There is a lot of excitement in our market over the new rules we introduced earlier this month to welcome new economy and pre-revenue biotech companies. We’ve already had several companies express interest in listing under the new rules, and we’ve heard a lot of positive things from investors who…...
Recreating liver tumors as organoids for faster, more accurate drug screening
Anne Li A major challenge in developing liver cancer drugs is that preclinical testing occurs in tumor models that do not accurately reflect human tumor features, causing drug candidates to later fail in clinical testing. Now, Singaporean researchers have grown organoids from liver tumors on specially engineered 3-D scaffolds. These…...
News digest – aspirin to prevent cancer, e-cigarettes, burning hot tea and… asparagus?
Anne Li Doctors should use a specialised type of scan to help decide if patients with pancreatic cancer may benefit from surgery, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). New guidance from NICE says a PET-CT scan should be used early in the process of diagnosing…...
News digest – cancer blood test, junk food ads, science snapshots and… ‘gene tests for all?’
Anne Li This week, Cancer Research UK’s News Digest gives us updates on blood tests, junk food ads, collaborations, snapshots, invasive breast cancer, reassuring reminders, prostate cancer, smokers, reconstructive surgery, blood cancer, and finally…. a “gene test for all”? See original article at: https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2018/01/20/news-digest-cancer-blood-test-junk-food-ads-science-snapshots-and-gene-tests-for-all/...
Cancer Research UK and the Institute of Cancer Research, London, join forces with Merck in new drug discovery alliance
Anne Li Cancer Research UK’s Commercial Partnerships Team and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, announced a multi-project collaboration and licensing deal with Merck, a leading science and technology company, to discover and develop new anticancer drugs. This multi-project deal follows previous single project drug discovery collaborations and a more…...
Funding cuts mean stop smoking services can’t offer support
Anne Li Local authorities have dramatically reduced budgets for Stop Smoking Services, according to a new report. Figures from Cancer Research UK and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) show half of local authorities cut budgets for Stop Smoking Services in 2017. And, according to the report, four in 10…...
NHS bowel scope uptake boosted by a fifth when patients sent reassuring reminders
Anne Li Bowel scope screening uptake increased by more than a fifth (21.5%) when people were sent additional reminders with a leaflet that addressed common concerns, according to a new study funded by Cancer Research UK and St Mark’s Hospital. The NHS bowel scope screening programme is gradually being rolled…...
