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Scientists find sweet spot for tackling resistant pathogen
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Wearable tech creates user-friendly sleep apnoea test
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Swedish researchers cite biomarker advance for early stage Parkinson’s
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Gene study offers new clues to vertebrate evolution
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University of St Andrews scientists have cast new light on how vertebrate animals may have emerged.
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…
Growth in UK advanced therapy clinical trials
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The number of advanced therapy clinical trials in the UK rose last year, with the country being a s…
‘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…
Gatsby: a benchmark for STEM success
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The Gatsby Foundation’s benchmarks are helping transform school careers guidance. Good news for STE…
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 …
