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LoQus23 Therapeutics raises £7m in seed round to propel work on Huntington’s disease treatments — LoQus23 Therapeutics raises £7m in seed round to propel work on Huntington’s disease treatments

The Babraham Research Campus company is working on therapies that target aberrant DNA mismatch repair (MMR).

Global bottleneck holding up discovery using cryo-EM is solved by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge

Global bottleneck holding up discovery using cryo-EM is solved by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge

Global bottleneck holding up discovery using cryo-EM is solved by MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge

We need a million grids a year, but they are currently made by hand with tweezers. The LMB is about to change that for good.

Pictures and video as Prince Charles visits Cambridge

Pictures and video as Prince Charles visits Cambridge

Pictures and video as Prince Charles visits Cambridge

Our extensive gallery as the Prince of Wales visits Cambridge market, Homerton College and AstraZeneca’s new Discovery Centre.

Prince Charles visits as AstraZeneca unveils The Discovery Centre, its £1bn R&D site in Cambridge

Prince Charles visits as AstraZeneca unveils The Discovery Centre, its £1bn R&D site in Cambridge

Prince Charles visits as AstraZeneca unveils The Discovery Centre, its £1bn R&D site in Cambridge

The Prince of Wales will talk a walking tour of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus building.

AstraZeneca to begin making ‘modest’ profit from Covid-19 vaccine as virus becomes ‘endemic’

AstraZeneca to begin making ‘modest’ profit from Covid-19 vaccine as virus becomes ‘endemic’

AstraZeneca to begin making ‘modest’ profit from Covid-19 vaccine as virus becomes ‘endemic’

It will continue to supply the jab at cost to low-income countries.

Sphere Fluidics closes $40m investment round to fund international expansion of Cyto-Mine technology

Sphere Fluidics closes $40m investment round to fund international expansion of Cyto-Mine technology

Sphere Fluidics closes $40m investment round to fund international expansion of Cyto-Mine technology

The round was led by Sofinnova Partners and Redmile Group.

How our body clock affects heart rhythms - with implications for shift workers, the elderly and the timing of medicines

How our body clock affects heart rhythms - with implications for shift workers, the elderly and the timing of medicines

How our body clock affects heart rhythms - with implications for shift workers, the elderly and the timing of medicines

The MRC LMB and AstraZeneca in Cambridge collaborated on work that could explain why cardiac events are more common in the elderly in the morning.

F-star strikes antibody deal worth potential $1.35bn with Janssen Biotech

F-star strikes antibody deal worth potential $1.35bn with Janssen Biotech

F-star strikes antibody deal worth potential $1.35bn with Janssen Biotech

The Babraham Research Campus biopharma will receive upfront fees of $17.5m.

BenevolentAI aims to enter clinic in 2023 with candidate for novel ulcerative colitis target

BenevolentAI aims to enter clinic in 2023 with candidate for novel ulcerative colitis target

BenevolentAI aims to enter clinic in 2023 with candidate for novel ulcerative colitis target

The novel biological target identified using AI has been experimentally validated.

Illumina offers insight into world of DNA sequencing for 35 interns at Granta Park

Illumina offers insight into world of DNA sequencing for 35 interns at Granta Park

Illumina offers insight into world of DNA sequencing for 35 interns at Granta Park

They are working alongide industry experts on real-time projects.

‘Ground-breaking’ breast cancer trial results fuel blockbuster drug hopes for AstraZeneca

‘Ground-breaking’ breast cancer trial results fuel blockbuster drug hopes for AstraZeneca

‘Ground-breaking’ breast cancer trial results fuel blockbuster drug hopes for AstraZeneca

It is working with Daiichi Sankyo on Enhertu.

AstraZeneca to invest in Imperial College London spin-off VaxEquity and build $360m manufacturing facility in Ireland

AstraZeneca to invest in Imperial College London spin-off VaxEquity and build $360m manufacturing facility in Ireland

AstraZeneca to invest in Imperial College London spin-off VaxEquity and build $360m manufacturing facility in Ireland

VaxEquity could receive up to $195m.

CC Bio aims to improve health of millions of women and cystic fibrosis patients with microbiome editing technology

CC Bio aims to improve health of millions of women and cystic fibrosis patients with microbiome editing technology

CC Bio aims to improve health of millions of women and cystic fibrosis patients with microbiome editing technology

The company recently secured £890,000 from Cambridge-based CMS Ventures.

AI used to predict Covid-19 patients’ oxygen needs by NVIDIA and hospitals including Addenbrooke’s

AI used to predict Covid-19 patients’ oxygen needs by NVIDIA and hospitals including Addenbrooke’s

AI used to predict Covid-19 patients’ oxygen needs by NVIDIA and hospitals including Addenbrooke’s

They used federated learning to train an algorithm without sharing data.

Metrion Biosciences plots global growth by doubling its space with new Granta Park headquarters

Metrion Biosciences plots global growth by doubling its space with new Granta Park headquarters

Metrion Biosciences plots global growth by doubling its space with new Granta Park headquarters

It intends to expand in the US in 2022.

PetMedix closes £27m round close to propel pipeline through the clinic

PetMedix closes £27m round close to propel pipeline through the clinic

PetMedix closes £27m round close to propel pipeline through the clinic

Two new investors have joined.

AstraZeneca and European Commission end legal dispute over supply of Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca and European Commission end legal dispute over supply of Covid-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca and European Commission end legal dispute over supply of Covid-19 vaccine

It had been heading for the courts.

Cambridge Clinical Laboratories to offer prostate cancer gene test Prostatype to UK healthcare facilities

Cambridge Clinical Laboratories to offer prostate cancer gene test Prostatype to UK healthcare facilities

Cambridge Clinical Laboratories to offer prostate cancer gene test Prostatype to UK healthcare facilities

Milton-based CCL has teamed up with Prostatype Genomics.

Excivion confirms success of dengue and Zika antibody tests with ‘invisibility cloak’ technology

Excivion confirms success of dengue and Zika antibody tests with ‘invisibility cloak’ technology

Excivion confirms success of dengue and Zika antibody tests with ‘invisibility cloak’ technology

The novel tests could be used to inform vaccination practice.

Mission Therapeutics earns $20m milestone payment from AbbVie in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s collaboration

Mission Therapeutics earns $20m milestone payment from AbbVie in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s collaboration

Mission Therapeutics earns $20m milestone payment from AbbVie in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s collaboration

Two targets have been identified.

Maggot enzyme in wound-cleaning product Aurase powers Cambridge biotech start-up SolasCure to £15m Series A raise

Maggot enzyme in wound-cleaning product Aurase powers Cambridge biotech start-up SolasCure to £15m Series A raise

Maggot enzyme in wound-cleaning product Aurase powers Cambridge biotech start-up SolasCure to £15m Series A raise

Industry veterans have backed the company.

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