sharks, helping strengthen conservation efforts for...

Agreement moves Paralympian McFall closer to historic space mission

July 5, 2026
A new agreement between the UK Government and commercial space company Vast has moved UK astronaut John McFall a step closer to becoming the first person with a physical disability...

Latest Lab Talk News in Brief: System overhaul, development, investment, appointments

July 1, 2026
Clinisys has completed deployment of its WinPath laboratory information management system at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, replacing a legacy pathology system that had been in use for more than 30...

International team to investigate origins of evolutionary innovation

June 28, 2026
A University of Aberdeen researcher has secured a prestigious international grant to investigate how entirely new traits evolve in animals. Dr Victoria Sleight is part of an international collaboration awarded...

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