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Multi-million award to scale up uni lab’s cyber-crime solution research

December 4, 2022
News
Heriot-Watt University academic Mehul Malik has been awarded £2.5 million from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) for his research into quantum technologies with the capacity to provide next-level defence...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Engineering, Policy, Quantum Physics
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Lab’s failures led to nearly 40,000 false negative COVID tests, says UKHSA

November 29, 2022
News
A clinic set up just months after the initial outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the UK issued thousands of infected people with negative results before its testing commission was suspended.
Life Sciences
Lifescience
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Imaging breakthrough may provide ASD diagnosis biomarker

November 27, 2022
News
Scientists at Yale University say they have identified a possible biomarker for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), based upon one of the condition’s common hallmarks.
Life Sciences
Biology, Developmental Biology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Policy
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Start-up raises £0.5 million-plus towards hard tumour immunotherapy goal

November 27, 2022
News
Start-up Neobe Therapeutics has raised £520K towards financing its endeavours to reduce barriers to immunotherapy in cancer patients with solid tumours.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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Birmingham Uni institute’s Arlt to be new MRC London Institute Director

November 27, 2022
News
Award-winning clinical endocrinologist Professor Wiebke Arlt will be the new Director of the Medical Research Council London Institute of Medical Sciences from 1 January.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics
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Millions of pounds of expired Covid PPE faces disposal, claims firm

November 22, 2022
News
A surplus of personal protective equipment to deal with an expected third winter spike in Covid-19 cases has created an increase in disposal enquries, says one waste disposal company.
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials
Earth & Environmental, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Policy
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Data explosion threatens Catch 22 for pathogen research

November 20, 2022
News
Science’s efforts to tackle the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being hampered by the massive increase in the very information designed to help them in their efforts, warns a...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physiology, Policy, Virology
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Biotech innovators honoured at OBN 2022

November 20, 2022
News
Rising stars of the biotech world were once again thrown in the spotlight at the annual OBN awards with 11 firms winning in 12 categories.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Life Sciences
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Kent Uni lab aims to tackle footballer cardiac threat

November 20, 2022
News
The University of Kent claims it has achieved a first for UK labs by directly imaging at photomicrographic level how muscle activity is controlled.
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physiology
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Heriot-Watt joint initiative to market medical design

November 14, 2022
News
Heriot-Watt University and Technology Scotland will work together to boost access to sustainable medical device design capabilities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs).
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biotech, Engineering, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
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UK materials scientist wins prestigious Hamburg Prize

November 14, 2022
News
The British scientist Nicola Spaldin has won the prestigious Hamburg Prize for Theoretical Physics for her work on the development of multiferroic materials.
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Engineering, Materials, Materials Science
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Swiss-UK deal eases EU Horizon disappointments

November 14, 2022
News
Britain and Switzerland have sealed an agreement for collaboration on research and innovation projects.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biology, Biotech, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Policy
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