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Sheffield spinout raises £3m to tackle complex biologics manufacturing
October 31, 2026
University of Sheffield spinout Silvia Bio has raised £3m in seed funding to scale a technology designed to improve the reliability and yield of biopharmaceutical manufacturing, as increasingly complex medicines...
Brain cells head to space in bid to advance neurodegenerative disease research
October 18, 2026
Researchers at the Saudi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have sent two biomedical experiments to the International Space Station (ISS), where brain cells and organoids will be...
£3.75m programme targets rising UK mosquito and midge disease risks
October 9, 2026
A £3.75 million research programme led by the University of Glasgow will investigate how environmental change could alter the risk of mosquito and midge-borne diseases across the UK. The four-year...
When seeing is no longer believing
September 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is polluting the world of science. Online teaching and reference resources are suddenly being populated by images of imaginary microbes, machinery full of mistakes, and human bodies...
AI imaging platform targets rare cellular events
September 7, 2026
Researchers in Scotland are set to gain access to an AI-powered imaging platform designed to identify rare cellular events among millions of cells, potentially allowing biomedical researchers to study biological...
MDC invests £1m in biotech approaches to autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease
September 6, 2026
Two UK biotechs developing new approaches to chronic autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases have each secured £500,000 from the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) to accelerate development of their therapeutic platforms. Flip...
Immunological Toolbox expands access to veterinary research reagents
September 4, 2026
A global research resource providing information on more than 20,000 immune reagents has been relaunched with a new platform designed to improve access to tools for veterinary immunology research. The...
African biopharma Minapharm receives up to £12m-plus to advance Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine
August 30, 2026
African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group is to receive up to $16.5m (£12.2m) from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance development of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, as...
Poultry sector structure ‘key’ to resilience against avian flu says research
August 30, 2026
The structure of Great Britain's poultry industry could play an important role in its resilience to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI), alongside biosecurity measures taken at individual farms, according to...
Python becomes first snake to receive pioneering cancer treatment
August 22, 2026
A 15-foot python at Chester Zoo has made a full recovery after becoming what is believed to be the first snake in the world to receive a pioneering cancer treatment...
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