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Researchers in Scotland are set to gain access to an AI-powered imaging platform designed to identify rare cellular events among millions of cells, potentially allowing biomedical researchers to study biological processes that would otherwise be difficult to detect. Heriot-Watt University has secured £449,000 from the Wolfson Foundation to bring the new system to the Edinburgh […]

Two UK biotechs developing new approaches to chronic autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases have each secured £500,000 from the Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) to accelerate development of their therapeutic platforms. Flip Therapeutics and Nascent Therapeutics will also receive translational drug discovery expertise and access to MDC’s network of scientific and commercial ...

The University of Birmingham has launched Dexter AI Ltd, a new spin-out commercialising a web-based platform designed to extract analysable datasets from electronic health records and other healthcare data sources. The platform is intended to reduce the time and effort required to turn large healthcare datasets into usable evidence for medical and population health research. […]

A global research resource providing information on more than 20,000 immune reagents has been relaunched with a new platform designed to improve access to tools for veterinary immunology research. The Immunological Toolbox brings together curated information on immune reagents and services used to study immune responses, vaccination and infection, and to identify pathogens. The ...

Conventional ovens and muffle furnaces remain essential laboratory tools for ashing, loss on ignition, residue on ignition and fusion, but these methods can be slow, labour-intensive and dependent on manual handling, with potential exposure to unpleasant or hazardous vapours. Microwave-enhanced furnace technology provides a faster, cleaner alternative. The Milestone PYRO ashing ...