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Doppelganger effect

September 26, 2022
Ethical and medical challenges combined with technological advances and improved data capabilities have advanced the use of computational modelling in preference to animal testing. It may take longer though to...

Jacobs to support refurbishment of UK nuclear research laboratories

September 25, 2022
US technical consultancy leaders Jacobs has won a £10 million contract to support National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) design and refurbishment projects at several of the organisation’s facilities in the UK.

Supporting innovation in life sciences

September 20, 2022
The life sciences’ response to Covid-19 has spurred intense interest worldwide in British R&D, says James Chaffer. We must capitalise on this by investing in flexible laboratory infrastructure, scale-ups and...

Revised UKRI award increases PhD minimum by £2k

September 4, 2022
PhD students will benefit from a 10% increase in the previously announced UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) minimum grant for the new academic year.

Liquid platinum catalyst offers sustainable solution for industry

August 26, 2022
Australian scientists say they have found a way to employ platinum as a potentially scalable industrial catalyst, by avoiding the financial and environmental cost of using the metal in its...

Avoiding common pitfalls deploying customised fume cupboards

August 22, 2022
Fume cupboards are vital in an industrial setting but they need to be tailored carefully to the individual laboratory, explains Frank Hackett of TCS

Healthcare must learn from experience to combat global challenges for patients’ sake

August 22, 2022
With nearly one in 20 of global drug trials affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it’s essential that the healthcare sector applies lessons learned during lockdown to provide business continuity and...

Disruptors: how Cloud tech is reshaping the laboratory

August 22, 2022
Technological transformation is driving change in the modern lab as Cloud-based systems, automation and improved analytics open up a range of new possibilities, explain Dave Levy and David Gosalvez.

Sustainability may impact water security more than economics alone

August 19, 2022
Equality of access among households to water supplies that are clean and plentiful may owe as much or more to sustainable development practices than it does to socioeconomic factors, suggests...

Biopharma lags in harnessing digitalisation suggests report

August 19, 2022
A study of leading UK and Irish firms in the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors reveals wide differences in awareness and use of transformational digital technology.

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