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  • Human Respiratory System Lungs with Alveoli Anatomy.
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    Drug trial offers hope to 200,000 people with ‘hidden’ lung condition

    A multi-million-pound clinical trial, funded by LifeArc, to find out whether existing drugs could be used to treat people with…

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    Raising awareness of NTM pulmonary disease and its new Standards of Care

    Today, 4 August is World Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Awareness Day. A couple of years ago I had never heard of…

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  • Two female scientists in lab coats and gloves work at a lab bench.
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    Bronchiectasis: an overlooked lung condition with untapped commercial and research potential

    Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic lung condition that significantly impacts the lives of many people in the UK and around…

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  • A team of Bronchiectasis research professionals conversing around a table.

    Bronchiectasis Industry Awareness Campaign

    Bronchiectasis: a neglected and overlooked lung condition with unrealised commercial potential We are collaborating with industry experts and Asthma +Lung…

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  • Human Respiratory System Lungs with Alveoli Anatomy.

    Accelerating CF Research

    Accelerating CF Research: Strategies for rapidly progressing your science to clinical impact Join us at our industry symposium and unlock…

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    £3m fund for CF therapies

    £3 million fund to accelerate development of new cystic fibrosis therapies LifeArc, as part of the CF AMR Syndicate, is…

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  • Female LifeArc Scientist pipettes liquid into a vial under a fume hood.

    Drug repurposing call to treat chronic respiratory infection

    Drug repurposing call to treat chronic respiratory infection LifeArc has committed £10m to fund up to five consortia programmes that…

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    LifeArc’s Edinburgh labs featured in STV segment about innovations for people living with bronchiectasis

    Recently, our team had the pleasure of hosting STV for an exciting feature at the BioQuarter campus in Edinburgh. Watch…

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    NHS 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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  • 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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  • LifeArc scientist selecting samples in orange-capped vials from a grey, multi-well plate for testing.
    News releases

    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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    £3m fund to accelerate development of new CF therapies

    Collaborative funding to drug discovery innovators to accelerate new treatments for people with cystic fibrosis.

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