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European Bioinformatics Institute adds local data storage
Added: 19 Sep 2019
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) has signed a contract with colocation datacentre p…
PM reintroduces graduate visa
Added: 18 Sep 2019
A new work visa introduced by Boris Johnson’s government will allow international science students …
US environmental agency to end animal testing by 2035
Added: 18 Sep 2019
The US Environmental Protection Agency will phase out animal testing of chemical products by 2035, …
Seven virtual data hubs to boost health R&D
Added: 13 Sep 2019
The UK government is funding seven new virtual data-sharing hubs to help develop new treatments for…
Scotland plans lung cancer biomarker rollout
Added: 11 Sep 2019
A NHS-backed trial in Scotland using blood biomarkers to detect early signs of lung cancer four yea…
Black hole image wins $3M Breakthrough Prize
Added: 6 Sep 2019
The team behind the first ever image of a black hole has been awarded the 2020 Breakthrough Prize i…
Medipath adds AI diagnostics to pathology labs
Added: 5 Sep 2019
AI diagnostics company Ibex Medical Analytics has partnered Medipath, the largest network of privat…
WHO joins Plan S
Added: 3 Sep 2019
The World Health Organisation has become the first United Nations agency to join Plan S, the global…
International research projects get £3.6M
Added: 29 Aug 2019
Research England has divvied up £3.6 million for eight research institutions in the UK to help fund…
BES plans ‘double blind’ peer review trial
Added: 23 Aug 2019
The British Ecological Society has announced it will be conducting a randomised trial to determine …
RC of Pathologists opens new £12M HQ
Added: 20 Aug 2019
The Royal College of Pathologists has relocated its headquarters to a new £12 million office in Ald…
UC Davis partners pharmaceutical for cannabis research
Added: 15 Aug 2019
The University of California has partnered Biopharmaceutical Research Company to conduct research i…
PM announces new NHS AI lab
Added: 8 Aug 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has allocated £250 million for investment in AI, including a new lab f…
UK food safety company partners cannabis producer
Added: 5 Aug 2019
Scottish food safety company R-Biopharm Rhône will supply its test kits to an unnamed Canadian cann…
Agar Scientific buys London Resin Company
Added: 2 Aug 2019
Laboratory equipment supplier Agar Scientific has acquired London Resin Company for an undisclosed …
Health data alliance adds eight members
Added: 1 Aug 2019
The UK Health Data Research Alliance (HDR UK) has added eight health organisations to increase the …
Volunteer data to build new AI diagnostics
Added: 26 Jul 2019
The UK government has announced a volunteer programme that will support the development of new trea…
Ozone smog will get worse with climate change
Added: 25 Jul 2019
Rising temperatures due to climate change will increase concentrations of ozone in the air to dange…
3.52M scientific procedures on animals in Britain last year
Added: 19 Jul 2019
Government figures reveal there has been a decrease in the number of scientific procedures carried …
BioCity announces golden triangle accelerator
Added: 18 Jul 2019
Life sciences business incubator BioCity has partnered Oxford Academic Health Science Network for a…
