January 29, 2023

A project that aims to detect several cancer-associated biomarkers from a single blood sample in under a second has secured a Biomedical Catalyst (BMC) grant.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Bioinformatics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Pharmacology, Policy

January 23, 2023

Leading figures from academia, charities and medical institutions are among the judges chosen for the £4 million Longitude Prize on Dementia.

Biotech, Cell Biology, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience, Pathology, Policy

January 22, 2023

Aston University claims to have achieved the first reconstruction of a virus with its complete genome.

Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Computer Science, Drug Discovery, Genetics, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physics, Virology

January 16, 2023

Dame Sue Black shares her thoughts on forensic science, its uses and limitations, the impact of modern technologies and offers a steer to those seeking to follow in her footsteps.

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials

Biochemistry, Biotech, Forensics, Genetics, Interviews, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Pathology

January 15, 2023

BioGrad is set to open the country's second largest biobank facility within a £7.6 million investment for new headquarters at Liverpool’s Wavertree Technology Park.

Bioinformatics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Health, Immunology, Life Sciences, Policy

January 9, 2023

Nitrogen pollution receives less environmental attention than it has merited, says Calum Preece, but smaller labs are now able to play their part.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Analytical Chemistry, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry

January 8, 2023

Samples from pioneering experiments into radiation, hydroponics and bioprospecting in microgravity environments will return to Earth this week from the International Space Station.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Botany, Cell Biology, Drug Discovery, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical

December 17, 2022

The United Kingdom is on course to play a major international role in the development of lab-grown ‘cultured’ meat, claims leading intellectual property specialists GovGrant.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Cytology, Environment, Food & Bev, Food Science, Life Sciences, Policy

December 11, 2022

Discovery Park plans to double the number of jobs it provides to around 7,000 over the next decade.

Biological Sciences, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health

November 28, 2022

Academic papers are the most important medium for introducing results to the scientific community, so researchers, editors and publishers have an ethical obligation to ensure all the data shared is...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biology, Biotech, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy