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Pioneer Group’s life sciences campuses host biggest Ada Lovelace Day event to date Pioneer Group’s life sciences campuses host biggest Ada Lovelace Day event to date

Pioneer Group, the specialist life science infrastructure and venture-building company, welcomed 425 school children from 29 schools to eight of its sites across the UK last week to mark Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in STEM.

VU Researchers Publish Study on the Mechanism of CRISPR-Cas “Protein Scissors” in Molecular Cell VU Researchers Publish Study on the Mechanism of CRISPR-Cas “Protein Scissors” in Molecular Cell

Researchers from the Institute of Biotechnology at the Life Sciences Center of Vilnius University – Dalia Smalakyte, Audrone Rukšenaite, Dr Giedrius Sasnauskas, Dr Giedre Tamulaitiene, and Dr Gintautas Tamulaitis – have revealed the structure of the CRISPR-Cas "protein scissors" found in bacteria and provided mechanistic details on how they function.

Young Vilnius University Scientist I. Mogila Received Birnstiel Award for Breakthrough in CRISPR-Cas10 Research Young Vilnius University Scientist I. Mogila Received Birnstiel Award for Breakthrough in CRISPR-Cas10 Research

Irmantas Mogila, a young scientist from Vilnius University (VU) Life Sciences Center (LSC), has joined the ranks of the most talented early-career life science researchers. He was given the prestigious international Birnstiel Award for his outstanding research results in the field of molecular biology.

Three new life science start-ups thrive at Discovery Park Three new life science start-ups thrive at Discovery Park

Sandwich, Kent, UK. 24th September 2024 A group of former Pfizer employees have successfully created their own businesses based at and supported by Discovery Park, a thriving life sciences community in Kent.

Innovative Trials CEO named top Woman in Pharma at the Pharma Industry Awards UK Innovative Trials CEO named top Woman in Pharma at the Pharma Industry Awards UK

Kate Shaw, founder and CEO of Innovative Trials, a global clinical trial patient recruitment and retention company, has been crowned a top ‘Woman in Pharma’ at the Pharma Industry Awards UK. She was given the award at a ceremony in Birmingham on Wednesday 18th September.

New therapy that targets and destroys tau tangles is a promising future Alzheimer’s disease treatment New therapy that targets and destroys tau tangles is a promising future Alzheimer’s disease treatment

Scientists have developed new potential therapies that selectively remove aggregated tau proteins, which are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, and improve symptoms of neurodegeneration in mice.