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| Sep 9, 2025 | Milner Therapeutics Institute announced as finalist for 2025 OBN Award | The OBN Awards is a highly regarded awards programme for the Life Sciences industry.
The Milner Therapeutics Institute has been announced as a finalist for a 2025 OBN Award in the category of Most Impactful Industry Collaboration!
The Insti... |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Biotech is coming to Wales: A new biotech organisation is eschewing more established innovation centres for Cardiff. Why? | In 2010 Simon Ward, an associate director in the neuroscience division at the pharmaceutical firm Glaxo-Smith Kline (GSK), was fired, along with the rest of the division. At the time, the guillotining of neuroscience was part of a global mo... |
| May 30, 2024 | Scientists Develop 'Third Thumb' Powered by AI and Robotics | By Quincy Jon
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Robotics and AI have led Cambridge researchers to develop the "Third Thumb," ... |
| Oct 13, 2022 | LifeArc’s new fund to advance gene-based medicines for genetic diseases | Researchers can now apply to LifeArc’s new £5 million Gene Therapy Innovation Fund to progress their exciting gene therapy research through the Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies.
This dedicated scheme was created to address the current UK... |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Advancing novel gene therapies into the clinic | One year on, we report on the progress made to date to establish a national network of Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies to advance promising academic research into life-changing new medicines for patients.
New classes of highly specialis... |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Cambridge GPs host UK’s first heartburn cancer test unit | Cambridge GPs host UK’s first heartburn cancer test unit
09-06-2021
A new ‘game-changing’ test, which might save lives by spotting the early warning signs for cancer, is being brought to the doorstep of people in the Cambridge area.
Patient... |
| Apr 14, 2021 | NVIDIA CORPORATION
NVIDIA : Accelerates World's First TOP500 Academic Cloud-Native Supercomputer to Advance Research at Cambridge University | Scientific discovery powered by supercomputing has the potential to transform the world with research that benefits science, industry and society. A new open, cloud-native supercomputer at Cambridge University offers unrivaled performance t... |
| Jan 6, 2021 | LifeArc funds COVID-19 drug screening hub at the University of Glasgow | A new COVID-19 drug screening and resistance hub will be established in Scotland, based at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR).
The ground-breaking project, CRUSH (COVID-19 Drug-Screening and Resistance Hub), has ... |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine Results Look Exciting—But Come With Big Warnings | A person wearing a protective mask sits after participating in clinical trials for a Covid-19 ... [+] vaccine at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Drugmakers racing to produce Covid-19 vac... |
| Oct 29, 2020 | National Mouse Genetics Network | National Mouse Genetics Network
29-10-2020
The Medical Research Council (MRC) is investing more than £20m in a major new network in mouse genetics for disease modelling to accelerate our understanding of human disease and improve diagnosis ... |
| Sep 17, 2020 | UK and Japan award eight Regenerative Medicine projects | UK and Japan award eight Regenerative Medicine projects
17-09-2020
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) have joined forces to support eight new Regenerative Medicine research pa... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | RECOVERY trial will evaluate REGN-COV2 investigational antibody cocktail in the UK | RECOVERY trial will evaluate REGN-COV2 investigational antibody cocktail in the UK
15-09-2020
The University of Oxford and its partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc have announced that RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY), ... |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Largest ever study using wearable devices finds physical activity is beneficial for health, and more intense activity is better | Largest ever study using wearable devices finds physical activity is beneficial for health, and more intense activity is better
18-08-2020
Physical activity of any intensity is beneficial for health, but more intense activity has greater be... |
| Aug 10, 2020 | UKRI open call for research and innovation ideas to address Covid-19 | UKRI open call for research and innovation ideas to address Covid-19
10-08-2020
Proposals are invited for short-term projects addressing and mitigating the health, social, economic, cultural and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 outbrea... |
| Jul 30, 2020 | MRC launches Experimental Medicine Panel | MRC is pleased to announce a new Experimental Medicine Panel, which will meet regularly to enhance the MRC’s current translational offering.
The Panel will support ambitious, academically-led applications of varying sizes focused on hypothe... |
| Jul 30, 2020 | MRC launches Experimental Medicine Panel | MRC launches Experimental Medicine Panel
30-07-2020
MRC is pleased to announce a new Experimental Medicine Panel, which will meet regularly to enhance the MRC’s current translational offering.
