General Archive
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News releasesLifeArc funds pivotal clinical trial to treat an ultra-rare genetic disease with possible link to leader of the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789
A pivotal clinical trial to look at repurposing the UK-licensed medicine, deferiprone, for patients with neuroferritinopathy, an ultra-rare genetic disease…
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News releasesReAct Africa and LifeArc announce launch of ASPIRE initiative to combat antimicrobial resistance in Zambia and Kenya
ReAct (Action on Antibiotic Resistance) Africa, in partnership with self-funded medical research organisation and charity LifeArc, is excited to introduce…
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News releasesLifeArc joins £20m international project to develop novel cancer treatment for children
LifeArc is investing up to £4.9 million to bolster a joint international project to create new cancer therapies specifically for…
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News releasesLifeArc’s Edinburgh labs featured in STV segment about innovations for people living with bronchiectasis
Recently, our team had the pleasure of hosting STV for an exciting feature at the BioQuarter campus in Edinburgh. Watch…
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News releasesLifeArc welcomes Labour Life Sciences sector plan
Ahead of an upcoming general election, it is important that all political parties consider how they would support the life…
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News releasesLifeArc makes multi-million pound investment to support drug discovery in sub-Saharan Africa
LifeArc and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are jointly investing £6 million ($7.2m) in the Grand Challenges African Drug…
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News releasesTwo influential life science leaders join LifeArc science team
This quarter, we look forward to welcoming 2 new colleagues – Heather McKinnon and Giovanna Lalli – to strategic leadership…
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News releasesNHS trial uses artificial intelligence to predict severe infections and transform lives of people living with chronic lung conditions
A new NHS trial is using a home monitoring app combined with artificial intelligence (AI) to predict when people living…
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News releases2023 wrapped: Our highlights from a successful year
As 2023 comes to a close, we reflect on another great year at LifeArc filled with, exciting partnerships and initiatives,…
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News releasesLifeArc contributes to revitalisation of groundbreaking science education centre for children and young people
Centre of the Cell is the first informal science education centre in the world to be located within working biomedical…
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News releasesLifeArc announces £5 million drug repurposing programme for motor neuron disease
LifeArc announced today that it will commit £5 million in grant funding to find new treatments for motor neuron disease…
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News releasesNew UK-India research project trialling easy-to-use test to help fight against global threat of antimicrobial resistance
A new UK-India research project, DOSA2, is trialling an easy-to-use test to determine if a urinary tract infection (UTI) is…