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  • Scientists at University of Edinburgh
    News releases

    Pandemic Science Hub to develop better drugs to fight lung disease

    New, multi-million pound research programme at the University of Edinburgh will develop treatments for lung infections

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    Action Medical Research and LifeArc announce a fourth round of funding to support translational research into children’s rare diseases

    £1m fund to progress promising translational research addressing a medical need for children and young people

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    LifeArc co-founded company RQ Bio signs licensing agreement with AstraZeneca worth up to $157m plus royalties for monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2

    LONDON, UK, 17 May 2022 — LifeArc today announced that RQ Biotechnology Ltd (RQ Bio), a company it co-founded, has…

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  • Articles

    Accelerating progress against dementia 

    How can we reduce the impact of dementia on individuals, families and wider society?

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    Learning from translational research success stories during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Melanie Lee on how bringing together diverse teams united under a clear purpose can deliver extraordinary results.

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    Hackathon brings scientists together to tackle brain health

    Together with the patient charity Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association, LifeArc co-sponsored an MND challenge within a four-day ‘hackathon’ event,…

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    News releases

    LifeArc and Scottish Government work together to drive Scottish research into rare diseases

    LifeArc and the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) for the Scottish Government have today jointly awarded a total of £300,000 to…

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  • Isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19
    Articles

    Covid-19 hub shortlisted for Scottish award

    Unique translational research hub for Covid-19 and other viruses was a finalist in the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards. 

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    News releases

    Study reveals gene faults underpinning severe COVID-19

    The study paves the way for new tests and treatments to protect people from infection.

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  • Articles

    Living with genetic sight loss – a family story

    Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare inherited eye disease that leads to blindness in older people.

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  • Danny who was diagnosed with Hunter syndrome at 3
    Articles

    Can an innovative gene therapy help people with Hunter syndrome?

    Danny was diagnosed with Hunter syndrome when he was three years old.

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    Articles

    Living with a rare but incurable liver disease

    A young actor had to battle a rare liver disease before he could start out on his career.

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