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The latest health news from organisations working in the medical science sector to explore and develop effective new techniques for the delivery of cutting edge healthcare.

Groundbreaking £50m UK centre set to overhaul clinical trials

A new initiative aims to accelerate clinical trials of new medicines for improved patient care. Find out more here.

Researchers find promising way to boost immune response to cancer

Researchers used specially engineered multi-pronged antibodies to better activate immune response to cancer-killing T cells.

ShanX Medtech secures €24m to transform 1-hour antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing from ShanX Medtech promises 1-hour, point-of-care antibiotic diagnostics following a €24m funding boost.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global targets designed to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. Our latest health news includes updates from organisations looking to tackle Goal 3 and Goal 10.

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New technology can simultaneously run thousands of tests for COVID-19

Scientists have successfully scaled up CRISPR-based molecular diagnostics. Their innovative new technology uses microfluidics chips that can simultaneously run thousands of tests for COVID-19. One...

Why we need marketing restrictions on unhealthy food for children

Kate Oldridge-Turner, Head of Policy & Public Affairs at World Cancer Research Fund, outlines why we need marketing restrictions on unhealthy food for children. There...

ECCO on achieving the best possible quality of cancer care

The Innovation Platform speaks to European Cancer Organisation Chief Executive Mike Morrissey about how the upsurge of innovations in the field of cancer care. Reaching...

Assessing decades of research to further integrate precision medicine

Evolutionary biologists from McMaster University have reviewed decades of research in the hopes of understanding why precision medicine has not been fully integrated into...

Regenerative medicine: repairing fundamental issues

Recent European analysis has demonstrated that the European clinical trial landscape for regenerative medicine is falling behind. The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) is an...

Vasopressin: a potential biomarker for autism spectrum disorder

Using a rare archive of cerebrospinal fluid samples, researchers have identified vasopressin as a potential biomarker for autism spectrum disorder. Research conducted at Stanford University...

Driving allergic disease research in Europe

The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology are fighting for the advancement in the knowledge surrounding the complexity of allergic diseases. Allergic diseases represent...

Immunotherapy research: today’s science is tomorrow’s medicine

Joan Seoane, Secretary General for the European Association for Cancer Research, speaks to The Innovation Platform about the importance of immunotherapy research. The European Association...

Helping Canadians with MPS

The Canadian MPS Society aims to ensure that MPS and related lysosomal storage disorder patients are provided the best care possible at all times...

Scientists create skull polymer implants from polyether ether ketone

Researchers have made a skull polymer implant from polyether ether ketone, which can increase skull implant survival by up to 600%. A team of researchers...

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