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  • Aplastic anaemia clinical trial team at King's College London
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    Promising results in clinical trial gives hope to patients with blood disorder

    A trial for a cutting-edge cell therapy that could become the first ever treatment for the rare, life-threatening blood disorder…

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  • Female scientist in microbiology laboratory working with E coli culture
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    3 steps LifeArc is taking to tackle antimicrobial resistance before it’s too late

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent public health challenges of our time, threatening not only human health…

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  • Degradation of motor neurons, conceptual 3D illustration.
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    £76M investment backing into potential MND treatment, underlines benefit of charity funding

    Promising new research to develop gene therapy to treat motor neuron disease and other conditions like dementia secures big investment…

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  • LifeArc and H3D team members
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    Tackling antimicrobial resistance: LifeArc partners with the University of Cape Town to launch a new Centre for Translational AMR Research

    LifeArc has announced a significant £5 million investment to co-establish a new Centre for Translational AMR Research (CTAR) Programme at…

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    LifeArc joins public involvement pledge to improve health research 

    LifeArc has joined the Shared Commitment to Public Involvement, alongside more than 25 other leading health and research organisations such…

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  • Newborn baby and mother in a hospital bed
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    Newborn screening programme a big step forward for rare disease research

    The announcement by Genomics England and NHS England on the newborn sequencing programme is a significant step forward in transforming…

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  • Scientist look at image on a molecular 3D render.
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    LifeArc 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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  • Sam Barrell standing by a railing smiling at the camera in an office building
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    Dr Sam Barrell CBE joins LifeArc as new CEO 

    We are excited to welcome Dr Sam Barrell, CBE, as she officially joins the LifeArc team today as our new…

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  • 3D render of bacteria with some yellow bacteria indicating mutation to resistance.
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    Global 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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  • Three petri dishes
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    LifeArc becomes founding partner of new Fleming Initiative to tackle global threat of antimicrobial resistance

    LifeArc has joined the Fleming Initiative as a founding partner alongside Cepheid and Optum, contributing to the initiative reaching a…

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  • Human Respiratory System Lungs with Alveoli Anatomy.
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    First 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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  • Child ringing bell following cancer treatment
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    Charities 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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