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News releasesLifeArc launches UK’s first cystic fibrosis Innovation Hub Network
The UK’s first network of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Health Innovation Hubs is being launched to accelerate the development of new…
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News releasesGlobal AMR challenge receives a £5m boost to drive diagnostics innovation
PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy) has launched its second funding round with up to £5 million available to support…
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News releasesFirst awardees of £3m collaborative Drug Discovery Programme are announced
The Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Resistance (CF AMR) Syndicate has announced the first cohort of awardees of its Collaborative Discovery Programme…
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News releasesCharities join forces to transform treatment for children with cancer
A pioneering initiative to develop new medicines exclusively for children’s and young people’s cancers, has been launched LifeArc and Cancer…
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News releasesAI software tool aims to spot early signs of dementia from brain scans during routine appointments
LifeArc is supporting data scientists and clinical researchers who are using brain scans from the entire Scottish population to build…
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Drug trial offers hope to 200,000 people with ‘hidden’ lung condition
A multi-million-pound clinical trial, funded by LifeArc, to find out whether existing drugs could be used to treat people with…
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News releasesNew smartphone app offers hope in the fight against neglected tropical diseases
LifeArc is supporting scientists who are testing whether a new smartphone app could improve the detection of two neglected tropical…
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News releasesCambridge Science Centre opens new facility that will educate and inspire the next generation of scientists
The Cambridge Science Centre, which is co-funded by LifeArc, has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art building on the…
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News releasesLifeArc announces research funding boost to address dengue fever amid growing global health threat
Three new projects, aimed at improving understanding of dengue and preventing the spread of viral disease, have been launched today…
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News releasesLifeArc co-funds a new blood test that could prevent sudden child deaths caused by hereditary heart condition
A new blood test that could identify children with a potentially fatal heart condition has been developed by researchers at…
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News releasesHope for children with cancer: LifeArc and CureSearch fund research into whether a modified cold sore virus, combined with a vaccine, could cure brain cancer
A team of scientists in America and the UK are combining a genetically modified cold sore virus with a cancer…
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News releasesLifeArc backs new report that warns UK business R&D investment has ‘stagnated’ and calls for improved investment incentives
The UK risks falling behind other countries and losing out on the many benefits from investment in research and development…