General Archive
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News releasesLifeArc makes multi-million pound investment to support drug discovery in sub-Saharan Africa
LifeArc and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are jointly investing £6 million ($7.2m) in the Grand Challenges African Drug…
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News releasesLifeArc Ventures: Six new investments, portfolio progress and an expanding investment team
LifeArc Ventures, which is committed to investing in innovative early-stage life science companies, today provides an update on its portfolio.…
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News releasesTwo influential life science leaders join LifeArc science team
This quarter, we look forward to welcoming 2 new colleagues – Heather McKinnon and Giovanna Lalli – to strategic leadership…
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News releasesNHS trial uses artificial intelligence to predict severe infections and transform lives of people living with chronic lung conditions
A new NHS trial is using a home monitoring app combined with artificial intelligence (AI) to predict when people living…
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News releases2023 wrapped: Our highlights from a successful year
As 2023 comes to a close, we reflect on another great year at LifeArc filled with, exciting partnerships and initiatives,…
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News releasesLifeArc contributes to revitalisation of groundbreaking science education centre for children and young people
Centre of the Cell is the first informal science education centre in the world to be located within working biomedical…
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News releasesLifeArc announces £5 million drug repurposing programme for motor neuron disease
LifeArc announced today that it will commit £5 million in grant funding to find new treatments for motor neuron disease…
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News releasesNew UK-India research project trialling easy-to-use test to help fight against global threat of antimicrobial resistance
A new UK-India research project, DOSA2, is trialling an easy-to-use test to determine if a urinary tract infection (UTI) is…
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News releasesLifeArc appoints new chair for neurodegeneration efforts
Today, we’re pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Roger Barker as Chair of our neurodegeneration efforts. Professor Barker is…
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News releasesSeven neurodegeneration research projects receive £14.5m from LifeArc-UKDRI partnership
The first projects to be funded through LifeArc’s £30 million strategic partnership with the UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI) have…
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News releasesLifeArc-funded documentary highlights pioneering scientific research into new targets for treatment of motor neuron disease
A new documentary has been released which follows a key discovery made by researchers at University College London that suggests…
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News releasesLifeArc helps fund new research institute to accelerate the search for a cure for MND
A new research institute to accelerate the search for a cure for motor neuron disease (MND, also known as ALS),…