University College London

The heavyweights of UK health research are joining forces to found a £500 million Centre for Medical Research and Innovation in the heart of London.

Big changes are in store for one of Britain’s most prestigious universities if, as expected, University College London signs off on a modernising green paper from Provost Malcolm Grant.

The UK government has given £1.1 million to Plasticell Ltd to fund the development of a system to automate stem cell research.

Seven of London’s leading medical research institutions created an independent company to broker partnerships in the field of genetics and genomics.

Galapagos NV is bolstering its ability to select drug targets and compounds by acquiring Inpharmatica Ltd in an all-share transaction that values the UK bioinformatics company at €12.5 million.