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  • Portrait of Prof Sam Barrell from the Francis Crick Institute, LifeArc's new CEO
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    Dr Sam Barrell CBE appointed as CEO of LifeArc

    LifeArc is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sam Barrell, CBE, as Chief Executive Officer. Sam’s appointment follows an…

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  • Three African scientists wearing lab coats and gloves, working at a lab bench
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    New £6.2m partnership will help to eliminate a deadly disease affecting children and vulnerable people in Kenya

    A new £6.2m healthcare project has begun in Kenya to advance elimination of visceral leishmaniasis, a deadly parasitic disease found…

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    Dr Melanie Lee CBE steps down as CEO of LifeArc

    Dr. Melanie Lee has notified the Board of her decision to step down as Chief Executive Officer, effective 30 September…

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  • Close-up of CT scan with brain.
    Articles & blogs

    New Alzheimer’s treatment ‘lecanemab’ approved for use in the US

    LifeArc played an instrumental role in the drug’s development through our antibody humanisation work.

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  • Child affected by EB with her father. Photo ©Debra Austria
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    LifeArc and DEBRA Austria launch £2.5m funding call for repurposing therapies for Epidermolysis Bullosa

    Joint initiative part of LifeArc’s £100 million Translational Challenge to help address rare disease translational science.

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  • Amyloid plaques aggregates, 3d illustration
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    New UK-based research project brings together world-leading institutions to transform care for people living with dementia

    Brings together the world-leading expertise of Health Data Research UK, University of Edinburgh, LifeArc, Eisai and Gates Ventures

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  • LifeArc sign on the reception desk in Edinburgh
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    LifeArc strengthens Board of Trustees with new appointments

    Dr Terri Cooper, Dr Sameer Mistry and Dr Rima Makarem join LifeArc’s Board of Trustees as Non-Executive Directors.

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  • 3D illustration of a neuron in beautiful background
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    How LifeArc’s Neurodegeneration Translational Challenge is leading the charge against Motor Neurone Disease

    June 21st is Global MND Awareness Day, a day to raise worldwide awareness of MND (Motor Neurone Disease) and to…

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  • Motor neurons grown from stem cells using complex developmental biology techniques (differentiated these cells from induced pluripotent stem cells/iPSCs (not embryonic stem cells)). In blue is the centre of each cell (the nucleus), and in red is the main structural component of each cell (the cytoskeleton).
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    New programme to move potential MND drugs into clinical trials faster

    EXPERTS-ALS to screen candidate drugs at scale and identify those that should be fast-tracked to larger clinical trials

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  • Scientist in LifeArc's lab pipetting into vials
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    LifeArc and Sarcoma UK fund research to guide treatment decisions in rare cancer

    £150,000 grant will fund a study of a biomarker test that could improve outcomes for patients with a rare sarcoma…

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  • microscope with lab glassware, science laboratory research and development concept
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    LifeArc announces strategic partnership with PrecisionLife as part of its Motor Neuron Disease Translational Challenge

    LifeArc and PrecisionLife will work together to select and validate multiple novel targets and their accompanying patient stratification biomarkers.

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  • Industrial placement students, who were on the 2022-3 scheme, with the student co-ordinator Andy Merritt, Dave Powell (CSO) and Karen Skinner, Chief Project Officer.
    Articles & blogs

    Meet our industrial placement students – class of 2023

    Find out what this year’s cohort of industrial placement students gained from the experience.

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