November 18, 2024

An international research project involving scientists from Heriot-Watt University has found inspiration from some of Earth’s simplest life forms, in order to harness solar energy for space travel.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Astrophysics, Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Environment

July 22, 2024

Funding support and infrastructure are needed to bring bio-based products and processes to market and meet net zero targets, urges Lynsey Dunbar. Otherwise, start-ups will be looking elsewhere.

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

Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Policy

July 13, 2024

The Royal Society of Biology and the Pirbright Institute have launched a new professional registration scheme for specialists in biorisk.

Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Health & Safety, Immunology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Policy, Virology

June 23, 2024

Lactic acid testing for healthcare and in professional sports could be rendered cheaper and more effective by the development of new instrumentation.

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials

Analytical Chemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Health/Diagnostics, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Policy

May 12, 2024

Less than one third of life science experts polled in a Pistoia Alliance survey say they are coping with the issues of AI regulation and adoption in their sector.

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

Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drug Discovery, Earth & Environmental, Engineering, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health & Safety, Medical/Health, Nanotech, Pharmaceutical, Physics, Policy

April 22, 2024

CRISPR technology’s initial applications were primarily focused on targeted genome editing, but its use has expanded into cell line engineering, which holds promises of groundbreaking advancements, insists Promega's Philip Hargreaves…

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Medical/Health, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics

March 18, 2024

Biotech ValiRx’s new spin-out prompted its evolution from a virtual operation to encompass wet labs. Suzy Dilly charts the journey of construction, integrating scientific assets, and launching in a new...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Comment And Analysis, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

March 18, 2024

Aston University is to host a doctoral training centre to train a new generation of scientists to head the implementation of the UK’s net zero targets.

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

Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Environment, Green Chemistry, Health & Safety, Materials Science

February 25, 2024

Rising prices for potash across the globe are creating a threat to the level of global food security warns a new joint study by UCL, the University of Edinburgh and...

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Food & Bev, Food Science, Genetics, Immunology, Policy, Soil Science

January 28, 2024

AMSBIO has doubled its travel grant award scheme to offer two bursaries to young scientists attending either of the American Association for Cancer Research or International Society for Stem Cell...

Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Life Sciences, Medical/Health