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Olympic Games highlights global inequity in COVID-19 vaccination progress
Added: 5 Jul 2021
With the rescheduled 2020 Olympic games set for July and August this year, the low vaccination rate…

Women in STEM see equality slip during the pandemic
Added: 11 Jun 2021
Despite some good work over the years, it has become apparent that there is yet more work to be don…

SoyFilm: Is this the end of fossil fuel single-use plastics?
Added: 10 Jun 2021
At last! A sustainable, scalable and 100 percent natural plant protein-based polymer that functions…

Electron microscopy just became a thousand times more efficient
Added: 3 Jun 2021
Imaging a million samples a second to make electron microscopy a thousand times more efficient, the…

Staying ahead of the bacteria: A new weapon in the anti-bacterial arms race
Added: 1 Jun 2021
In the perpetual arms races between bacteria and human-made antibiotics, there is a new tool to giv…

Trust-based not-for-profit biobank platform will offer left-over biosamples to biotech and Pharma researchers
Added: 28 Apr 2021
Left-over clinical material like blood samples and excised tissue may be medical waste, but it can …

Declining work-life balance for scientific researchers, survey finds
Added: 27 Apr 2021
Reseachers are generally known for their dedication and the percieved norm is that many work for pa…

Expansion microscopy: Imaging biological samples at nanoscale using an ordinary light microscope
Added: 9 Apr 2021
Using an ordinary light microscope, MIT engineers have devised a technique for imaging biological s…

Tracking mosquito flight patterns in 3D using digital holography and mathematics
Added: 12 Mar 2021
Researchers have been asked to use large field-of-view digital holography to accurately apply 3D tr…

Towards 'Zero Leprosy' - model shows 40 million people need preventive treatment
Added: 5 Mar 2021
As the world considers strategies towards 'Zero COVID', research specialists also continue to work …

UK gov to launch Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA)
Added: 23 Feb 2021
As part of its plans to cement the UK’s position as a global science superpower and build back bett…

Successful AI and ML framework for repurposing drug candidates
Added: 8 Jan 2021
Researchers apply causal inference theory and deep learning algorithms to sort through confounding …

Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders
Added: 6 Jan 2021
A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three time…

Global clinical research accreditation and certification mark
Added: 16 Dec 2020
New evidence-based clinical research certification mark to set a global blenchmark for quality and …

Targeted microbubbles for controlled cancer treatment
Added: 10 Dec 2020
Targeted cancer treatment just got a navigation system. A research team from Leeds has successfully…

C21 pill shows clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Study shows a clear and significant clinical benefit for COVID patients using an oral C21 formulati…

Immunisation cold chain equipment demand already 'off the charts'
Added: 8 Dec 2020
It may be a cold day in the UK when demand for vaccine cold chain equipment outstrips supply capabi…

Virtual Northern MedTech Summit - 28 January 2021
Added: 8 Dec 2020
It's not often you have the opportunity to meet all the important players under one roof - and this…

Successful consortium project releases AI platform for drug discovery
Added: 7 Dec 2020
Once again demonstrating that the power of collaboration presents the best foundation for real prog…

ACHEMA live event postponed by nine months
Added: 18 Nov 2020
Further updates to our event horizon include a nine-month postponement of ACHEMA to April 2022, on …