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Fully defined 3D culture substrate for cancer research
Amsbio reports how researchers at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University (Japan) have cultured patient-derived colorectal cancer cells in 3D using their MatriMix 511 extracellular matrix (ECM).
In this study** the researchers demonstrated that MatriMix supported robust cancer organoid...
Your Clinicians Are Already in 2026. Is Your Field Force There Too?
Authored by Marina Hickson, Managing Director, Vivanti
Healthcare in Europe is entering a phase where artificial intelligence is moving from pilot projects to everyday clinical infrastructure. Hospitals and healthcare systems are increasingly deploying AI across diagnostics, triage, clinical documentation and...
Chemical breakthrough sheds light on origins of life
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have discovered a tiny RNA molecule that could explain how life on Earth began.
The findings, published in the journal Science, reveal the team has identified a remarkably small RNA...
Smart T-shirt could reveal hidden heart conditions
A teacher with a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder is helping to develop high-tech clothing which recognises abnormal ECG patterns.
A smart T-shirt with the power of AI could in future detect heart conditions as people go about their daily lives, thanks to research awarded more than...
Can brain health be predicted with a smartwatch?
Connected devices can gather valuable data to help prevent neurological and mental disorders, new study claims.
Smartphones or smartwatches could help detect early signs of neurological or mental illness, say researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE).
The team monitored participants...
Polar microbes influence climate change as frozen ecosystems thaw
Microbes across Earth’s coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new international review from McGill University.
Drawing on data from polar and...
Proton beam therapy could transform mesothelioma treatment
Clinician researchers at UCLH and UCL are leading a major UK clinical trial to test whether proton beam therapy (PBT) can significantly improve survival for patients with the rare and aggressive cancer of the lining of the lung.
The HIT-MESO...
Chemically ‘stapled’ peptides used to target difficult-to-treat cancers
Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new technology that uses bacteria to build, chemically stabilise, and test millions of potential drug molecules inside living cells, making it much quicker and easier to discover new treatments for...
Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues
Pain is influenced by sex hormones such as testosterone, a Michigan State University study has discovered.
Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research has found that differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain...
Making Pharmaceuticals, Distributing Pharmaceuticals and Making Nutraceuticals 2026
Taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 21-22 April 2026 and free to attend, Making Pharmaceuticals, Distributing Pharmaceuticals and Making Nutraceuticals are co-located events providing professionals from across pharmaceutical and nutraceutical supply chains with a platform for...
Why business resilience is crucial for the bioscience sector
Bioscience businesses operate in one of the most complex and highly regulated risk environments in the global economy. Innovation cycles are long, regulation is exacting, and the consequences of disruption – whether to research, laboratory processes, manufacturing, or supply...
Beyond regulation: four AI trends transforming life sciences tech
Doron Sitbon, CEO of Dot Compliance, outlines four developments set to change how life-sciences organisations design, deploy and govern intelligent systems this year.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming embedded into the fabric of quality, compliance and production systems and shaping...
Communication breakdown: soft skills are more important than ever in life sciences
By Ivan Wall, Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the University of Birmingham and co-director of Resilience, the UK’s Medicines Manufacturing Skills Centre of Excellence.
We all know or work with people who can be difficult to deal with and even...
Stanford researchers make strides toward universal vaccine
An intranasal vaccine that protects mice against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria, and allergens could mark a major step toward a universal vaccine for humans, writes Nina Bai, Stanford Medicine.
In the realm of medical advancements, a universal vaccine that...
AI chemistry platform could ‘reshore drug discovery and materials manufacturing’
A new form of chemistry is ‘reinventing’ the process of discovering and manufacturing small molecules.
Excelsior Sciences is developing the novel approach that ‘machines can do and AI can use’ to enable closed-loop drug discovery.
Small molecules, the class of chemical...
Plastic bottles transformed into Parkinson’s drug using bacteria
A drug to treat Parkinson’s disease can be made from waste plastic bottles, a new study reveals.
The pioneering approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic into L-DOPA, a frontline medication for the neurological disorder.
It is the...
Speeding up early topical trial design
Indero have successfully completed a study introducing a novel, gene-expression–based approach for rapidly evaluating topical new chemical entities in early-phase clinical research. This shows that meaningful efficacy signals can be detected within just 24–72 hours using microdosing, offering a...
Early signs of Parkinson’s identified in blood
A team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has identified biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease in its earliest stages, before extensive brain damage occurs.
The biological processes leave measurable traces in the blood, but only for a limited...
New test could help pinpoint IBD diagnosis
A test that rapidly detects signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in stool samples could improve future diagnosis and monitoring of the condition, a study suggests.
Scientists have developed a tool to measure the activity of a molecule linked to...
Discovering why only some early tumours survive could help spot cancer at earliest stages
Cambridge scientists have shown that when tumours first emerge, interactions with healthy cells in the underlying supportive tissue determine their ability to survive, grow, and progress to advanced stages of disease.
The study, carried out in mice and further validated...
Successful ALS treatments are a $143bn opportunity to change lives
Huge advances have been made in our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases – but ALS still has no cure and new investment is urgently needed. By Dr Amanda Cole, Director, Office of Health Economics (OHE).
LS, the most common form of...
A poorly ‘cleaned’ brain increases psychosis risK
How can we explain the onset of psychotic symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia?
Despite their major and often irreversible impact on intellectual abilities and autonomy, the biological mechanisms that precede their emergence remain poorly understood.
A team from the Department of Psychiatry...
World-first AI model launch for programmable gene insertion
The breakthrough – by biotech Basecamp Research – aims to tackle a longstanding challenge in genetic medicine by developing a new generation of curative cell & gene therapies.Â
These first AI models, capable of programmable gene insertion, offer a new...
How Early Data Drives Better Cell Line Performance
In the race to bring new biologics to market, development teams are constantly balancing speed, quality, and regulatory expectations. Yet one factor often determines long-term success more than any other: the strength of the data generated in the earliest...
UK’s £400m largest single-use biomanufacturing facility opens in teeside
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies - a global world leader in biologics, vaccines and advanced therapies - has significantly expanded its Teesside site.
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies - a global world leader in biologics, vaccines and advanced therapies - has significantly expanded its Teesside site.
The...
£3 billion invested in Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC) growth
The county council has partnered with developer Prologis to support the expansion.
The committee heard that 67 acres of council-owned land is being put forward to allow the next phase of growth, aligned with delivery of the UK’s Modern Industrial...
Hydrogel could be personalised bone implant of the future
Researchers at ETH Zurich aim to use a jelly-like material to produce implants for rock-hard bones.
Bones broken in an accident usually heal on their own. But if the break is too severe or a bone tumour needs to be removed, surgeons insert an implant that enables the bone...
Pet cats could hold key to understanding breast cancer
The first study of multiple cancer types in cats has identified genetic changes that could help treat the condition in humans and animals.
The first study of multiple cancer types in cats has identified genetic changes that could help...
Neural interface pioneers win 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
The 2026 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering honours nine engineers whose pioneering work on modern neural interfaces has restored lost human function and had a lasting impact for people around the world.
The QEPrize has been awarded to Graeme Clark,...
