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UK’s status as global clinical trials hub bolstered with £18 million investment

March 24, 2024
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Innovate UK, the Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre Network and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) have announced a strategic...

Birmingham wins backing for ‘lollipop’ mouth cancer diagnostic

March 24, 2024
A single step mouth cancer diagnostic that can be moulded into a solid and applied lollipop-style has won backing from Cancer Research UK and the Physical Sciences Research Council.

Fox Foundation and bit.bio announce first Parkinson’s project

March 10, 2024
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Cambridge synthetic biology company bit.bio have announced their first collaborative project to produce human cell products for research and drug discovery to combat Parkinson’s...

Gates Foundation grant opens door to PhaSER project acceleration

February 25, 2024
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted Edinburgh’s PhaSER Biomedical a US$2.3 million grant for its three year programme accelerating drug discovery and development.

Aston-Warwick initiative wins key UKRI funds

February 11, 2024
A joint team from Aston and Warwick universities and the University of Warwick have won nearly £2 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Anglo-Norwegian study casts light on treatment resistant bacteria

February 4, 2024
A study comparing the UK and Norway over two decades, has concluded that antibiotic use may drive a rise in treatment-resistant bacteria but not in every instance.

Therapy ‘alters immune cells’ to fight unresponsive tumours

December 10, 2023
Finnish researchers say they have discovered how a new cancer therapy can alter the function of immune cells to enable them to infiltrate tumours previously unresponsive to treatment.

Aston mourns pharmacy school pioneer Mike Brown

December 4, 2023
Aston University Pharmacy School has announced the recent death of Professor Mike Brown, who was instrumental in building the reputation of the department.

Flower power inspires drug cell breakthrough

December 4, 2023
Bath university scientists have borrowed from nature to develop more stable versions of proteins and peptides for more effective pharmaceutical treatments.

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