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31 March 2022
Medicines Discovery Catapult Applauds Achievements of UK Lighthouse Lab Network

March 2022 marks two years since the UK government called upon Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) to create the UK Lighthouse Lab Network …





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22 March 2022
MDC Scientist Inspires Children During British Science Week

Local children get a sneak-peek at what it’s like working as a scientist


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09 March 2022
Hacking genetic drug data at the Wellcome Genome Hackathon 2018

Discovering new drugs, diagnostics, and biomarkers is a now a data science, generating a huge quantity of complex biological, chemical, clinical and safety information.


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11 February 2022
Medicines Discovery Catapult Celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Leading Scientists Share Advice with Next Generation of Female Scientists


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03 February 2022
Alderley Park Lighthouse Laboratory is Celebrated in Donation to the Science Museum

From the first steam-powered mill and the splitting of the atom, to the invention of the modern computer …


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20 December 2021
North West Laboratory passes the 20 million test milestone for Covid-19

The Alderley Park Lighthouse Lab in Cheshire, which plays a key role in the UK Government’s Covid-19 PCR testing programme, has announced it has processed its 20 millionth PCR test in December.


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20 December 2021
Cheshire’s COVID Christmas Champions

Shining a spotlight on the region’s scientists who will be working throughout the festive period.


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14 December 2021
Medicine Discovery Catapult’s Psychiatry Consortium announces new international collaboration to tackle depression

The University of Trento and the University of Bologna are collaborating with global pharmaceutical companies …






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