NEWS

Medicines Discovery Catapult invests in UK biotech pioneers developing novel treatments for chronic diseases

Investment and expert support will help accelerate the development of new treatments for a range of autoimmune, inflammatory, and age-related diseases. Two UK biotechs developing...

Early Detection of H5N1: The Role of Rapid Antigen Testing in Antarctic Research

Three Decades of Avian Flu The strain of Avian Influenza known as HPAI H5 has been known to scientists since 1959, when it was first...

Biotechnology

AI Can’t Create What It Doesn’t Know: Why Inputs Matter

AI can analyse evidence faster than ever, but primary research with customers still creates the evidence pharmaceutical companies require for strategic decision making, says...

The biggest barrier to AI in life sciences isn’t the AI

Only 12% of agentic AI initiatives reached production over the past year. The challenge isn’t the technology, but ensuring AI can operate within highly...

Drug Discovery

Are animal models limiting progress in product development?

Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century (TT21C) is helping to reshape biological testing by focusing on the mechanisms that drive toxicity and disease. Matt Stevenson,...

Turbocharging ‘good’ viruses to destroy bacteria

Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed a new technique that will turbocharge the use of phages for medicinal purposes. The pioneering technique uses...