General Archive
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News releasesDr Sam Barrell CBE joins LifeArc as new CEO
We are excited to welcome Dr Sam Barrell, CBE, as she officially joins the LifeArc team today as our new…
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News releasesLifeArc 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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News releasesTwo 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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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…
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News releasesSeven neurodegeneration research projects receive £14.5m from LifeArc-UKDRI partnership
The first projects to be funded through LifeArc’s £30 million strategic partnership with the UK Dementia Research Institute (UKDRI) have…
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News releasesLifeArc-funded documentary highlights pioneering scientific research into new targets for treatment of motor neuron disease
A new documentary has been released which follows a key discovery made by researchers at University College London that suggests…
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News releasesLifeArc helps fund new research institute to accelerate the search for a cure for MND
A new research institute to accelerate the search for a cure for motor neuron disease (MND, also known as ALS),…
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News releasesNew £30m initiative to address global threat by accelerating the pace of antimicrobial innovation
Pioneering partnership to drive development of new tests and treatments to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance, which could otherwise kill 10…
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News releasesLifeArc welcomes Stéphane Maikovsky as Interim CEO
LifeArc, the self-funded, not-for-profit medical research organisation today announced the appointment of Stéphane Maikovsky as Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO),…
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News releasesDr Melanie Lee CBE steps down as CEO of LifeArc
Dr. Melanie Lee has notified the Board of her decision to step down as Chief Executive Officer, effective 30 September…
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News releasesLifeArc welcomes news of the UK rejoining Horizon Europe, the EU science research scheme
Today the UK and EU agreed a deal for the UK to associate the world’s largest collaborative research programme, Horizon…