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Generative AI boost in battle against drug resistance

Added: 15 Aug 2025

Generative AI has enabled the creation of novel antibiotics capable of killing two highly drug resi…

Weight loss and growth hormone patients could swap injections for pill suggests research

Added: 8 Aug 2025

Creators of a new technology say it could extend the number of therapies that can be administered v…

Kennedy axes US$0.5 billion mRNA vaccine investment

Added: 6 Aug 2025

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced his department will terminate 22 government c…

Liebherr launches new under-bench fridge and freezers for lab and healthcare providers

Added: 2 Aug 2025

Liebherr, specialists in commercial refrigeration, have introduced its new range of under-bench fri…

China, obesity and biologics to fuel drug sales growth, says Evaluate report

Added: 1 Aug 2025

China’s bioscience sector growth will be a key factor in the growth of global prescription drug sal…

UK leads in Europe for life science foreign investment projects

Added: 29 Jun 2025

The UK was Europe overall’s leading European destination for life sciences foreign direct investmen…

Miele Professional launches glass washers to cater for all laboratory needs

Added: 27 Jun 2025

Miele Professional, a global leader in premium commercial appliances, has announced the launch of i…

Glasgow team wins £0.4 million to harness cancer-fighting immune cells

Added: 10 Jun 2025

Nearly £0.4 million has been awarded to a University of Glasgow team researching the use of immune …

Study claims mRNA vaccines carry lower GBS risk

Added: 10 Jun 2025

A new international study claims that mRNA vaccines may be associated with a lower risk of developi…

Space science helps target medicine’s ‘final frontier’

Added: 29 May 2025

Space pioneers have joined an international effort to unravel the mechanisms behind what they descr…

Nominations open for the 2025 Lab Awards

Added: 23 May 2025

The nominations process for this year’s Lab Awards has opened, with the winners to be announced at …

£10 million approved for Liverpool LSTM’s AI Level 3 labs suite

Added: 27 Apr 2025

Funding of £10 million has been cleared for AI powered robotic laboratories to be provided to Liver…

Genetic study suggests possible means to identify drug resistant epilepsy

Added: 21 Apr 2025

Identifiying ‘genetic signatures’ could enable medical experts to determine which epilepsy sufferer…

Peptide breakthrough curbs ‘undruggable’ cancer switch

Added: 28 Mar 2025

Researchers have outlined a means to apply drug treatments to previously resistant protein which ca…

EPO: UK patent activity increases for third year but lags behind lead nations

Added: 27 Mar 2025

UK-based innovators have increased their patent filing activity in Europe for the third year in suc…

Further grant-aided purchase boosts AIME’s status as regional science leader

Added: 18 Mar 2025

Grant money of £1.5 million has enabled installation of a new mass spectrometer at Aston Institute …

Demand for EU critical chemicals law to ensure production of key molecules

Added: 13 Mar 2025

The EU must take action to protect production of nearly 20 key molecules deemed vital to industrial…

UK life science ‘needs 145k new hires by 2035 to maintain global lead’

Added: 9 Mar 2025

Biopharma and medical technology will drive a huge growth in demand for life sciences employees ove…

Uni teams share £1 million award for work to tackle dormant breast cancer

Added: 1 Mar 2025

Research teams from the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield will share £1 million to help unde…

Clock ticking for nominations for RSC journals’ chemistry lectureships

Added: 22 Feb 2025

Time is running out to apply for lectureships offered through two of the Royal Society of Chemistry…