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Antibiotics

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…

IBM launches food safety tool

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…

PM David Cameron

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.

Highview LAES schematic

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…

Leafcutter ants

Ants used in antibiotic research

Added: 30 Jun 2014

Research to find the next-generation of antibiotic drugs will be unveiled in London tomorrow.

University of Surrey

Graphene centre to open at Surrey

Added: 20 Jun 2014

Research into the uses of graphene will be conducted at the University of Surrey.

UEA researchers discover Achilles’ heel in antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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 lab, Manchester

Randox expands testing capability

Added: 16 Jun 2014

Randox has announced the acquisition of a drug and alcohol testing facility in Manchester.

Just a drop is enough to test the chemical composition

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…

3-D electron microscopy

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 HQ

Malvern acquires GE business

Added: 5 Jun 2014

Malvern Instruments is set to acquire GE Healthcare Life Sciences’ MicroCal business.

Greenwich University

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…

Dr Nathalie Juge

Survey calls on scientific input

Added: 2 Jun 2014

Industry survey asks UK researchers to identify future research facility requirements.

Bioo Scientific has launched state-of the-art, full service analytical food testing

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…

Michael Uren OBE

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 its pursuit of AstraZeneca

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…

Light technology

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…

Test kits help determine DNA types in meat species

PCR kit provides food proof

Added: 16 May 2014

Latest DNA testing service will further benefits the food supply chain, say advisory group.

Pills, medicine, drugs, pharma

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…