The Panel will support ambitious, academically-... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Mapping the COVID-19 research landscape: How tracking medical research funding has accelerated in the pandemic | Mapping the COVID-19 research landscape: How tracking medical research funding has accelerated in the pandemic
29-07-2020
MRC Director of Strategic Evaluation and Impact, Dr Ian Viney MBE, highlights how the tracking of research projects ha... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | UKRI COVID-19 and ethnicity research | UKRI COVID-19 and ethnicity research
29-07-2020
Understanding the reasons for vulnerability to COVID-19 and the differential social, cultural and economic impacts of the pandemic on minority ethnic groups: building on the UKRI previous call... |
| Jul 21, 2020 | Oxford trial funded by UKRI offers new hope for a COVID vaccine | Oxford trial funded by UKRI offers new hope for a COVID vaccine
21-07-2020
Early stage human trials of a COVID-19 vaccine have found it produces strong immune response and shows no early safety concerns, according to results published in Th... |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Preliminary trial results find antiviral drug lopinavir/ritonavir does not reduce death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 | Preliminary trial results find antiviral drug lopinavir/ritonavir does not reduce death in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
01-07-2020
The ‘RECOVERY’ trial has released preliminary results showing lopinavir/ritonavir, an antiviral drug c... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | New £1.3 million national research programme to evaluate coronavirus tests in hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes | New £1.3 million national research programme to evaluate coronavirus tests in hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes
24-06-2020
Testing for coronavirus infection could become quicker, more convenient and more accurate, following the launch ... |
| Jun 24, 2020 | UK's largest genetic study into myalgic encephalomyelitis, led by a partnership of patients and scientists, is launched | UK's largest genetic study into myalgic encephalomyelitis, led by a partnership of patients and scientists, is launched
24-06-2020
A new study has been funded to analyse samples from 20,000 people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also d... |
| Jun 23, 2020 | First volunteer receives new COVID-19 vaccine today | The first healthy volunteer has now received a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers led by Professor Robin Shattock at Imperial College London.
The phase I trials were funded by UKRI as part of the UKRI/DHSC/NIHR COVID-19 rapid ... |
| Jun 23, 2020 | First volunteer receives new COVID-19 vaccine today | First volunteer receives new COVID-19 vaccine today
23-06-2020
The first healthy volunteer has now received a new coronavirus vaccine developed by researchers led by Professor Robin Shattock at Imperial College London.
The phase I trials we... |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Preliminary trial results find dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 | Preliminary trial results find dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19
17-06-2020
The ‘RECOVERY’ trial has released preliminary results showing low-cost dexamethasone reduces de... |
| Jun 16, 2020 | UKRI and NIHR move to new phase of COVID-19 research funding | UKRI and NIHR move to new phase of COVID-19 research funding
16-06-2020
The NIHR/UKRI COVID-19 rapid response initiative was established in February to address urgent needs in the face of the growing pandemic.
The Medical Research Council (... |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Preliminary results from RECOVERY trial on the use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 | Preliminary results from RECOVERY trial on the use of hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
09-06-2020
The ‘RECOVERY’ trial has released preliminary results showing no effect on mortality from the use of hydroxychloroqui... |
| May 4, 2020 | LifeArc and MRC partnership to create new £16m fund to establish Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs | LifeArc and MRC partnership to create new £16m fund to establish Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs
04-05-2020
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and LifeArc are making £16m available to establish a network of Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs, provid... |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Preliminary results of Covid-19 drug treatment trial found to improve recovery | Preliminary results of Covid-19 drug treatment trial found to improve recovery
30-04-2020
An international clinical trial, co-led by UKRI’s Medical Research Council and UCL, which is testing the effectiveness of the drug remdesivir on patie... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | COVID-19 vaccine & therapy research boosted by six new projects in rapid response | COVID-19 vaccine & therapy research boosted by six new projects in rapid response
24-03-2020
Six new studies into the novel coronavirus have been funded by the UK government, including testing a vaccine, developing therapies and improvi... |
| Feb 5, 2020 | Ophthalmic gene therapy company Ikarovec launches with £2.5m seed funding | Ophthalmic gene therapy company Ikarovec launches with £2.5m seed funding
05-02-2020
Ikarovec, which is developing novel gene therapies to treat major ophthalmic indications, has launched today with £2.5m of seed funding from leading UK sta... |
| Jan 15, 2020 | New study finds evidence for reduced brain connections in schizophrenia | New study finds evidence for reduced brain connections in schizophrenia
15-01-2020
Advances in scanning have allowed researchers for the first time to show lower levels of a protein found in the connections between neurons in the living bra... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | UK and South Korea collaboration tackles severe asthma | UK and South Korea collaboration tackles severe asthma
02-01-2020
In a landmark collaboration, the MRC, the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) have joined forces to fund a major new... |
| Dec 13, 2019 | BMJ should retract flawed research paper on chronic fatigue syndrome | Few journals have been more admirable than The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) and some of its sister publications under the BMJ brand in highlighting issues of direct significance to health care consumers. So it is baffling — an... |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Promising therapy for common form of eczema identified in early-stage trial | Promising therapy for common form of eczema identified in early-stage trial
28-10-2019
A therapy that targets the immune system showed promise for treating atopic dermatitis – the most common form of eczema – in a small proof-of-concept tri... |
| Sep 13, 2019 | MRC’s first decade of translational research funding leads to £1.1bn private-sector investment and new therapies for patients | MRC’s first decade of translational research funding leads to £1.1bn private-sector investment and new therapies for patients
13-09-2019
A new report has found that MRC funding schemes for translational research have boosted the UK’s life s... |
| Sep 9, 2019 | MRC UK Brain Banks Network enhances human tissue database | MRC UK Brain Banks Network enhances human tissue database
09-09-2019
The UK Brain Banks Network (UKBBN), an initiative led by UKRI’s Medical Research Council, has enhanced its human brain tissue database, a web-based interface that enables ... |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Genetic regions associated with left-handedness identified and linked with brain architecture | Genetic regions associated with left-handedness identified and linked with brain architecture
06-09-2019
A new study has for the first time identified regions of the genome associated with left-handedness in the general population and linke... |
| Aug 20, 2019 | 2019 Max Perutz Science Writing Award shortlist announced | 2019 Max Perutz Science Writing Award shortlist announced
20-08-2019
Twelve outstanding articles have been shortlisted for this year’s Max Perutz Science Writing Award, the MRC’s annual writing competition.
