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On point for delivery

Added: 1 Jun 2025

Do microneedles represent the future in the field of drug delivery? Rachel Sully argues for the ben…

Securing the base

Added: 27 May 2025

Lack of reliable access and sufficient supply of chemicals can undermine laboratory operations, war…

Powering the world’s most innovative materials

Added: 19 May 2025

Materials innovation plays a critical role in economic development, explains David Knowles, and dig…

Show Preview: Chemical expansion

Added: 28 Apr 2025

After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addi…

Let the scientists rule

Added: 8 Apr 2025

Donald Trump’s expansionist plans are just a retread of century-old dreams of a continent run by te…

Chemical expansion

Added: 7 Apr 2025

After increasing to add a dedicated chemical lab zone last year, CHEMUK returns with a further addi…

Lab Babble: The war on science

Added: 31 Mar 2025

Wake up and smell the rot, urges Russ Swan.

Green chemistry: The path to sustainable reagents in laboratories

Added: 31 Mar 2025

Green chemistry is revolutionising the way we approach sustainability in science. Rachel Sully expl…

Fermenting resistance

Added: 24 Mar 2025

A study revealed that cancer cells that developed a high fermentative capacity became resistant and…

Spelling it out

Added: 24 Mar 2025

For professionals, the rules for furnishing safe and efficient lab spaces may be second knowledge b…

Breaking the code

Added: 17 Mar 2025

Lab notebooks with cryptic code go back a long way, says Matthew Partridge.

A shared responsibility

Added: 17 Mar 2025

As World Health Organisation funding comes under threat, Hogan Bassey offers a reminder of how coor…

Design for lab-ing

Added: 10 Mar 2025

Product and marketing manager at leading lab furniture and equipment designer and manufacturer Tekn…

Banking on precision

Added: 3 Mar 2025

Despite limits in size and investment, biobanks such as Estonia’s are providing deeper understandin…

Letters of mark

Added: 24 Feb 2025

Professional registration provides a clear indication of competency and access to valuable resource…

Time to launch bureaucracy 4.0

Added: 17 Feb 2025

Laboratories have embraced the digital age. Isn’t it time medical logistics did the same to save re…

Novel interrogation

Added: 17 Feb 2025

Innovative research is essential to the development of new treatments, says Philipp Koellinger, who…

The road to eliminating cervical cancer

Added: 10 Feb 2025

January marked cervical cancer awareness month; it’s a reminder, says Paul Holmes, that more must b…

Tell it to the spin doctor

Added: 10 Feb 2025

Despite being an internationally renowned centre of academic excellence, the UK is struggling to co…

The Future of Lab Informatics

Added: 30 Jan 2025

What will 2025 bring in terms of lab informatics? How will advanced technologies drive new discover…