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Synthetic polymers offer means to bypass gene editing for biocatalysis
Added: 20 Aug 2022
Scientists believe they have found a way to improve the efficiency of biocatalysis by avoiding the …
MDC and ZEISS join forces to catapult complex medicine development
Added: 13 Aug 2022
Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) the not-for-profit organisation established by Innovate UK, has …
Oxford spin-out MiroBio bought by biopharma leader for £0.3 billion
Added: 5 Aug 2022
US biopharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences has sealed an agreement to purchase the Oxford Universit…
Fera Science launches £1million laboratory for insect bioconversion in York
Added: 5 Aug 2022
Agri-food and environmental science services Fera Science Ltd has opened a £1 million specialist in…
Life sciences leap forward as AlphaFold shares the ‘protein universe’
Added: 29 Jul 2022
AlphaFold, the artificial intelligence programme created by AI group Deep Mind has released its pre…
Cambridge’s ninth fund underlines place as UK uni spin-outs investment leader
Added: 26 Jun 2022
Cambridge University has cemented its standing as the UK leader for university spin-outs with the f…
REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration
Added: 1 Jun 2022
The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘interna…
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Added: 4 May 2022
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. La…
Augmented Reality helps people live with Parkinson's disease
Added: 29 Apr 2022
A collaborative partnership has developed the World's First pair of Parkinson’s Walking Glasses, a …
Sustainable concept for wood-based textile fibres
Added: 14 Apr 2022
The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Professor Herbert Si…
DOE support for scientists impacted by the war in Ukraine
Added: 6 Apr 2022
The ongoing war in Ukraine presents incredible, heartbreaking challenges to both the country and it…
UK Space Agency SPRINT funding to support business collaborations with devolved nations universities
Added: 5 Apr 2022
The national SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support program…
Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
Added: 1 Apr 2022
As the urgency to eradicate environmental pollution increases, many biomaterials are being develope…
Scientists design remote monitoring system for inaccessible quantum devices
Added: 1 Apr 2022
Researchers have developed an innovative remote monitoring system for ultra-sensitive quantum devic…
Digital twins to link Metaverse to real-world decarbonisation towards NetZero
Added: 1 Apr 2022
Digital Twins are forecast to form the essential building blocks of a Metaverse which connects the …
UN debate on how to make science and technology more sustainable and inclusive
Added: 24 Mar 2022
A debate to discuss how science and technology can boost Covid-19 recovery is to be held in the UN.…
Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals
Added: 7 Mar 2022
Researchers engineered a strain of bacteria to break down carbon dioxide (CO2), converting it into …
Technological research and development in agritech
Added: 4 Mar 2022
It is increasingly important for agricultural research to raise awareness of conditions leading to …
Rising costs and material shortages pile pressure on UK’s over-stretched laboratories
Added: 2 Mar 2022
A stark warning has been issued about the challenges facing under-pressure laboratories in the UK a…
Breakthrough technique set to improve robotic cancer surgery
Added: 18 Feb 2022
The National Robotarium has received funds to develop a method to remove the margin of error for su…
