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Fragrance industry scents trouble from EU substance reclassification

April 14, 2023
European Union changes to chemicals legislation are a potential threat to the substantial fragrance industry, says the sector’s leading trade association.

Wearable tech enhances potential for friends-based mental health support

April 14, 2023
Wearable tech that shares data between small circles of close friends and relations could provide a new approach to distributed, mutual health care, suggests new research.

US space science’s $3 million lift-off for school STEM booster

April 2, 2023
NASA has allocated more than $3 million (£2.42 million) to a number of higher education colleges across the USA and its dependent territories in order to boost opportunity in STEM...

Royal Assent opens door to gene edited food in UK 

March 28, 2023
The granting of Royal Assent for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has finally opened the door for the commercial development of gene-edited food in England.

‘Ramp up diagnostic techniques or risk Avian flu spill-over’

March 26, 2023
The co-founder of healthtech company Pictura Bio says the UK’s diagnostic testing capacity is not sophisticated enough to tackle an influenza event that spills from avian to human populations.

World University rankings hat trick for Royal Veterinary College

March 22, 2023
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has scored a hat trick of three consecutive first place entries in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

Bids process to share in £3 million Cystic Fibrosis funds opens

March 20, 2023
Applications are invited for a share of £3 million investment to accelerate the development of new treatments for people with Cystic Fibrosis.

Kind to animals, kind to plants… lab’s ethical fragrance

March 5, 2023
Scientists funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) have turned parfumiers, producing a natural but cruelty free scent in the lab.

Northern Ireland deal appears to boost UK’s Horizon Europe hopes

March 1, 2023
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s achievement of an agreed new Northern Ireland protocol with his European Union counterparts looks likely to pave the way for the UK’s continued involvement in the...

First female Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela set to assume role in weeks

February 23, 2023
Newly-appointed Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) Professor Dame Angela McLean will take over from her predecessor Sir Patrick Vallance on 1 April.

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