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BHF and UK DRI to create vascular dementia research centre

November 19, 2023
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) will establish the UK’s first research centre dedicated to finding new treatments for vascular dementia.

Genomics summit speaker calls for radical thinking to aid millions of rare disease patients

October 15, 2023
Hope is not lost for the thousands of individuals dealing with rare or undiagnosed diseases, urged Neil Ward, Vice President and General Manager EMEA for PacBio talking at the Genomics...

Plants and particles win Turlings and Shchutska top Swiss science awards

September 16, 2023
Biologist Ted Turlings and physicist Lesya Shchutska are this year’s winners of the the two highest awards in Swiss Science, the Marcel Benoist and Latsis prizes.

Nottingham uni spin-out secures UKRI £1 million for gene therapy tech

September 6, 2023
University of Nottingham spin-outTherageniX and collaborator the University of Nottingham, have been awarded a £995,000 grant from Innovate UK.

Depression now in Top Five most studied diseases in clinical development

July 22, 2023
Phesi’s mid-year global analysis of all clinical trials conducted to date in 2023 confirms a shift in disease focus but also a decline in clinical development productivity.

Yellow brick road, smart glasses and virtual assistant join semi-finalist of multimillion Longitude dementia tech competition

July 10, 2023
An augmented reality ‘yellow brick road’, smart glasses that recognise faces and a virtual speech assistant are among the 24 projects to make the semi final of the Longitude Prize...

Firm plans to scale up insect farming with ‘Mealworm on a chip’

June 10, 2023
French company Ÿnsect has announced the creation of the first genotyping chip for insect farming, applying methods that parallel those used for crops and livestock.

Pirbright virus programmes receive quarter share of new £0.3 billion research funding

May 29, 2023
Nearly a quarter of a £0.37 billion new scientific funding package has been awarded to one of the UK’s leading research hubs for animal-to-human viruses.

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.

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.

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