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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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18 November 2021
Early Career ELRIG poster prize success for MDC scientist

Early Career Professional Poster Prize at ELRIG Discovery Technologies 2021


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16 November 2021
Celebrating Covid-19’s Unsung Heroes: The Scientists Working Behind The Scenes To Keep The Nation Safe

Intrinsic to the nation’s safety and central to the pandemic response are the swathe of scientists working tirelessly behind the scenes to track the spread of Covid-19


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10 November 2021
The Journey of a Swab, Explained

As schoolchildren return from half term holidays, Cheshire’s Lighthouse Lab explains what happens to their swabs after taking a PCR test


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09 November 2021
Quantum Computing in drug discovery receives £6.85 million boost

Innovate UK grant awarded for development of quantum computing in cancer treatment


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26 October 2021
MDC scientist lands ELRIG Best Poster prize

A Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) scientist has landed the award for ‘Best Poster’ at the ELRIG Drug Discovery Conference 2021.


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01 October 2021
Psychiatry medicines discovery champion wins prestigious industry award

Dr. Laura Ajram, Psychiatry Consortium Programme Manager at Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) has landed the prestigious ELRIG Early Career Impact Award 2021.






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