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    LifeArc becomes founding partner of new Fleming Initiative to tackle global threat of antimicrobial resistance

    LifeArc has joined the Fleming Initiative as a founding partner alongside Cepheid and Optum, contributing to the initiative reaching a…

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    First awardees of £3m collaborative Drug Discovery Programme are announced

    The Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Resistance (CF AMR) Syndicate has announced the first cohort of awardees of its Collaborative Discovery Programme…

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    Charities join forces to transform treatment for children with cancer

    A pioneering initiative to develop new medicines exclusively for children’s and young people’s cancers, has been launched LifeArc and Cancer…

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    AI software tool aims to spot early signs of dementia from brain scans during routine appointments

    LifeArc is supporting data scientists and clinical researchers who are using brain scans from the entire Scottish population to build…

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    Two major UK decisions announced on use of Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab

    Today, two major decisions have been made on lecanemab (Leqembi®) – the Alzheimer’s drug that we helped humanise, which slows the…

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    Drug trial offers hope to 200,000 people with ‘hidden’ lung condition

    A multi-million-pound clinical trial, funded by LifeArc, to find out whether existing drugs could be used to treat people with…

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    LifeArc funds innovative rare liver disease clinical trial 

    The first patient has been recruited for the FARGO clinical trial, funded by LifeArc and PSC Support, which explores a…

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    New smartphone app offers hope in the fight against neglected tropical diseases

    LifeArc is supporting scientists who are testing whether a new smartphone app could improve the detection of two neglected tropical…

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  • Children examining ear model at Cambridge Science Centre
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    Cambridge Science Centre opens new facility that will educate and inspire the next generation of scientists

    The Cambridge Science Centre, which is co-funded by LifeArc, has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art building on the…

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  • 3D illustration of cancer cells under the microscope
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    Research shows potential ‘life-transforming’ mole reversal therapy in rare condition

    Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for…

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    LifeArc announces research funding boost to address dengue fever amid growing global health threat

    Three new projects, aimed at improving understanding of dengue and preventing the spread of viral disease, have been launched today…

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  • Henry receiving an echo cardiogram for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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    LifeArc co-funds a new blood test that could prevent sudden child deaths caused by hereditary heart condition

    A new blood test that could identify children with a potentially fatal heart condition has been developed by researchers at…

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