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Cambridge and GSK announce new partnership to advance our understanding of the role of cells and tissues in disease, paving the way for new medical breakthroughs

19 Dec 2025

The collaboration will use state-of-the-art genomics approaches in combination with machine learning methods to advance our scientific understanding...

Hematoids after 2 weeks of development showing red patches of blood

New lab-grown human embryo model produces blood cells

13 Oct 2025

Researchers have found a new way to produce human blood cells in the lab that mimics the process in natural embryos. Their discovery holds potential...

New way to extend ‘shelf life’ of blood stem cells will improve gene therapy

15 Aug 2024

Researchers have discovered a way to extend the shelf life of blood stem cells outside the body for use in gene therapy, providing patients with...

Lab-grown ‘mini-guts’ could change how we treat Crohn’s disease

11 Jun 2024

Cambridge scientists have grown ‘mini-guts’ in the lab to help understand Crohn’s disease, showing that ‘switches’ that modify DNA in gut cells play...

Cambridge ReseARch Trail

14 Mar 2024

A new augmented reality trail, launched as part of the Cambridge Festival, is showcasing the world leading research of the University of Cambridge in...

Microscopic image of placental organoids

‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders

17 Jan 2024

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the...

Early-stage stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating progressive MS

27 Nov 2023

An international team has shown that the injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS)...

Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

16 Nov 2023

Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these...

A ball of neuroblastoma cells forming mature nerves after drug treatment

Developing ‘kinder’ treatments for a devastating childhood cancer

20 Sep 2023

Neuroblastomas can be devastating to children and their families and the treatments can be harsh. But thanks to scientists, some tadpoles and a little...

Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers

24 Aug 2023

The new ‘MN-predict’ platform will allow doctors and scientists to identify those at risk and to design new treatments to prevent them from developing...

Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand earliest stages of human development

27 Jun 2023

Cambridge scientists have created a stem cell-derived model of the human embryo in the lab by reprogramming human stem cells. The breakthrough could...

Human stem cell embedded in a 3D matrix, Cryo SEM

Project launched to provide guidance on research using human stem cell-based embryo models

16 Jun 2023

The University of Cambridge has launched a project to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo...

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Cambridge and GSK announce new partnership to advance our understanding of the role of cells and tissues in disease, paving the way for new medical breakthroughs

New lab-grown human embryo model produces blood cells

New way to extend ‘shelf life’ of blood stem cells will improve gene therapy

Lab-grown ‘mini-guts’ could change how we treat Crohn’s disease

Cambridge ReseARch Trail

‘Mini-placentas’ help scientists understand the causes of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy disorders

Early-stage stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating progressive MS

Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

Developing ‘kinder’ treatments for a devastating childhood cancer

Scientists develop test to identify people at risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia and related cancers

Human embryo-like models created from stem cells to understand earliest stages of human development

Project launched to provide guidance on research using human stem cell-based embryo models

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