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02 December 2019
LUNAC Therapeutics led project awarded £3.14 million under Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst programme, to develop next-generation anticoagulant

LUNAC Therapeutics (LUNAC) along with the Medicines Discovery Catapult and the University of Leeds, has been awarded £3.14M funding.





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28 November 2019
Redx Pharma and Medicines Discovery Catapult awarded grant for biomarker project which aims to accelerate therapeutic development for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Strategic collaboration will enable preclinical assessment and inform clinical development strategy for Redx’s Porcupine (RXC006) and ROCK2 inhibitors for fibrotic diseases with high unmet medical need.


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13 May 2019
New report unveils a thriving service and supply sector for UK medicines discovery

Driving innovation into state-of-the-art technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Complex Cell Models is key to maintaining the UK’s global competitiveness.


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23 October 2018
£215 million additional investment for UK innovation centres

The UK Government has announced a £55m five-year investment in Medicines Discovery Catapult.


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22 October 2018
Overcoming bottlenecks in early drug discovery with the power of sound

Medicines Discovery Catapult and AstraZeneca collaborate to unlock the potential of Acoustic Mist Ionisation Mass Spectrometry.


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19 September 2018
Novel deep learning drug discovery platform gets £1 million innovation boost

OptibriumTM, Intellegens and Medicines Discovery Catapult awarded funding to apply machine learning in drug discovery.


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30 July 2018
Medicines Discovery Catapult appoints new Chair as it moves into the next phase of delivery alongside UK biotech and academia

Medicines Discovery Catapult has appointed Dr Robin Brown as its new Chairman.


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20 June 2018
Enabling UK infrastructure to accelerate drug discovery in today’s climat

CEO, Chris Molloy, discusses the role of Medicines Discovery Catapult within the UK as a centre for applied medical R&D.


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06 June 2018
Robotics, artificial intelligence and the launch of the Rosalind Franklin Institute

Business Secretary Greg Clark launched the Rosalind Franklin Institute.






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