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UKRI paves the way for a future engineering biology programme 23-06-2021 12:00 PM BST UKRI is working closely with the Defence Science Technology Laboratory to establish a new national engineering biology programme. UKRI, including BBSRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, MRC, and NERC, is working closely with partners and has announced two new funding opportunities in engineering biology. There will be one for breakthrough ideas (12-month awards) and the second will […] Advancing the next generation of science facilities 21-06-2021 04:37 PM BST Two globally renowned Oxfordshire research facilities are set to benefit from £4 million funding aimed at offering the next generation of neutron and X-ray science. Scientists at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) will use the funding to lay the groundwork for future development of both major facilities. This will […] Infrastructure investments to boost UK research and innovation 21-06-2021 04:00 PM BST UKRI is investing £50 million into a portfolio of over a dozen infrastructure projects and scoping studies to underpin the UK's position as a research superpower. The UKRI infrastructure fund represents the first portfolio of investments to come from UKRI's Infrastructure Roadmap programme to boost the UK's research and innovation capabilities. It marks the first […] Funding boost supports growing high-tech companies in the UK 21-06-2021 10:20 AM BST UKRI has provided a £10 million funding boost to the UKI2S, supporting early-stage businesses arising from world-class scientific research in the UK. UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) is a £37 million seed fund that invests in early-stage, high-risk, long-term capital for high potential, early-stage businesses. It aims to boost the UK's competitiveness and […] Gene mapping will reduce fatal drug interactions in older people 17-06-2021 02:16 PM BST New software will help reduce adverse drug reactions thanks to a joint investment of £2 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Legal & General. Nearly half of older people in the UK take five or more medicines. This is associated with falls and cognitive impairment and in the most extreme cases, death, often […] UKRI encourages innovators to apply for Horizon Europe funding 17-06-2021 09:00 AM BST Applications are now open for UK businesses, innovators and researchers to access billions of pounds of funding through the EU's Horizon Europe programme. UKRI is urging businesses, innovators and researchers to apply for access to new markets, capabilities and technologies as well as billions of pounds of funding through the Horizon Europe scheme. Horizon Europe […] MAB drug reduces deaths for subset of COVID-19 patients in trial 16-06-2021 10:02 AM BST Preliminary RECOVERY trial results find a monoclonal antibody (MAB) drug by Regeneron reduces the risk of death in a subset of patients with severe COVID-19. The RECOVERY trial has demonstrated that in patients who have not mounted a natural antibody response of their own, the investigational antibody combination developed by Regeneron reduces the risk of […] Delta may raise hospitalisation but vaccine still protects 14-06-2021 03:00 PM BST The Delta variant of COVID-19 is associated with approximately double the risk of hospitalisation compared with the Alpha variant, according to a new nationwide study. Two vaccine doses still provide strong protection against the Delta variant, which was first identified in India, but it may be at a lower level compared with the Alpha variant, […] Quantum results could lead to unhackable conversations 14-06-2021 09:00 AM BST Researchers have held the first quantum-secure conversation to take place between four parties, pointing towards unhackable future communications. The demonstration was led by researchers from the Quantum Communications Hub at Heriot-Watt University with colleagues in Germany. The results are published in Science Advances. The hub is funded through the £1 billion UK National Quantum Technologies […] Help Manage Preferences Unsubscribe Contact Us Connect with us

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