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Gene study offers new clues to vertebrate evolution
Added: 2 Feb 2026
University of St Andrews scientists have cast new light on how vertebrate animals may have emerged.
Survey suggests scientists view ELNs as ‘glorified filing cabinets’
Added: 1 Feb 2026
Electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) are regarded by many laboratory professionals as little more than “…
Swedish researchers cite biomarker advance for early stage Parkinson’s
Added: 1 Feb 2026
Biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease have been identified by a Scandinavian research team, pinpointin…
Britain continues to dominate European biotech investment, says BIA
Added: 26 Jan 2026
The UK remained Europe’s leading national biotech market in 2025 throughout the year, accounting fo…
‘World first’ brain cancer implant therapy nets £4.5 million investment
Added: 25 Jan 2026
Cheshire-based medtech business QV Bioelectronics has won £4.5 million in investment and grant fund…
UK’s first AI-driven Level 3 lab launches first commercial project
Added: 18 Jan 2026
A joint British-Canadian initiative for infectious disease vaccines will be the first commercial pr…
Photonics pioneer Brongersma wins IET’s 2026 Harvey award
Added: 18 Jan 2026
Stanford University professor Mark Brongersma has won the Institution of Engineering and Technology…
Lab Innovations organiser releases attendance figures for "most successful" show
Added: 18 Jan 2026
Organisers of the recent Lab Innovations trade show at Birmingham NEC have claimed 2025 was their m…
Study links variants in single gene to incidences of dementia
Added: 11 Jan 2026
New research from UCL has identified variations in a single gene as an under-recognised target for …
New towns challenge Oxbridge supercluster domination
Added: 9 Jan 2026
Two of Britain’s post-war new towns are challenging Oxford and Cambridge’s domination of the countr…
Breast cancer is world’s most studied disease for fifth year
Added: 8 Jan 2026
Phesi’s annual report on the world’s clinical trials has revealed that breast cancer has maintained…
Plasma breakthrough transforms Space from lab to factory
Added: 5 Jan 2026
British aerospace firm Space Forge is claiming a world first after producing a vital semiconductor …
Women scientists and engineers prominent in New Year Honours list
Added: 31 Dec 2025
Women scientists and engineers have featured strongly among the upper echelons of the 2026 New Year…
Nutritional nuts come with a Christmas bonus
Added: 22 Dec 2025
They’re a staple of the holiday season and one of the few Christmas foodstuffs to enjoy a reputatio…
Manchester investment to develop energy storage technology
Added: 22 Dec 2025
Manchester university will lead a collaborative project to pioneer technology for long-term energy …
Enthusiasm for UK’s Erasmus return leaves question over Turing scheme
Added: 18 Dec 2025
News that the UK has agreed terms with the European Union to rejoin the Erasmus+ research and study…
Researcher wins £2million for quantum tech ‘spy’ system
Added: 15 Dec 2025
Heriot-Watt University researcher Dr Aldona Mzyk has been awarded £2 million to develop quantum sen…
Particology joins £8.2 mill medicines manufacture consortium
Added: 14 Dec 2025
Particle science contract research and development organisation Particology has been chosen to join…
New MedTech quals will tackle science skills gap, vows minister
Added: 14 Dec 2025
New higher technical qualifications (HTQs) have been developed in order to boost skills in the fast…
Research gives new meaning to a slug of wine
Added: 8 Dec 2025
Traditionally, slugs have been viewed with hostility by farmers but a new study suggests they might…