The winner, who will receive a £1... |
| May 21, 2019 | MRC Festival of Medical Research programme launched | MRC Festival of Medical Research programme launched
21-05-2019
The annual MRC Festival of Medical Research takes place from 13–23 June 2019
To find MRC Festival activities near you to attend, take a look at the MRC Festival programme.
The M... |
| May 13, 2019 | £25 million funding awarded to leading disease prevention projects | £25 million funding awarded to leading disease prevention projects
13-05-2019
In its first ever funding round, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) is investing £25 million into understanding and influencing the social, economic a... |
| Apr 29, 2019 | Calling all MRC-funded PhD students | Calling all MRC-funded PhD students
29-04-2019
The MRC’s 2019 Max Perutz Science Writing Award is now open.
The MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award is one of the ways the MRC encourages MRC-funded PhD students to develop outstanding commun... |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Report reveals legacy of public health research centres | Report reveals legacy of public health research centres
28-03-2019
By building capacity and capability in public health research, a report shows how the legacy of a UK-wide network of centres of excellence has helped fuel future public heal... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Latest Biomedical Catalyst investments will transform patient outcomes | Latest Biomedical Catalyst investments will transform patient outcomes
25-03-2019
Cutting edge projects have received £23 million of government funding under the Biomedical Catalyst, it has been announced.
The programme is jointly run by th... |
| Mar 22, 2019 | MRC scientists discover unique tau filament structures in head-injury associated dementia | MRC scientists discover unique tau filament structures in head-injury associated dementia
22-03-2019
Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have revealed the atomic structures of the abnormal tau filaments associated w... |
| Mar 12, 2019 | High blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains | High blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains
12-03-2019
Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes are linked to less healthy brains, accor... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | New genetic data on 50,000 UK Biobank participants available for global health researchers | New genetic data on 50,000 UK Biobank participants available for global health researchers
11-03-2019
A vast tranche of new UK Biobank genetic data becomes available to health researchers today, offering an unprecedented resource to enhance... |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Prospective drug found by testing in human heart muscle grown from stem cells | Prospective drug found by testing in human heart muscle grown from stem cells
08-03-2019
Scientists have found a potential new drug for treating the heart damage caused by a heart attack by targeting the way the heart reacts to stress, acco... |
| Feb 26, 2019 | Distorted, stretched DNA may increase risk of off-target changes with CRISPR-Cas9 | Distorted, stretched DNA may increase risk of off-target changes with CRISPR-Cas9
26-02-2019
Distortions to DNA, which occur routinely during gene expression and other cellular processes, could lead to off-target changes to the genome when ... |
| Feb 25, 2019 | MRC-funded research reveals extent of trauma and PTSD in young people | MRC-funded research reveals extent of trauma and PTSD in young people
25-02-2019
MRC-funded research from King’s College London suggests one in 13 young people in the UK have had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before reaching age 18.... |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Researchers develop new technique to analyse cancer cells’ life history | Researchers develop new technique to analyse cancer cells’ life history
12-02-2019
A team of researchers from the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University has developed a new technique that allows scientists to re... |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale gene study | Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale gene study
06-02-2019
Hundreds of genes have been newly linked to depression, shedding light on the origins of the condition and highlighting personality types that could be at risk.
