Patient recruitment: The balancing act
Well conducted patient and public engagement can have a positive impact on recruitment and retention. To really increase your chances of success you need to be engaging patients as early as possible in the...
Potential breakthrough in treatment of rare disease
Biotech company Actigen has initiated a clinical development programme for GNR-055, a potentially breakthrough treatment for the life-limiting, rare disease mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II) (also known as Hunter syndrome). Occurring in around 1 in...
New ‘gene therapy factory’ opens
A new Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) has opened in Bristol to expand the UK’s ability to develop and manufacture new gene and cell therapies.
The Centre will make products for the development of potentially curative...
Plastic film can kill viruses using room lights
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a ground-breaking plastic film that can kill viruses on its surface with room light.
The self-sterilising film is the first of its kind; it is low-cost to produce,...
Organ functions of the human yolk sac revealed
The role of the human yolk sac in supporting early embryonic development and the first wave of the prenatal immune system has been mapped in a study published in Science.
Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger...
Lab-grown ‘mini-stomachs’ could shed light on children’s COVID symptoms
A ‘lab-grown model’ of the human stomach, that can be used to study how infections affect the gastrointestinal system, has been developed for the first time.
A UCL-led team of international scientists have built on...
TEAM TASKED WITH GIVING US FIVE EXTRA YEARS OF HEALTH AND HAPPINESS
The National Innovation Centre for Ageing is based in The Catalyst, the stunning new building with a glass façade rearing like a horse’s head out of the 24-acre, £350m science park that is the...
NETPark – A Jewel in the region’s business crown
NETPark is a globally significant science park where innovation is the order of every day. It is where thinkers go to think, inventors go to invent, and doers go to do.
In the almost 20...
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed...
Revealed: the first wiring map of neurons in insect brain
Researchers have built the first ever map showing every single neuron and their wiring in the brain of the fruit fly larva.
This huge step forwards in science will ultimately help us understand the basic...
Health WildCard winner builds library of biological profiles
Digital digital health company iLoF has received $5m in funding to accelerate its mission of improving access to personalised medicine for millions of people living with complex diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.
Initially backed by EIT...
Delivering real impact to the world of bioscience
Since it opened in 2019, the National Horizons Centre has quickly established itself as a vital linchpin helping drive forward the life sciences sector across the UK.
Through research, partnerships and training , the National...
UK Government invests £5m to develop ‘library’ of MRNA vaccines
CPI has received a £5 million investment to support the development of an mRNA ‘vaccine library’ as part of the Government’s vaccine support package announced in the Budget by the chancellor, Rishi Sunak.
The vaccine...
Software untangles genetics linked to common ancestry
Aston University has worked with international partners to develop a software package which helps scientists answer key questions about genetic factors associated with shared characteristics among different species.
Called CALANGO (comparative analysis with annotation-based genomic...
Putting scientific research to better use
Plain-speaking research summaries could help the public make more informed decisions in major societal issues like COVID-19, says Charlie Rapple, co-founder of Kudos.
Misinformation about science and healthcare spreads quickly – and acting on the...
Automated drug discovery platform brings about paradigm change for research
Bringing a single new drug to market takes years of research and costs billions – with the COVID-19 pandemic highlighting even more how critical it is to accelerate this process. The high costs and...