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Strategic partner: AstraZeneca

11 Nov 2019

Scientists at AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, have been working with Cambridge University for more than two decades. What are the...

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AI learns the language of chemistry to predict how to make medicines

03 Sep 2019

Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm that predicts the outcome of chemical reactions with much higher accuracy than trained...

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False colour image of calcium phosphate deposits on bone

Cause of hardening of the arteries – and potential treatment – identified

11 Jun 2019

A team of UK scientists have identified the mechanism behind hardening of the arteries, and shown in animal studies that a generic medication...

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Drug target in neurons

New approach to drug discovery could lead to personalised treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders

08 May 2019

Researchers have developed a method that could drastically accelerate the search for new drugs to treat mental health disorders such as schizophrenia...

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Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs

11 Feb 2019

Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm for drug discovery which has been shown to be twice as efficient as the industry standard...

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Tubistor device

3D ‘organ on a chip’ could accelerate search for new disease treatments

26 Oct 2018

Researchers have developed a three-dimensional ‘organ on a chip’ which enables real-time continuous monitoring of cells, and could be used to develop...

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DNA scramblase

DNA enzyme shuffles cell membranes a thousand times faster than its natural counterpart

21 Jun 2018

A new synthetic enzyme, crafted from DNA rather than protein, ‘flips’ lipid molecules within the cell membrane, triggering a signal pathway that...

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Medication

Method to predict drug stability could lead to more effective medicines

05 Mar 2018

Researchers from the UK and Denmark have developed a new method to predict the physical stability of drug candidates, which could help with the...

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Milner Therapeutics Institute: a drug discovery ecosystem

28 Jun 2017

Tony Kouzarides is passionate about ecosystems: well-balanced communities that flourish on mutual and dynamic interactions. But the ecosystems that...

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Apollo's mission to drive therapeutic innovation

20 Jun 2017

The stirrings of a revolution are starting to ripple through hundreds of laboratories. It’s a revolution that aims to result in new medicines –...

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Cambridge start-up raises £40 million in funding to develop new cancer treatments

16 Jun 2017

Cambridge-based start-up company Bicycle Therapeutics has recently raised £40 million from a range of investors to bring its cancer drug candidates...

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Cambridge spin-out raises £7 million to develop treatments for lung disease

04 May 2017

A University of Cambridge spin-out company has raised £7 million in new funding, which will help in the development of treatments for liver and lung...

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