(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol has become the first institution worldwide to secure Silver-level certification for all its laboratory facilities under the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF), covering nearly 1,000 labs. This landmark accomplishment involved collaborative efforts from technical … Read the full press release
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Tagged Anna Lewis, Awards, Cancer Research UK, cold storage efficiency, Concordat for Environmental Sustainability of Research, fume cupboard management, Green Labs Project Officers, GW4 Generator Fund, GW4 LEAN, Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework, leadership, LEAF, School Sustainability Officers, shared equipment, Silver certification, sustainability, sustainability culture change, sustainable procurement, Sustainable Science Manager, UKRI, University of Bristol, waste reduction, Wellcome Trust
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer’s Corporate Performance & ESG division has been honored with three Globee® Awards: Gold for the AI-powered CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform in Business Performance Management Software, Gold for CCH Tagetik ESG & Sustainability for CSRD in ESG … Read the full press release
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Tagged AI, Ask AI, audit and assurance, Awards, Budgeting, Business Performance Management Software, Cancer Research UK, CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform, Corporate Performance & ESG, corporate tax, CSRD compliance, EHS, Enablon ESG Excellence, ESG & Sustainability for CSRD, Finance Brain™, financial consolidation, forecasting, Globee Awards, Institute of Cancer Research, Karen Abramson, leadership, planning, Queen Mary University of London, regulatory reporting, risk management, SaaS, sustainability reporting, Wellcome Trust, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research and Queen Mary University have created EIRAs, a computational assay that predicts how bowel cancer cells evolve resistance to chemotherapy. By monitoring cell populations and applying evolutionary models, the tool differentiates … Read the full press release
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Tagged bowel cancer, breast cancer, Cancer Research UK, chemotherapy resistance, colorectal cancer, drug discovery, EIRAs, evolutionary biology, Evolutionary Informed Resistance Assays, Freddie Whiting, genetic mutation, Kristian Helin, Machine Learning, Nature Communications, non-genetic adaptation, ovarian cancer, patent, personalized therapy, Queen Mary University of London, Richard Nichols, The Institute of Cancer Research London, Trevor Graham, Wellcome Trust
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the University of Southampton have engineered a new type of super-strong antibody, which could significantly enhance immune system responses in cancer patients. By altering the shape and rigidity of antibodies, the team discovered that these modified … Read the full press release
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Tagged antibodies, antibody engineering, Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, disulfide bonds, immune response, immune system, immunotherapy, Isabel Elliott, Ivo Tews, Mark Cragg, Nature Communications, rigid antibodies, structural biology, super-strong antibody, University of Southampton
(IN BRIEF) A groundbreaking AI-powered research platform, POETIC-AI, has been unveiled by scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, promising to accelerate cancer biomarker discovery. Demonstrated at The Alan Turing Institute’s fifth AI UK conference, the platform integrates diverse clinical … Read the full press release
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Tagged artificial intelligence, biomarkers, cancer research, Cancer Research UK, clinical trial data, Collaborative Research, CT, digital pathology, Dr. Ferran Cardo, Dr. Maggie Cheang, hormone therapy, ICR, Integrated Discovery and Diagnostics programme, Ki67, medical imaging, MRI, natural language AI, Palantir Foundry, POETIC trial, POETIC-AI, Professor Manuel Salto-Tellez, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research, Xixuan Zhu
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research in London have made significant strides in understanding why some cases of neuroblastoma—a pediatric cancer of nerve tissue—result in poorer outcomes. Their research indicates that mutations in the ATRX gene, which … Read the full press release
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Tagged ATRX gene, Cancer Letters, Cancer Research UK, Dr Sally George, Federica Lorenzi, high-risk, immune cell infiltration, inflammatory pathways, macrophages, MYCN gene amplification, Neuroblastoma, Neuroblastoma UK, paediatric oncology, personalised therapy, targeted treatment, The Institute of Cancer Research, TIME, tumour immune microenvironment
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed an innovative algorithm named SYLVER, which analyzes data from over 9,300 patients to identify synthetic lethal gene pairs that cancer cells depend on for survival. Unlike previous … Read the full press release
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Tagged 300 patients, 9, algorithm, backup genes, BRCA mutations, Breast Cancer Now, buffering mechanism, Cancer, Cancer Genome Atlas, Cancer Research UK, Dr Hattie Brooks, Dr Simon Vincent, Dr Syed Haider, inhibitor drugs, Institute of Cancer Research, London, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Professor Chris Lord, protein targets, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, SYLVER, synthetic lethality, targeted therapies, tumour-suppressor genes, Walk the Walk
(IN BRIEF) Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in cancer drug discovery by identifying a new binding site on the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), a protein long considered undruggable. The collaborative study between The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) … Read the full press release
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Tagged anticancer therapies, Astex Pharmaceuticals, breast cancer, Cancer Drug Discovery, Cancer Research UK, cancer treatment, Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery, drug development, druggable binding sites, eIF4E, eIF4G, fragment-based screening, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, Nature Communications, new drug targets, Olivia Rossanese, Paul Clarke, prostate cancer, protein degradation, protein synthesis, protein synthesis regulation, small molecule inhibitors, therapeutic innovation, undruggable protein
(IN BRIEF) A prototype of the Liverpool Diagnostic Infrared Wand (LDIR Wand), developed by the University of Liverpool in collaboration with the Liverpool Head and Neck Cancer Centre, has shown promising results in diagnosing oral cancer. The device uses a … Read the full press release
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Tagged cancer diagnosis, cancer prognosis, Cancer Research UK, clinical application, commercialization, early cancer detection, funding, haematoxylin and eosin staining, i4i programme, infrared spectral images, LDIR Wand, Liverpool Diagnostic Infrared Wand, Liverpool Head and Neck Cancer Centre, machine learning algorithm, National Institute for Health and Care Research, oral cancer, Professor Peter Weightman, Professor Richard Shaw, technological innovation, tissue analysis, University of Liverpool, “prototype”
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
Posted in Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biopsy, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, earlier detection of cancer, EPSRC, funding, STFC
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
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
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
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged cancer research, Cancer Research UK, Dr Constance Alabert, Karen Noble, University of Dundee
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
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
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Cancer Research UK, Daphne Jackson Trust, Dr Bissan Al-Lazikani, Dr Frances Pearl, drugs that exploit the inherent weaknesses of cancer cells, Nature Reviews Cancer, Professor Laurence Pearl, Professor Paul Workman, The Institute of Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research scientists, Tony Carr, University of Sussex
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
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
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Tagged AstraZeneca, Babraham Institute, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cancer, cancer research, Cancer Research UK, cancers, collaboration, David Neal, medical research, Olaparib, oncology, oncology projects, pancreatic, prostate, selumetinib, Susan Galbraith, tumour mutations, University of Cambridge
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