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  • LifeArc's Catriona Crombie at the Beacon Drug Repurposing Conference, Oct 22
    Articles & blogs

    Catriona Crombie talks to Rare Revolution about LifeArc’s investment of more than £100 million into rare disease research by 2030

    Catriona discusses why LifeArc is well placed to help overcome some of the obstacles in rare disease research

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  • LifeArc sign on the reception desk in Edinburgh
    News releases

    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).
    News releases

    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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  • Scientist in LifeArc's lab pipetting into vials
    News releases

    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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  • Industrial placement students, who were on the 2022-3 scheme, with the student co-ordinator Andy Merritt, Dave Powell (CSO) and Karen Skinner, Chief Project Officer.
    Articles & blogs

    Meet our industrial placement students – class of 2023

    Find out what this year’s cohort of industrial placement students gained from the experience.

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  • LifeArc scientist inserting an electronic pipette into a small conical flask containing liquid cell culture.
    Articles & blogs

    Translational research into children’s rare diseases enters 5th year of collaborative funding

    Accelerating research that will have a significant impact on the treatment of children and young people

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  • News releases

    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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  • Pharmacist holding medicine box and capsule pack in pharmacy drugstore.
    News releases

    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.
    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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  • Melanie Lee presents to FLIER future leaders.
    Articles & blogs

    Talking to FLIER future leaders about learning from COVID-19 and the power of collaboration

    The Future Leaders in Innovation Enterprise and Research is a two-year programme for emerging leaders in science, technology and medicine.

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  • Melanie Lee, LifeArc CEO
    News releases

    LifeArc joins the Campaign for Science and Engineering

    Network of over 115 members works to put research at the heart of the UK’s future.

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  • Fireside chat with Mostafa Ronaghi of Cellanome, Melanie Lee, and Paula Dowdy of Illumina
    Articles & blogs

    Highlights from Illumina for Startups Summit 2023

    Key takeaways from the summit for entrepreneurs, founders, investors and industry leaders from around the world.

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