NEWS

New biobank of tumour models reveals cancer weak spots

A new open resource of patient-derived cancer models has enabled researchers to create the first large-scale map of the genes that cancers rely on...

Building Marketing Skills in Life Sciences: A New Apprenticeship Opportunity for Businesses

Distinctive Media Group has partnered with Reveela Academy to help businesses across the bio and life sciences sector develop their marketing capability through the...

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...