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Lab News roundup: Honours, market reports, location moves, collaborations and research

Added: 14 Nov 2024

Diagnexia’s new histopathology laboratory in Oxford will have capacity to process 400,000 pathology…

NAMs offer means for UK lead in chemical testing, say Government advisors

Added: 11 Nov 2024

Britain should aim to establish itself as a global leader in testing by harnessing advanced technol…

Replacing ultra-processed foods in diet associated with reduction in type 2 diabetes risk

Added: 15 Sep 2024

A new study of the links between processed foods and diabetes risk suggests considerable variation,…

Dr Chris van Tulleken to deliver 2024 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Added: 25 Aug 2024

Science broadcaster Dr Chris van Tulleken will deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lect…

Freudenberg-NOK develops bio-EPDM

Surrey takes the p… in order to feed the world

Added: 22 Jul 2024

It sounds like the classic p… take but work is underway on a project to counter the world shortage …

Vallance assumes key science ministerial role

Added: 7 Jul 2024

Former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has joined the newly elected Labour administra…

Seaweed-to-packaging spinout scoops £4million-plus private investment 

Added: 9 Jun 2024

Bath university spinout Kelpi has secured £4.35 million in funding from a slew of City firms to lau…

Fewer than one in three experts prepared for AI challenge, suggests Pistoia 

Added: 13 May 2024

Less than one third of life science experts polled in a Pistoia Alliance survey say they are coping…

‘Potash price rise undermines global food security’ warning

Added: 25 Feb 2024

Rising prices for potash across the globe are creating a threat to the level of global food securit…

Nine in 10 life scientists surveyed don’t understand US or European AI rules

Added: 25 Feb 2024

Just 9% of life science professionals polled say they understand either EU or US laws on the use of…

Report underlines economic returns on public investment in science

Added: 11 Feb 2024

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council-commissioned research estimates that the org…

EnsiliTech wins contract to develop ‘freezer-free’ global mRNA vaccine

Added: 28 Jan 2024

EnsiliTech, the University of Bath spin-out pioneering new methods of transporting medicines and fo…

Knauer mourns death of founder

Added: 28 Jan 2024

Founder of the German lab equipment manufacturer KNAUER Dr Herbert Knauer has died at the age of 92.

First ever Blavatnik award wins for Heriot-Watt and Innes centre as nine share honours

Added: 21 Jan 2024

Nine scientists have shared the 2024 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK and with it a …

Covid blow to Turing’s first year but positives too

Added: 8 Jan 2024

Britain’s replacement to the Erasmus Programme scholarships attained less than 60% of its target nu…

Testing giant invests millions in connected lab

Added: 18 Dec 2023

Global testing, inspection and certification services leader Element Materials Technology has commi…

Treforest explosion victim named as Celtic Food Labs chief

Added: 18 Dec 2023

The sole victim of the major explosion on a South Wales industrial estate has been identified as th…

First phase of Oxford’s new 1 million sq. ft lab district begins

Added: 27 Nov 2023

Laing O’Rourke will begin the initial phase of Oxford North’s £700 million new innovation district,…

Bioinformatician’s data protection work wins 2023 Einstein Prize

Added: 19 Nov 2023

One of the world’s largest prizes for academic research has been awarded to the Belgian bioinformat…

Top brands and rising stars lead Lab Awards 2023 shortlist

Added: 25 Sep 2023

Many of the best known brands and names in the laboratory sector, together with rising stars, are o…