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Metals lab to open at microscopy centre
FEI | Added: 9 Jun 2014
FEI and The University of Manchester have announced their collaboration on the Metals Lab at The Un…
Malvern acquires GE business
Added: 5 Jun 2014
Malvern Instruments is set to acquire GE Healthcare Life Sciences’ MicroCal business.
Greenwich launches food industry Masters
Added: 2 Jun 2014
A food industry Masters degree aimed at life sciences graduates has been launched by the University…
Survey calls on scientific input
Added: 2 Jun 2014
Industry survey asks UK researchers to identify future research facility requirements.
Bioo enters food testing market
Bioo Scientific | Added: 28 May 2014
Bioo Scientific’s Lab Testing Group now offers full service testing for contaminants in complex foo…
Biomed centre receives £40m gift
Added: 27 May 2014
A donation to Imperial College London (ICL) will help create a new biomedical engineering centre.
Pfizer ends pursuit of AstraZeneca
Added: 20 May 2014
US Pharmaceuticals firm Pfizer has had its final proposal to acquire AstraZeneca rejected by the co…
80-year quest could become reality
Added: 18 May 2014
Imperial College London physicists have discovered how to create matter from light - a feat thought…
PCR kit provides food proof
Added: 16 May 2014
Latest DNA testing service will further benefits the food supply chain, say advisory group.
Pfizer-AstraZeneca: Merger debate continues
Added: 14 May 2014
The House of Commons (HOC) science and technology committee met with bosses from Pfizer and AstraZe…
Drugs boss warns of "disruption" to pharma
Added: 13 May 2014
AstraZeneca chief executive warns of disruption if a takeover deal by US pharmaceuticals giant Pfiz…
Scientists develop semi-synthetic organism
Added: 8 May 2014
Scientists have engineered the first semi-synthetic organism capable of transmitting added letters …
Intertek expands food testing capability
Added: 7 May 2014
Intertek has opened three food testing laboratories this year, including a 24/7 facility in Derby.
Stem cells used to regenerate heart muscle
Added: 1 May 2014
Researchers at the University of Washington have restored damaged heart muscle in monkeys for the f…
Thermo Fisher opens nanoscale materials centre
Thermo Fisher Scientific | Added: 1 May 2014
A new surface analysis and microanalysis instrument demonstration facility dedicated to advancing m…
Drug discovery lab to open in Dundee
Added: 30 Apr 2014
The UK government has awarded £8 million funding for a drug discovery research centre in Dundee.
UCB opens antibody discovery lab
Added: 30 Apr 2014
Biopharmaceutical firm UCB has launched its Technology Platform Access programme designed to help d…
Sartorius completes pharma portfolio
Sartorius Group | Added: 30 Apr 2014
Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) has acquired the majority stake in the US start-up AllPure Technolog…
Chancellor launches spending consultation
Added: 28 Apr 2014
Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.
Lab grows artificial skin for first time
Added: 25 Apr 2014
A layer of skin grown from human stem cells which could be used to replace animals in drug and cosm…