T... |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Virtual reality in research | Virtual reality in research
24-01-2019
Computational scientist Stephen Taylor and his team at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (MRC WIMM) are helping scientists and surgeons explore biological structures up closer than eve... |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Gene variations linked to higher risk of diabetes and heart attacks | Gene variations linked to higher risk of diabetes and heart attacks
28-12-2018
People who are less likely to put on excess fat around their hips due to their genes are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and heart attacks, according to a new ... |
| Dec 7, 2018 | 100,000 Genomes Project reaches sequencing goal | 100,000 Genomes Project reaches sequencing goal
07-12-2018
The 100,000 Genomes Project has reached its goal of sequencing 100,000 whole genomes from NHS patients. Established with the support of the MRC, the project began in 2012 with the g... |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Decades of discovery set to revolutionise healthcare | Decades of discovery set to revolutionise healthcare
02-11-2018
It can be argued that the development of any successful innovation that transforms healthcare would not be possible without the knowledge derived from decades of discovery scie... |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Discovery could explain failed clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and provide a solution | Discovery could explain failed clinical trials for Alzheimer’s and provide a solution
21-09-2018
MRC-funded scientists have discovered a vicious feedback loop underlying brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, which may explain why so ma... |
| Sep 20, 2018 | New drugs could reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes when added to statins | New drugs could reduce risk of heart disease and diabetes when added to statins
20-09-2018
New drugs that lower levels of triglycerides (a type of fat) in blood could further reduce the risk of heart attack when added to statins. These new ... |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Study of one million people leads to major advance in blood pressure genetics | Study of one million people leads to major advance in blood pressure genetics
18-09-2018
Over 500 new gene regions that influence people’s blood pressure have been discovered in the largest global genetic study of blood pressure to date.
In... |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Brain scan checklist set to boost care for stroke survivors | Brain scan checklist set to boost care for stroke survivors
15-08-2018
People who suffer a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain could be helped by four simple checks of their brain scans, research suggests. The checks could help spot peop... |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Study identifies potential therapy for a common cause of dementia | Study identifies potential therapy for a common cause of dementia
06-07-2018
Early-stage research has uncovered a potential approach to treat one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke in older people.
Studies with rats found the tr... |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91 percent | Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91 percent
20-06-2018
Using two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria infections in animal studies, according t... |
| Jun 18, 2018 | Gene therapy restores paw function in rats with spinal cord injury | Gene therapy restores paw function in rats with spinal cord injury
18-06-2018
MRC-funded researchers at King’s College London have shown that rats with spinal cord injuries can re-learn skilled hand movements after being treated with a gene... |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Kidney cancers caught stealing genes from other cell types in order to spread | Kidney cancers caught stealing genes from other cell types in order to spread
08-06-2018
A study has identified how kidney cancers may develop the ability to spread around the body by hijacking genes from other cell types and ‘stealing’ the... |
| May 21, 2018 | UK Biobank data reveals new Alzheimer’s risk gene | UK Biobank data reveals new Alzheimer’s risk gene
21-05-2018
An international research team funded by the MRC, and led by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Queensland, has identified three new genes linked to t... |
| May 18, 2018 | MRC Festival of Medical Research 2018 programme launches | The third annual MRC Festival of Medical Research from 14–24 June 2018 takes place in England, Scotland and Wales, online and in Africa. A wide range of free public activities involving scientists from research establishments, including MRC... |
| May 18, 2018 | MRC Festival of Medical Research 2018 programme launches | MRC Festival of Medical Research 2018 programme launches
18-05-2018
The third annual MRC Festival of Medical Research from 14–24 June 2018 takes place in England, Scotland and Wales, online and in Africa. A wide range of free public activit... |
| May 2, 2018 | Calling all MRC-funded PhD students! | Calling all MRC-funded PhD students!
02-05-2018
The MRC’s 2018 Max Perutz Science Writing Award is now open.
The MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award is one of the ways the MRC encourages MRC-funded PhD students to develop outstanding commu... |
| Apr 11, 2018 | Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring | Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring
11-04-2018
Scientists have created a non-invasive adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test, potentially removing the need... |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Genome sequencing of first 50,000 UK Biobank participants | Genome sequencing of first 50,000 UK Biobank participants
06-04-2018
UK Biobank has announced a major initiative to sequence the full genomes of 50,000 UK Biobank volunteer participants.
Funded by a £30M grant from the MRC, sequencing of th... |
| Apr 4, 2018 | Researchers to investigate screening for prostate cancer using MRI | Researchers to investigate screening for prostate cancer using MRI
04-04-2018
A new clinical study will test for the first time if MRI scans can be used for population screening to detect prostate cancer more accurately. The current prostat... |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Scripps Translational Science Institute Receives $29M Grant | Scripps Translational Science Institute has received a $29 million grant renewal to explore genomics, wireless technology and bioinformatics.
The National Institutes of Health grant, called the Clinical and Translational Science Award, will... |
