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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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    LifeArc welcomes news of the UK rejoining Horizon Europe, the EU science research scheme

    Today the UK and EU agreed a deal for the UK to associate the world’s largest collaborative research programme, Horizon…

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    LifeArc and the Francis Crick Institute partner with five African research institutions to support scientists

    The Crick Africa Network (CAN) is set to extend for a further five years, supporting more young African scientists to…

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    LifeArc joins Infection Innovation Consortium to help tackle infectious diseases

    LifeArc has entered into a partnership with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and will join the LSTM-led Infection…

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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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