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University announces investment partnership with Northern Gritstone

May 16th 2025

The University of Liverpool has announced a multi-year partnership agreement with Northern Gritstone, the groundbreaking investment and venture building company chaired by Lord Jim O’Neill...

ELRIG Announces Keynote Speakers for Drug Discovery 2025

May 8th 2025

ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation dedicated to the global drug discovery community, has revealed the keynote speakers for its flagship event, Drug Discovery 2025.

Liverpool named University of the Year at Educate North Awards

Apr 22nd 2025

The University of Liverpool has been awarded the prestigious title of University of the Year at the Educate North Awards

University of Liverpool launches digital bioresource to tackle rare eye cancers

Apr 4th 2025

This week the University of Liverpool launched the Eye Cancer Artificial Intelligence Digital Bioresource (EYE-CAN-AID), an initiative to improve early detection of rare eye cancers.

Health experts, academics, business leaders and local students will take centre ...

Jan 27th 2025

The BioInfect conference returns to Liverpool’s The Spine on Wednesday 5th February, with the one-day event promising to shed light on how the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance...

From the Beatles to biologics – how Liverpool became a life science hotspot

Jan 14th 2025

Geoff Davison, CEO of Bionow, and Bionow members in Liverpool, give their insights in a deep dive article on how the city became a life science hotspot in the Guardian’s Observer edition o...

University of Liverpool Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor confirmed for REF 2029 mai...

Dec 16th 2024

Professor Louise Kenny has been appointed as chair of one of the four Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 main panels.

Researchers develop new saliva test to rapidly identify paracetamol overdose

Dec 5th 2024

A research team led by the University of Liverpool has developed an innovative new technique to rapidly assess paracetamol levels from saliva.

Bionow and Liverpool Life Sciences UTC celebrate mentees

Dec 4th 2024

On 6th November, the Bionow and Liverpool Life Sciences UTC Mentoring programme celebrated the completion of the course by its second cohort of year 12 students while introducing the next co...

Health tech firms set for innovation support

Nov 27th 2024

The Liverpool City Region Innovation Zone Programme launches a new business support centre to commercialise businesses in health and life science research.

Hundreds of jobs saved as TriRx Speke bought by Elanco Animal Health

Nov 20th 2024

US-based Elanco Animal Health acquires collapsed Liverpool pharmaceutical plant TriRx Speke in £20m deal that safeguards around 300 jobs

Liverpool to lead new national healthcare research Hub for Advanced Long-acting ...

Oct 16th 2024

A new national research hub, led by the University of Liverpool, will position the UK as a world leader in the emerging global field of long-acting therapeutics (LATs).

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