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Magic technology: innovation keeps the UK at the top of the game. Image by Plessey

Birthplace for innovative new technologies

09 May 2012

by Dick Meredith, London Press Service

The UK may not always be able to compete with Asia on costs but can often win on innovation, says a leading businessman.

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Danger signal: tumours stained with antibodies raised against cell junctions. Image by Dundee University

Gene research can lead to “target and destroy” skin cancer

In a remarkable discovery, the genes that contribute to the most frequently occurring life-threatening form of skin cancer have been identified for the first time by leading UK biologists.

24 April 2012
 
Formula for progress: a drugs innovation centre planned at University College London. Image by UCL

Drugs innovation centre will raise medicines development

A university in the United Kingdom is leading the way to advance innovation in a vast programme of the production of new medicines.

22 February 2012
 
Research boost: AstraZeneca's global headquarters in London. Image by AstraZeneca

Pharma giant shares drug compounds with UK research groups

AstraZeneca is making 22 of its compounds available free of charge to UK academia in 2012 as part of a tie-up with the Medical Research Council.

15 February 2012
 
Ink test: Dr Chris Phillips works on printed biomedical sensors to diagnose health conditions. Image by Swansea University

Printer that can help “read” people’s health like a book

The very latest printing technologies are being used by scientists to develop a low-cost biosensor capable of diagnosing a wide range of health conditions.

01 February 2012
 
Green cleaner: algae put in this photo bioreactor purify the water and are harvested as a product. Image by Bath University

Fresh scheme to clean waste water - with algae

An innovative industrial plant process that uses algae to clean waste water has opened in the United Kingdom as a joint project between a university and an ecological company.

13 December 2011