Healthcare and Life Science
SPT Labtech enables automated Twist Bioscience NGS library preparation workflows on SPT’s firefly platform
Automated Twist NGS library preparation workflows available on SPT Labtech’s firefly platform via the firefly cloud Validated methods support Twist FlexPrep™ UHT and Enzymatic Fragmentation Kit 2.0, enabling higher throughput and reproducibility in NGS library preparationCambridge, UK, ...
Axol Bioscience raises $2.8M to advance US expansion and product development
Financing led by US life sciences investor, BroadOak Capital Partners Investment to support expansion of US operations, product development, and cell manufacturing scale-upCambridge / Edinburgh, UK, 13th January 2026: Axol Bioscience Ltd. (Axol), a leading provider of induced pluripoten...
Astoriom appoints Will Edwards as Chief Executive Officer
Strategic appointment to support global scale-up of sample management operations
Free CPD event on fume cupboard safety and sustainability at Cambridge Science Park
On February 4th, Clean Air is hosting a free, accredited CPD session at Cambridge Science Park focused on how fume cupboards can be operated more safely and sustainably in commercial laboratories. The session will help attendees better understand the factors that influence containment p...
Accelerate@Babraham applications now open
Starting something new is hard – particularly within the fast-moving life science sector. ...
Optibrium appoints Dr Nathan Brown as Director of Science
Newly created role underscores commitment to customer-driven research and scientific excellenceCAMBRIDGE, UK, 13 January 2026 – Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI solutions for molecular design, today announced the appointment of Dr Nathan Brown as Director...
Nuclera extends Series C funding to $87M to advance antibody engineering
Additional $12M financing led by Elevage Medical Technologies and Jonathan Milner alongside existing investors British Business Bank, and GK GohThe funding will accelerate development of eProtein Discovery for full-format antibody expression, purification, and binding validationCambridg...
Why cultural literacy has become an execution skill in life sciences
In life sciences, execution failures are often explained in familiar terms: regulatory complexity, funding constraints, or technological readiness. Yet in practice, many promising initiatives stall or unravel for a quieter reason — misaligned assumptions between people, professions and ...
OutSee completes seed funding round and establishes partnership with o2h discovery for lead drug target candidate
Oversubscribed £2.5M seed round led by Ahren Innovation CapitalStrategic collaboration with o2h to progress drug discovery programmeCambridge, UK, 12 January 2026: OutSee, a genomics and drug discovery company pioneering a unique AI-based predictive genomics approach to target discovery...
iXCells Biotechnologies appoints Steve Smith as CEO
Appointment strengthens leadership team as iXCells focuses on expanding its portfolio of custom-tailored iPSC products and delivery of enhanced preclinical services ...