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    LifeArc Ventures: Ozlo Sleep Emerges from Stealth and Unveils Flagship Product Ozlo Sleepbuds®

    Ozlo Sleep (Ozlo), a science-driven sleep and audio technology company, emerged from stealth today with plans to launch Ozlo Sleepbuds®, a…

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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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    Groundbreaking new £100m LifeArc programme aims to improve the lives of people living with a rare disease

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

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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 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • Microscopic view of lung tissue with congestion as shown by the red blood cells in the walls of the alveoli. Pneumonia.
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    LifeArc & Cystic Fibrosis Trust announce new £15m research funding to fast track treatment of lung infections

    Focussing on innovative approaches to improve quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis (CF)

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    Dr Jason Slingsby joins LifeArc as Chief Business Officer

    Jason will be responsible for developing, leading, and implementing LifeArc’s business development and partnering strategies.

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    LifeArc launches £40m funding call to create Translational Rare Disease Centres

    Centres to become focal points for rare disease research translation and engagement with the patient community across the UK.

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  • LifeArc scientist selecting samples in orange-capped vials from a grey, multi-well plate for testing.
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    LifeArc plans two major funding calls to boost translational research in rare disease & lung health in cystic fibrosis

    The calls are part of our wider £100m programme to support scientific innovation for people living with cystic fibrosis.

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