April 14, 2026

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

April 3, 2026

IChemE has launched an inquiry into the state of chemical engineering research in the UK, headed by its president Raffaella Ocone. The organisation said it would “examine the strength, direction...

Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Policy

February 16, 2026

The market and frameworks for biologics and their biosimilars are growing and ever-evolving, as illustrated by the news around rheumatoid arthritis therapies. Isabel Murphy looks at their development, regulation and...

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Comment And Analysis, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Medical/Health, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Policy

February 14, 2026

Is the PhD still a good investment for a STEM career? The new edition of Laboratory News offers a personal perspective on the value of the research qualification in changing...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biochemistry, Biotech, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Environment, Immunology, Life Sciences, Materials, Materials Science, Medical/Health, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Policy

February 4, 2026

Biological assays are a vital part of modern research and drug discovery, yet their reproducibility is still a persistent challenge. Rachel Sully explores how material factors play a critical role,...

Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Comment And Analysis, Materials, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy

February 4, 2026

Australian researchers have designed antibodies able to recognise a sugar present only on bacterial cells.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical

November 3, 2025

AstraZeneca dominated a hard fought contest for this year’s Lab Awards at Lab Innovations, winning in four out of 13 categories.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Biotech, Environment, Food & Bev, Forensics, Health, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical

October 27, 2025

A computer system used to study the vast expanse of the universe has been employed to develop a machine learning model to help translate the ‘language’ of proteins.

Chemistry, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Oncology, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology

October 20, 2025

The IMPALA-NET network is developing a polymer-lipid particle technique to preserve the lipid environment of cell membrane proteins with the aim of improving drug discovery and testing for a wide...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Comment And Analysis, Environment, Health, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy

July 21, 2025

Scotland’s first open-access 300-litre fermenter promises to provide a major boost for the country’s bioeconomy, explains IBioIC’s Neil Renault.

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Comment And Analysis