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Digital dilemmas

Added: 16 Feb 2026

Lab 4.0 is double-edged, notes Matthew Partridge.

Biosimilars and the post-patent environment

Added: 16 Feb 2026

The market and frameworks for biologics and their biosimilars are growing and ever-evolving, as ill…

Crick Institute’s Swanton wins US$1mill Sjöberg Prize

Added: 15 Feb 2026

One of oncology research’s largest awards worldwide, the annual Sjöberg Prize, has been awarded thi…

UK-Finland study extends obesity health risks to include infectious diseases

Added: 15 Feb 2026

More than one in 10 deaths from a number of infectious diseases are associated with obesity worldwi…

Lab Babble: From lab rat to lab art

Added: 4 Feb 2026

Russ Swan switches on the creative flow.

The invisible influencer

Added: 4 Feb 2026

Biological assays are a vital part of modern research and drug discovery, yet their reproducibility…

‘Cultural mismatch’ mars university-investor R&D collaboration, says report

Added: 4 Feb 2026

Research funding in the UK is being hampered by a “cultural mismatch” between universities and inve…

Our new edition: PhDs, biosimilars, Future Lab, ELN and more…

Added: 4 Feb 2026

Is the PhD still a good investment for a STEM career? The new edition of Laboratory News offers a p…

Microscopes to market: Exporting for innovation

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Lab and life science innovators often lack the knowledge and resources to expand into foreign marke…

Creating a digitally enabled, automated R&D environment

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Digitally enabled lab environments, driven by AI, can help accelerate innovation, reduce lab errors…

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…

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…

Gatsby: a benchmark for STEM success

Added: 16 Jan 2026

The Gatsby Foundation’s benchmarks are helping transform school careers guidance. Good news for STE…

Sounding cocci-ed

Added: 11 Jan 2026

Broadcasters have a duty to promote science but when they do, it helps to get the details right, ca…

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…

Stars present and future

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Another strong showing across the board in a hard-fought contest for the Lab Awards 2025.

Big Ask: Bruntwood’s Kath Mackay

Added: 22 Dec 2025

Regional innovation ecosystems are crucial to ensure university spin-outs are retained and nurtured…

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…