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Five years beavering bears water for ecologists

April 1, 2024
An East Anglian project to reintroduce beavers to the region claims the animals have contributed towards successfully reducing the impact of flooding and drought by storing millions of litres of...

Biotech chief wins Potts chemistry award

March 31, 2024
CEO and founder of biotech Liverpool ChiroChem CEO Dr Paul Colbon has won the prestigious Potts Medal in recognition of his outstanding to chemistry.

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...

Three nation European partnership to advance heart disease treatment

March 24, 2024
The British Heart Foundation (BHF), Dutch Heart Foundation (DHF) and German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) have combined forces for a new round of investment to support medical breakthroughs in...

Scots biotech labs receive vital scale-up boost

March 18, 2024
Scottish bio-based business will be able to access a state-of-the-art fermenter vital to develop products at scale, for the first time.

Pharma/life science survey response deals blow to Sunak’s overtures

March 11, 2024
Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts to put life science investment at the heart of the UK’s economic recovery have been dealt a blow in a new survey that suggests respondents...

Private R&D investment fall prompts pre-Budget call for action

March 3, 2024
In a statement timed ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, the chief executive of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) has spoken of his concern over new...

Radio waves offer gentler and more efficient way to alter bacteria DNA

March 3, 2024
Radio waves have been successfully harnessed to provide a less traumatic means to alter the DNA of bacteria cells.

Jellyfish inspire fast forensics fingerprint breakthrough

March 3, 2024
A new water soluble, non-toxic fluorescent spray that renders fingerprints visible in 10 seconds is being pioneered by an Anglo-Chinese university team – with inspiration from jellyfish.

‘Potash price rise undermines global food security’ warning

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...

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