Tag Archives: Cancer Research UK

STFC and EPSRC launch funding call with Cancer Research UK to drive forward earlier detection of cancer

SWINDON, 12-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — STFC and EPSRC have launched a joint funding call with Cancer Research UK that aims to drive forward earlier detection of cancer. The new funding called ‘Early Detection Innovation Sandpit and Award’ is available to researchers, … Read the full press release

University of Leeds and Cancer Research UK report: GPs want more support when offering drugs that lower the risk of certain cancers

LEEDS, 16-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — GPs want more support when offering drugs that lower the risk of certain cancers, a new report by the University of Leeds and Cancer Research UK reveals. The report explores how much GPs know about … Read the full press release

University of Southampton researchers engineered cells with built-in genetic circuit that help prevent tumour growth

SOUTHAMPTON, 29-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of Southampton have engineered cells with a ‘built-in genetic circuit’ that produces a molecule that inhibits the ability of tumours to survive and grow in their low oxygen environment. The genetic circuit … Read the full press release

Cancer Research UK awarded £1.35million to Dr Constance Alabert for cancer research in University of Dundee

DUNDEE, 07-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A talented international scientist has been awarded £1.35million from Cancer Research UK to bring her ground breaking research into how tumours develop to the University of Dundee. Dr Constance Alabert is one of only three researchers … Read the full press release

The University of Aberdeen secures £1.5million grant from Cancer Research UK to study how tumours develop

The University of Aberdeen has secured a grant of up to £1.5million from Cancer Research UK to study how tumours develop. ABERDEEN, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The grant will fund a five-year programme of research led by Professor Anne Donaldson … Read the full press release

University of Sussex and The Institute of Cancer Research scientists found a number of potential targets for drugs that exploit the inherent weaknesses of cancer cells

Scientists have identified weak spots in cancer cells that could be targeted and attacked by new precision drugs.  BRIGHTON, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A major computational analysis by scientists at the University of Sussex and The Institute of Cancer Research, … Read the full press release

University of Southampton scientists found that a particular form of antibody, called IgG2B, is much more effective at stimulating cancer immunity

SOUTHAMPTON, 16-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that the precise shape of an antibody makes a big difference to how it can stimulate the body’s immune system to fight cancer, paving the way for much … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca, University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK partner on 3 pre-clinical and clinical oncology projects

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca today announced that it has entered into an agreement with the University of Cambridge and Cancer Research UK for a two-year collaboration on three pre-clinical and clinical oncology projects. This agreement with world-leading medical research institutions … Read the full press release