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$3bn for nanomaterials research
Added: 10 Jul 2014
IBM to invest heavily in two key research and development programmes to push the limits of ’chip’ t…
Materials lab given uni boost
Added: 10 Jul 2014
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is shaping the future of materials science with strategic pa…
Pharma leads manufacturing fall
Added: 9 Jul 2014
UK manufacturing has suffered biggest fall in output since January 2013, with pharmaceuticals among…
£53m to boost science talent
Added: 8 Jul 2014
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will lead a consortium of industrial and scientific sector employers to help …
Report questions PM's antibiotics review
Added: 7 Jul 2014
The government’s latest plan to tackle antibiotic resistance has no definitive targets, a parliamen…
Food safety breakthrough announced
Added: 4 Jul 2014
Learning system combines petabytes of retail data with public health case reports to identify conta…
Hand-held calorie counter
Added: 4 Jul 2014
Smart-phone compatible NIR spectrometer can accurately count calories in food and drink, its develo…
Cameron review to tackle drug discovery
Added: 3 Jul 2014
Prime Minister calls for global action to combat the increasing threat of resistance to antibiotics.
Energy storage research fund announced
Added: 1 Jul 2014
A UK research centre for cryogenic energy storage is set to receive a fund to conduct liquid air en…
Ants used in antibiotic research
Added: 30 Jun 2014
Research to find the next-generation of antibiotic drugs will be unveiled in London tomorrow.
Graphene centre to open at Surrey
Added: 20 Jun 2014
Research into the uses of graphene will be conducted at the University of Surrey.
UK university makes antibiotic resistance breakthrough
Added: 19 Jun 2014
Scientists claim to have made a breakthrough in the race to solve antibiotic resistance.
Randox expands testing capability
Added: 16 Jun 2014
Randox has announced the acquisition of a drug and alcohol testing facility in Manchester.
Sensor chip to measure chemicals
Added: 11 Jun 2014
University develops minute chemical sensor on a chip which uses infrared laser beams and light dete…
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.
