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£22 million NIHR investment to strengthen UK health and life sciences innovation
  • Funding and Investment News
Newcastle University has been awarded £22M by the National Institute for Health and Care Research to continue research identifying emerging medicines.
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From Lab to Clinic: Innovate UK Grant Fuels Progress of LightOx’s Pioneering Treatment for the Prevention of Oral Cancer
  • Funding and Investment News
Innovate UK Grant Fuels Progress of LightOx’s Pioneering Treatment for the Prevention of Oral Cancer.
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Breakthrough Glioblastoma Treatments Move Closer to Patients as Medicines Discovery Catapult and King’s College London Secure Brain Tumour Charity Funding
  • Funding and Investment News
  • Partnership
The collaborative project aims to accelerate a new approach to treat the most aggressive forms of brain cancer.
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New Accelerator Programme to drive breakthroughs in managing chronic conditions
  • Business Support
  • Funding and Investment News
Pioneer Group has launched a new Accelerator Programme for early-stage life science companies targeting unmet needs in the management of chronic conditions.
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Secerna to Exhibit at Europe's Leading Life Sciences Conference, ELRIG Drug Discovery 2025
  • Events, Conferences and Webinars
Secerna is delighted to announce our participation in ELRIG Drug Discovery 2025, which is once again being hosted in the vibrant city of Liverpool.
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Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator - Future Medicines
  • Business Support
  • Funding and Investment News
The IUK Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator Future Medicines is a national programme supporting UK innovators to develop the next generation of medical treatments and technologies.
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Discover the Benefits of EBSCO's Biotech Source
  • Business Support
We’re excited to share the benefits of EBSCO's Biotech Source with our fellow BioNow members.
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CPI and Quotient Sciences to accelerate RNA drug development with joint venture
  • Partnership
The JV will combine Quotient Sciences’ Translational Pharmaceutics® platform with CPI’s expertise in small-scale manufacture of RNA and LNP encapsulation to deliver a first-of-its-kind, integrated offering for the development of mRNA drug products.
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The Culture Gap That’s Costing You Senior Talent
  • Advertising and Promotion
  • Blog
In pharmaceutical and biotech executive search, one theme is cutting through every conversation. Culture and values are not just important; they are decisive.
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Appleyard Lees IP surgery sessions in September and October at Alderley Park
  • Business Support
Join Appleyard Leeds in September and October for our free monthly IP drop-in sessions.
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Guardtech Group set for exciting awards treble to close out buoyant performance in 2025
  • Award
The East Anglian cleanroom construction specialists are up for prizes at the Pharma Industry Awards, London Construction Awards and SME National Business Awards grand finals.
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ApconiX Welcomes Abigail Walker
  • Staff News
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Abigail Walker, who is working in the Safety Science Group writing Acuity Target Safety Assessments with James Sidaway and Nicholas James Coltman, PhD.
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HGF strengthens European presence with three new Partners in France and Germany
  • Partnership
HGF is pleased to announce the arrival of three new partners, further strengthening its European presence.
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ApconiX Welcomes Calum MacGregor
  • Staff News
ApconiX is delighted to welcome Calum MacGregor who is joining the Safety Science Group as a Senior Safety Scientist.
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ApconiX is Honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation 2025
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ApconiX is delighted to announce that we have been honoured with The King's Awards for Enterprise for Innovation 2025.
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Northern Engineering Solutions Supports Trailblazing Project In Sustainable Industrial Chemistry
  • Sustainability
Northern Engineering Solutions is applying its process engineering expertise to support a trailblazing project in sustainable industrial chemistry.
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Schhh… Big News from Providion - Laboratories Just Got Quieter
  • Advertising and Promotion
Providion is thrilled to step into the spotlight quietly as the official UK & US agents for Zenbox.
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Clusterin: A high-risk host cell protein (HCP) found in CHO-produced drugs
  • Advertising and Promotion
Clusterin is a multifunctional glycoprotein widely expressed in mammalian tissues.
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Tebubio x abberior: Expanding the Boundaries of Live-Cell Imaging in Europe
  • Advertising and Promotion
  • Partnership
With abberior now in our portfolio, Tebubio offers the most comprehensive range of live-cell imaging tools, empowering scientists to see more, with greater clarity.
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Guardtech elevating cleanroom design capabilities through collaboration, co-ordination and utilisation of elite digital tools
  • Advertising and Promotion
  • Blog
WHEN IT comes to continuous improvement, the Guardtech Group are always open to new ideas.
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Industry Skills Accelerator celebrates successful first year
  • Business Support
Members of the Industry Skills Accelerator (ISA) have celebrated a successful year of strengthening the UK’s medicines manufacturing workforce.
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Helen Tomkinson of Limina Clinical Pharmacology receives Honorary Fellowship award from City St George’s, University of London
  • Award
Helen was invited to attend a graduation ceremony on 30th July at the Barbican Centre in London. Here she was presented with her Honorary Fellowship award.
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New research confirms growing investor interest in later-stage life science companies
  • Funding and Investment News
  • Studies and Reports
Research conducted by Pioneer Group in collaboration with Beauhurst into the UK life sciences landscape reveals a growing trend of investment into more mature companies.
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TotalLab Selected by Leading Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to Deliver Custom, Automated ATMP Workflow Solution
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TotalLab has been chosen by a leading global pharmaceutical company to deliver a custom, automated ATMP workflow solution.
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Exciting Expansion at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Advanced Therapy Manufacturing Facility for Cell and Gene Therapies
  • Partnership
Scitech is proud to be supporting the expansion of the Advanced Therapy Manufacturing Platform at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT)
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Bionow welcomes ApconiX Co-founder Ruth Roberts to the Board
  • Bionow News
Bionow are delighted to announce our newest Board member, Prof Ruth Roberts. Ruth is a Co-founder of ApconiX, an integrated toxicology and ion channel company that offers a breadth and depth of nonclinical safety expertise generally only available to large pharma.
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University of Liverpool Research and impact newsletter: July 2025
  • Blog
We are delighted to announce the launch of new research frontiers in AI and Infection Resilience which will capitalise on our expertise in these areas to find solutions to the world’s grandest challenges.
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Inside HealthTech Research: One year on
  • Advertising and Promotion
  • Blog
Hello and a warm welcome to my first blog as the Director of the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) in Emergency and Acute Care.
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Pioneer responds to the Life Sciences Sector Plan
  • Blog
The UK government has officially launched its landmark Life Sciences Sector Plan, backed by over £2 billion in public funding and spearheaded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Business and Trade, and Health and Social Care.
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Innovate UK Global Business Innovation Programme: Health & Medical Technologies, Singapore 2025 (Open for applications)
  • Business Support
We would welcome applications from businesses developing innovations in Health & Medical Technologies. Closing date for applications: 24th August 2025
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