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Core skills are lacking in the lab and in medical manufacturing, says Ivan Wall, but VR can play an essential role in solving the challenge. The life sciences sector is vital for the UK’s economy, but there are serious skills gaps in key areas, particularly medicines manufacturing and around core lab skills. New drug types […]

Researchers at University of Bath are developing what they describe as a “highly promising” new vaccine against Hanta virus, combining mRNA technology with the institution’s patented Ensilication stabilisation platform. The project is being led by Professor Asel Sartbaeva (pictured), chemistry researcher at the university and co-founder of spin-out Ensilitech. According to the r...

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have demonstrated what they describe as a world first in photonics research, using light itself to control how electromagnetic waves oscillate at ultra-fast speeds. The breakthrough, published in Nature Photonics, centres on the control of polarisation, a fundamental property of light that influences how it interacts with materials and carrie...

The two day CHEMUK show at Birmingham NEC has plenty to interest lab professionals, not least an entire zone dedicated to the chemical laboratory. Laboratory News will be there for both days at stand H76 in the Chemical Laboratory zone with our new issue focussed on manufacturing scale-up and the crossover between R&D and scaled […]

Cruise ships are regularly dogged by Norwalk virus (people call it norovirus now, to make it simpler to spell). The virus is adept at spreading in closed communities and crew are old hands at managing it. But Hantavirus is very different. It’s frightening; and often it’s deadly, explains Brian J Ford… Hantavirus has always been […]