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    Grand Challenges African Drug Discovery Accelerator programme: Supporting drug discovery projects in sub-Saharan Africa

    Grand Challenges African Drug Discovery Accelerator programme: Supporting drug discovery projects in sub-Saharan Africa In collaboration with the Gates Foundation…

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  • A photo of Mike Strange and Karen Skinner from the Global Health team with ReAct Africa as part of a new partnership

    ReACT Africa: Tackling drug-resistant infections with ReACT Africa

    Tackling drug-resistant infections with ReACT Africa In partnership with ReAct (Action on Antibiotic Resistance) Africa, we have launched ASPIRE, a…

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  • Three African scientists wearing lab coats and gloves, working at a lab bench
    News releases

    New £6.2m partnership will help to eliminate a deadly disease affecting children and vulnerable people in Kenya

    A new £6.2m healthcare project has begun in Kenya to advance elimination of visceral leishmaniasis, a deadly parasitic disease found…

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  • Mike with Prof Janet Hemingway and her associate, all in business casual clothing with hands folded in front

    iiCON and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: A partnership tackling emerging viral threats and neglected tropical diseases

    iiCON and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: A partnership tackling emerging viral threats and neglected tropical diseases A £2.7…

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  • Crick Africa Network: A partnership to support biomedical research in Africa

    Crick Africa Network: A partnership to support biomedical research in Africa We have partnered with the Crick Africa Network (CAN)…

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    News releases

    LifeArc supports 8 new fellows through Crick Africa Network (CAN) partnership

    The Crick Africa Network (CAN), a partnership between LifeArc, the Francis Crick Institute and 5 African institutions, has now awarded…

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  • TB-MBLA Assay in testing at LifeArc's Edinburgh lab

    TB-MBLA: A test for both diagnosis and monitoring of tuberculosis over time

    TB-MBLA: A test for both diagnosis and monitoring of tuberculosis over time We’ve partnered with the University of St Andrews…

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  • A female scientist wearing PPE is holding a pippette and looking at it
    News releases

    ReAct Africa and LifeArc announce launch of ASPIRE initiative to combat antimicrobial resistance in Zambia and Kenya

    ReAct (Action on Antibiotic Resistance) Africa, in partnership with self-funded medical research organisation and charity LifeArc, is excited to introduce…

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    News releases

    LifeArc 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 releases

    New 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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  • Pace: Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy cover image.
    News releases

    New £30m initiative to address global threat by accelerating the pace of antimicrobial innovation

    Pioneering partnership to drive development of new tests and treatments to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance, which could otherwise kill 10…

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  • Stephane Maikovsky headshot
    News releases

    LifeArc welcomes Stéphane Maikovsky as Interim CEO

    LifeArc, the self-funded, not-for-profit medical research organisation today announced the appointment of Stéphane Maikovsky as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO),…

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