Healthcare and Life Science
AstraZeneca invests $3.5 billion in R&D and manufacturing in the United States
AstraZeneca announces $3.5 billion of capital investment in the United States focused on expanding the Company’s research and manufacturing footprint by the end of 2026. This includes $2 billion of new investment creating more than a thousand new, high-skilled jobs contributing to the g...
Cambridge Psychosis Centre offers specialist advice for complex cases
CPFT experts have launched a new service providing specialist advice and guidance with research to help people living with severe mental health conditions schizophrenia and psychosis. ...
ARU is investigating link between fat and cancer
New research is being funded by US-based charity Colorectal Cancer Alliance.
Human immune system is ‘ready to go’ long before birth
By creating the first spatial atlas of the developing human thymus, a vital organ that trains immune cells to protect against infections and cancer, scientists have discovered that the foundation for lifelong immunity is established earlier than previously thought. ...
impulse 2025 - the entrepreneurship programme for innovators is now open for applications
impulse is an action-learning programme designed to catalyse the development of high-potential innovation into commercial propositions, guided by experienced entrepreneurs and mentors from the Cambridge innovation cluster. The 3-month hybrid programme – which runs from ...
Cambridge on song as ARIA orchestrates brain health revolution
Tony Quested, Business Weekly writes: A large cohort spanning the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), the UK Government’s new research funding agency...
Could new implants treat depression, dementia and chronic pain?
Janine Machin, Technology correspondent, BBC News writes: Tiny electronic implants have already transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the UK, from pacemakers that control heart conditions to cochlear implants that improve hearing.Now a partnership of p...
Babraham Research Campus’ £3.15bn life science ecosystem soars
New report reveals how groundbreaking research at the Campus is delivering major gains for UK economic growth and job creation. ...
Appointment of new Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Lucida Medical
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Corina Cucuruzac as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Lucida Medical, effective immediately. With a distinguished career in the MedTech industry across various fields, Corina brings deep expertise in driving growth, building strong ...
Early skeleton map reveals how bones form in humans
The first ‘blueprint’ of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, shedding light on the process of arthritis, and highlighting cells involved in conditions that affect skull and bone growth. ...