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Bath hosts new water-based public health initiative

January 21, 2024
The University of Bath is to host the newest Research England Centre of Excellence, with £13 million to fund a new hub for water-based health monitoring.

Modern microscopy identifies Dutch master’s £175k handiwork

December 21, 2023
A microscope discovered by chance in a house clearance has been authenticated as the work of ‘the father of microbiology’, the 17th century scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek.

Azenta’s Oxford genomics lab to open in March

December 21, 2023
Azenta Life Sciences has selected Oxford as the location for its state of the art genomics lab opening in early 2024.

First phase of Oxford’s new 1 million sq. ft lab district begins

November 27, 2023
Laing O’Rourke will begin the initial phase of Oxford North’s £700 million new innovation district, with the aim of completing by the second quarter of 2025.

DEFRA data share essential to pandemic preparation urges expert

November 27, 2023
Non-healthcare bodies such as DEFRA need to collaborate more fully with healthcare organisations in order to boost preparations against new pandemics, warned a leading genomics expert.

Newly launched firm secures £4.3 million seed funding to target drug-resistant bacteria

November 19, 2023
Glox Therapeutics, a company developing precision antibiotic therapies, has raised £4.3 million in seed funding to develop effective targeted therapeutics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Sound of the City

November 14, 2023
Government hopes to drive UK growth through the life sciences depend upon commercial as well as public sector support. So how does the UK BioIndustry Association, which reports each quarter...

Walking the talk

October 30, 2023
It’s easy to sign up to greener practice in principle but how do life sciences firms prove they deliver? Jeffrey Whitford, Vice President of Sustainability & Social Business Innovation at...

Preventing cells ‘hijack’ reverses drug resistance in prostate cancer

October 22, 2023
Advanced prostate cancer tumours can be prevented from hijacking myeloid white blood cells to help fuel their growth, re-sensitising the disease for treatment, suggests new research published in Nature.

Nikon video competition hails winner’s insights into neurodevelopment

October 1, 2023
A 48-hour time-lapse video of developing neurons within a chick embryo's central nervous system is the winning entry in this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition.

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