(IN BRIEF) A new study led by researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has identified a promising new combination therapy for pancreatic cancer that could transform future treatment. The dual approach — combining boiling histotripsy and oncolytic reovirus … Read the full press release
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Tagged boiling histotripsy, cancer research, cancer treatment innovation, Gail ter Haar, ICR, ICR study identifies new immune-based combination strategy to improve pancreatic cancer treatment outcomes, immune response, immunotherapy, Institute of Cancer Research, macrophages, neutrophils, oncolytic reovirus, pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic cancer study from ICR highlights new dual treatment approach and reveals key immune cell insights, Pancreatic Cancer UK, Petros Mouratidis, Pharmaceutics, preclinical study, The Institute of Cancer Research identifies promising dual treatment strategy for pancreatic cancer, tumour microenvironment, ultrasound therapy, viral immunotherapy
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research has renewed its Athena Swan Silver Award for 2025–2029, recognising continued progress in promoting gender equality and fostering an inclusive workplace. The award highlights key achievements such as improved recruitment and flexible working … Read the full press release
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Tagged academic leadership, Advance HE, Alan Cumber, and research culture, Athena Swan action plan, Athena Swan Silver Award, career development, diversity, Diversity And Inclusion, Dr Barbara Pittam, equity in research, flexible working, gender equality, Gender Pay Gap, higher education, ICR, ICR recognised for advancing inclusive excellence with Athena Swan Silver Award renewal through 2029, ICR secures four-year Athena Swan Silver Award recognising progress in equity, Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Research celebrates renewed Athena Swan Silver Award with new gender equality action plan, Pathway to Independence program, Professor Christina Yap, Professor Kristian Helin, research culture, Technician Career Pathways
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research and NEOsphere Biotechnologies have announced a new collaboration to accelerate the discovery of molecular glue degrader drugs, an innovative approach in targeted cancer therapy. The partnership will integrate ICR’s proprietary molecular glue library … Read the full press release
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Tagged Academic–industry partnership to accelerate rational design of molecular glue degrader drugs for cancer treatment, artificial intelligence, Cancer Drug Discovery, cancer research innovation, Centre for Protein Degradation, computational drug design, E3 ligases, Henrik Daub, high-throughput proteomics, ICR, ICR and NEOsphere Biotechnologies join forces to pioneer systematic discovery of molecular glue degrader therapies, Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Research and NEOsphere Biotechnologies partner to advance molecular glue degrader drug discovery, Jonathan Beech, Machine Learning, MGDs, molecular glue degraders, molecular glue library, Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Nature Communications, NEOsphere Biotechnologies, Novartis, proteomics, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, targeted protein degradation, Zoran Rankovic
(IN BRIEF) Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, together with colleagues from TUD Dresden University of Technology, have discovered that oxidation of a single site in the protein p21 acts as a chemical switch determining whether cells keep … Read the full press release
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Tagged ageing, BIOTEC, cancer therapy, CDK2, cell cycle, cysteine 41, Institute of Cancer Research, Jörg Mansfeld, Julia Vorhauser, Molecular Cell, oxidative modification, p21, partnership, radiotherapy resistance, Reactive oxygen species, redox proteomics, senescence, TUD Dresden University of Technology
(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) A landmark international study has provided robust evidence that elevated levels of prolactin, a hormone involved in breast development, increase the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women. Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research in London, along … Read the full press release
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Tagged B2Risk consortium, BMI, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Now, cohort studies, Dr Simon Vincent, early diagnosis, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, invasive breast cancer, mammographic density, personalized prevention, plasma levels, PMH, polygenic risk score, post-menopausal, Professor Montse Garcia-Closas, prolactin, risk factor, targeted interventions
(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
(PRESS RELEASE) BRISTOL, 19-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Bristol, a red brick research university, has announced that it is joining UK’s new National Mouse Genetics Network, a distributed challenge-led research clusters working with the Mary Lyon Centre to accelerate … Read the full press release
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Tagged biomedical sciences, brain activity, brain development, Cancer, Cardiff University, Congenital Anomalies, CRUK Beatson Institute, Degron Tagging, disease modelling, Dr Andrew Wood, Dr David Kent, Dr Michael Ashby, Dr Robert Pitceathly, Haem, Institute of Cancer Research, King’s College London, Mary Lyon Centre, microbiome, Mitochondria, mouse genetics, MRC, MRC Harwell, MRC Human Genetics Unit, MRC National Mouse Genetics Network, MURIDAE, neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric disease, Owen Sansom, Prof Anthony Isles, Prof Fiona Powrie, Prof Karen Blyth, Prof Karen Liu, Prof Louis Chesler, psychiatric disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Oxford, University of York
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