(IN BRIEF) GSK and the University of Oxford have launched the GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme, a new research initiative focused on cancer prevention through vaccination. GSK is investing up to £50 million to explore how precancerous cells develop into cancer, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Cancer Prevention, cancer vaccines, clinical trials, early-stage cancer, GSK, GSK-Oxford Cancer Immuno-Prevention Programme, GSK’s immune system expertise, immune system, immuno-oncology, Institute of Molecular and Computational Medicine, neoantigen sequencing, neoantigens, Peter Kyle, precancer biology, Professor Irene Tracey, targeted therapies, Tony Wood, translational research, tumor-specific proteins, University of Oxford, vaccination, vaccinology
(IN BRIEF) Borealis announced the winners of its 2024 Scientific Innovation Award during Innovation Day in Linz, Austria, celebrating advancements in sustainable plastics. The awards recognized innovators addressing key areas such as sustainable production catalysts, energy-efficient polymerization, and polymer recycling. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Chemicals, Environment, Science, Technology
Tagged 2024 Scientific Innovation Award, advanced catalyst design, agricultural film recycling, Austria, Borealis, Clement Collins Rice, Elisabetta Carrieri, energy-efficient polymerization, Esun Selvam, Ghent University, Innovation Day, Linz, polymer recycling, polyolefin recycling, rapid joule heating, sustainable plastics, sustainable production catalysts, University of Delaware, University of Oxford
(IN BRIEF) Professor Samar Khatiwala from the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences has developed a groundbreaking algorithm, published in Science Advances, to dramatically reduce the spin-up time required for Earth System Models (ESMs) used in climate change predictions. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The University of Oxford and ZEISS have inaugurated the Oxford-ZEISS Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Imaging, promising cutting-edge microscopy and imaging technologies to further research in global health and disease. This collaboration between the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, … Read the full press release
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Tagged Biomedical Imaging, Dr. Bernhard Zimmermann, partnership, Professor Irene Tracey, Professor Marco Fritzsche, Professor Paul Riley, sustainability, University of Oxford, ZEISS
(IN BRIEF) In a groundbreaking initiative, researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Oxford, in collaboration with the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), are embarking on a major study to identify the “red flags” of … Read the full press release
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Tagged Alexandra Gillies, John Heathershaw, Kleptocracy, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), partnership, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Tena Prelec, Tom Mayne, University of Exeter, University of Oxford
(IN BRIEF) The University of Oxford’s R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine, developed in collaboration with the Serum Institute of India and leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, has received a recommendation for use by the World Health Organization (WHO). After rigorous scientific review by … Read the full press release
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Tagged Adar Poonawalla, CHILDREN, Dr Lisa Stockdale, Dr Mehreen Datoo, John C. Jacobs, malaria vaccine, Novavax, partnership, Professor Sir Adrian Hill, R21/Matrix-M™, Serum Institute of India, sustainability, University of Oxford, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University and the University of Oxford have collaborated on a groundbreaking study that has resulted in the development of a small molecule probe. This probe specifically binds to inositol pyrophosphate (5-PP-InsP5), a crucial cellular messenger involved in … Read the full press release
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Tagged 5-PP-InsP5, biological processes, cell growth, cellular messenger, Dr Felix Plasser, Dr Stephen Butler, enzyme regulation, Fathima Jamion, inositol pyrophosphate, Loughborough University, Megan Shipton, Pick of the Week, Professor Barry Potter, programmed cell death, regulator of blood glucose levels, small molecule probe, therapeutic drugs, University of Oxford
(IN BRIEF) Ericsson has appointed Daniel Leimbach as the Head of Customer Unit Western Europe, effective from May 1st, 2023. Leimbach will continue to serve as the Managing Director of Ericsson Germany and lead the business with customers in Germany, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Management, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G technology, appointment, consumer services, Daniel Leimbach, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Industry 4.0, KPN, Swisscom, T-Mobile Netherlands, Telefónica, Telefónica Germany, University of Oxford, vodafone, Vodafone Germany
(IN BRIEF) The Food and Drugs Authority of Ghana has granted full national licensure for the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India using Novavax’s adjuvant technology. This marks the … Read the full press release
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Tagged Adar Poonawalla, CHILDREN, Dr Kofi Nsiah-Poku, FDA Ghana, GHANA, John C. Jacobs, malaria vaccine, Novavax, Oxford, Prof. Adrian Hill, R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, Serum Institute of India, University of Oxford
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from the University of Oxford and MedUni Vienna have developed a new type of nerve guide for nerve repair, made of natural silk produced by silkworms and silk fibers from golden orb-web spiders. In a study on … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 13-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN), a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has announced that its drug Tezspire (tezepelumab) has been given the green light for self-administration by the European Medicine Agency’s Committee for Medicinal … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged allergic, asthma, asthma biologic, AstraZeneca, convenient pre-filled pen, EMA, eosinophilic, EU approval, Mene Pangalos, Professor Ian Pavord, self-administration, severe asthma patients, tezepelumab, Tezspire, University of Oxford
(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
Top risks are climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and an uneven global recovery, as pandemic lingers on Global survey of experts finds only 1 in 6 are optimistic and only 1 in 10 believe the global recovery … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Government, Healthcare, Management, News, Politics, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Carolina Klint, Climate, Climate risks, competition in space, Cybersecurity, disorderly climate transition, global concerns, global economic recovery, Global Risks Report 2022, livelihood crises, Marsh McLennan, mental health deterioration, migration pressures, National University of Singapore, Oxford Martin School, pandemic, Peter Giger, REPORT, Saadia Zahidi, SK Group, societal divides, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, World Economic Forum, Zurich Insurance Group
(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 3-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN), a British–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company, has announced an agreement between the Company and the European Commission has been reached that puts an end of the legal proceedings over … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 19-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Harry Boyd-Carpenter as Managing Director, Green Economy and Climate Action, a key position for the Bank’s delivery of its goal to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Allen & Overy LLP, appointment, Climate Action, EBRD, green bank, green economy, Green Economy Transition, Harry Boyd-Carpenter, low-carbon economy, sustainable transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, University of Oxford
The company received support of more than $1bn from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Broad and equitable supply of the vaccine throughout the world at no profit during the pandemic First agreements for at least 400 … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acalabrutinib, Accord, AZD1222, CALAVI, Calquence, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, COVID-19, dapagliflozin, DARE-19, Farxiga, pandemic, Pascal Soriot, University of Oxford, vaccine
OXFORD, 13-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Framed images will appear in public spaces in Oxford tomorrow (14 June), as part of an art installation called ‘The Gaps Between’ which has been set up by The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH). … Read the full press release
OXFORD, 23-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — UK workers are being illegally denied access to justice, according to Oxford academics in a forthcoming article in the journal, Modern Law Review. Their conclusions support an ongoing legal challenge to the employment tribunal fees regime, … Read the full press release
OXFORD, 23-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Religion has long been thought to be a solution to the problem of death. Notions of an afterlife are nearly universal, though there is great diversity in the details. Given this close association between religion and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Religion, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Atheists, Death, Dr Jonathan Jong, Religious, University of Oxford
OXFORD, 22-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In the next few months, video cameras will appear in secondary schools that have chosen to take part in a national study to observe maths lessons focused on quadratic equations. Researchers from the University of Oxford, … Read the full press release
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