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ACA’s REACH duplication warnings hint at lab testing and compliance burdens

May 4, 2026
News
The Alliance of Chemical Associations (ACA) has criticised the UK Government’s response to its consultation on the UK REACH Alternative Transitional Registration model (ATRm), arguing that it leaves industry facing...
Chemistry
Chemicals, Lab testing, REACH, Regulation & compliance
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CHEMUK unveils conference programme highlights

May 4, 2026
News
Representatives from leading institutions, leading business and Whitehall are included in the speaker lineup for this month’s CHEMUK show, focussing on the impact of regulatory change, cyber security, health and...
Chemistry
CHEMUK, Trade Show
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Lab Talk News in Brief

April 30, 2026
News
Our sister title Laboratory Talk presents a regular round up of short news reports from across the sector, following investment funding, R&D, appointments, funding, lab space, digitalisation and more. Here...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Appointments, Digitalisation, Investment, Lab space, R&D
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AstraZeneca U-turn green lights £300m, two-site spend in Cambridge and Macclesfield

April 29, 2026
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AstraZeneca has made a dramatic U-turn on its investments in UK life sciences, announcing it will now proceed with a £300 million outlay in its Cambridge and Macclesfield sites. Last...
Life Sciences
Drugs development, Investment, Pharmaceutical
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Biotech investment up 17% as UK secures Europe’s largest venture capital share

April 27, 2026
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Financing for UK biotech jumped 17% at the start of the year from the previous quarter, with equity financing passing the £0.5bn mark. New figures from the UK BioIndustry Association...
Life Sciences
Investment
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Microscopic astronauts’ space lab takes pioneering journey

April 26, 2026
News
Space travel involving animals is nothing new but a British contribution to the International Space Station may be harnessing the smallest species yet. The UK Space Agency (UKSA) funded Fluorescent...
Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Astrobiology, Instrumentation, Radiation, Space science
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CMAC installation aims to revolutionise drugs development data access

April 24, 2026
News
One of the UK’s leading centres for pharmaceutical manufacturing and digital production methods says new capabilities will allow it to significantly overcome a key manual limitation on accelerating medicines development...
Physics & Engineering, Chemistry, Materials
Data science, Pharmaceutical, Scale-up
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DESI calls time on mapping universe and 47 million galaxies

April 19, 2026
News
One of the greatest cosmological surveys ever staged has finished its five year project to produce the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe so far achieved. The Dark Energy...
Physics & Engineering, Earth & Environmental
Space science
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Research claims quantum boost for computer efficiency

April 19, 2026
News
Quantum computer calculations can significantly improve the ability of AI models to predict complex physical systems compared with their conventional equivalents, argues a new UCL-led study. Research published in Science Advances referenced...
Physics & Engineering
Quantum computing
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Science MBA leaders scheme extended to Scotland

April 19, 2026
News
A scholarship scheme to fund engineers and scientists to develop their commercial acumen at leading business schools is to be extended to Scotland. The Sainsbury Science Management Fellow Scholarship has...
Physics & Engineering, Chemistry, Life Sciences
Skills/Training
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Laboratory Talk News in Briefs latest…

April 16, 2026
News
Our sister site, Laboratory Talk, provides a regular feed of short updates featuring news about acquisitions, lab builds, partnerships, appointments, new funding and more. Here is the latest report: Tydus...
Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Investment, Lab builds, R&D
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Rise in biochemical and chemical engineering UCAS numbers

April 14, 2026
News
Recent UCAS data has revealed a growing interest in biochemical and chemical engineering, says the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The number of university applicants with offers for studying the two...
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering
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