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Innovate UK announces a new approach focusing on high potential companies

Innovate UK has announced a new approach to support the government's Modern Industrial Strategy. This centres on the highest potential companies and  providing a holistic approach to tailored support. It is hoped that this will help to stimulate growth and enable businesses to grow across six priority sections: advanced manufacturing clean energy industries creative industries defence life sciences digital and…
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March 30, 2026
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Study makes promising advances in accurately diagnosing sepsis

Doctors in Liverpool working with researchers at the Centre for Trials Research, at Cardiff University have identified promising evidence for the effectiveness of an early and rapid diagnostic test for sepsis. Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), teams from the University of Liverpool and NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group conducted the study to address…
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March 30, 2026
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Media Monitoring: 5th March – 18th March

Hope for blood test that can detect brain tumours Scientists have made a "significant step" towards creating a blood test that detects brain tumours and monitors them in real time. The new test is more than 90% accurate and could be used by GPs to pick up deadly glioblastomas. It is also being expanded to include other types of brain…
Ben Kemp
March 18, 2026
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Media Monitoring: 19th February – 4th March

UK research projects get long-awaited access to consenting participants’ GP data  The Department of Health and Social Care has issued the GPES Data for Consented Research Directions 2026, enabling secure access to GP records for participants who have already consented to take part in major research studies, including UK Biobank, Our Future Health and Genomics England. This addresses a long-standing gap…
Ben Kemp
March 4, 2026
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Test can identify deadly complication of chronic kidney disease

Scientists from  The University of Manchester and Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust have discovered that the combination of two biomarkers can reliably identify sarcopenia, a serious condition of the muscle linked to higher mortality in chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The test, say the researchers, could identify individuals at risk of the condition which is typified by loss of muscle mass…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2026
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Rapid diagnostic testing for bacterial infections to be rolled out in primary care in Wales

Rapid testing for bacterial infections is being rolled out in community pharmacies and GP surgeries across Wales. The 2 year pilot project will provide near-immediate test results without the need samples being sent to laboratories. It is part of the Welsh Government’s ongoing aim to make sure more people can access healthcare closer to home, in local communities and will…
Ben Kemp
March 3, 2026
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Study: Antibiotic resistance threatens 30-year decline in deaths from lower respiratory infections

A new global analysis warns that antibiotic resistance is undermining decades of progress against lower respiratory infections (LRIs), including pneumonia and bronchiolitis. Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study, researchers found that while overall LRI deaths fell from 4.3 million in 1990 to 3.5 million in 2021, drug-resistant infections now account for a growing share of fatalities. In…
Ben Kemp
March 2, 2026
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Media Monitoring: 5th – 18th February

UK launches plan to tackle 'forever chemicals' amid growing concerns The UK is to increase testing for so-called "forever chemicals" in the environment as part of a national plan to tackle the substances, which have prompted environmental and health concerns. The group of chemicals, also known as PFAS, are used in many everyday products because of their oil resistant and…
Ben Kemp
February 17, 2026
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