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LifeArc takes $30m equity stake in Kymab, gains access to antibody tech

This is thanks to LifeArc’s work (then known as MRC Technology) in humanising the mouse antibody on which Keytruda was based – thus the new Kymab collaboration is building on this

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Novartis forges AI alliance with Oxford University

The alliance also brings in other partners, including the Medical Research Council (MRC) Harwell Institute – which will carry out data ‘wrangling’, i.e.
Gilead and Aelix join forces to pursue HIV ‘cure’

Other groups are also working on eradication strategies, including an academic consortium led by Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, and the University of
Three share Nobel chemistry prize for work on protein ‘evolution’

Meanwhile, the Medical Research Council (MRC) – where Sir Gregory was formerly deputy director – also praised the recipients, saying that the phage display work “initiated a pharmaceutical revolution and led to the
Daily Brief: Jazz Pharma and Ultragenyx approvals, Autonomous AI in retinopathy

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has gained EU approval for Vyxeos, its treatment for adults with newly diagnosed, therapy-related acute myeloid leukaemia (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC). ... MRC, a rapidly progressing and
AstraZeneca expands alliance with Bicycle Therapeutics

It’s another endorsement of the Cambridge-based biotech’s platform, which grew out of research conducted by the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge by its founders Sir Gregory

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AstraZeneca: building a new ‘open innovation’ pharma company

MRC scientists are welcome to work in the building and our oncology staff are working in the CRUK Institute.
30 Women Leaders in UK Healthcare (part 3)

26. Professor Janet Darbyshire, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, University College London, Honorary Senior Scientist, MRC Clinical Trials Unit. ... She established the MRC Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) at UCL as an internationally recognised centre of
30 Women Leaders in UK Healthcare (part 2)

20. Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald, MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, and Honorary Consultant in Gastroenterology, Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust.
Pharma deals during July 2014

As part of the collaborative spirit, the UK's Medical Research Council (MRC) announced this month that it has entered into an arrangement under which seven leading pharma companies (AZ, GSK, ... J&J, Lilly, Pfizer, Takeda and UCB) have agreed to make
Pharma deals during March 2014

Under the five-year agreement, scientists from the MRC will work closely with AZ's scientists to identify drug targets and screen promising candidates. ... MRC scientists will have access to AZ's vast compound library and will use high-throughput

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Latest appointments

EM Imaging appoints new chairman

Jeans also chairs the board of UK Biocentre, and has sat on advisory panels for the MRC, EPSRC, NIHR and the Wellcome Trust. .
MRC Technology appoints director of technology transfer

Andrew Farquharson will join the firm from September 1. MRC Technology has named Andrew Farquharson as director of technology transfer, effective from September 1. ... Dr Dave Tapolczay, CEO at MRC Technology, added: “Andrew's extensive experience will
MRC Technology names finance director

Andrew Mercieca took up the role on April 1. Independent life science medical research charity MRC Technology has named Andrew Mercieca as its finance director. ... Dave Tapolczay, CEO at MRC Technology, added: “Andrew has been a great asset to the
Medical Research Council selects Royal Mail’s Donald Brydon as new chair

The UK's Medical Research Council (MRC) has appointed Donald Brydon from the Royal Mail Group as its new chair. ... He will take over from John Chisholm in October at the MRC, a publicly-funded organisation focused on healthcare research.

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