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BSC has launched a new spin-off, ELEM Biotech, which will allow companies of medical technologies, pharmaceuticals, CROs and doctors to perform virtual simulations for the personalized treatment of some diseases.

Building on a map that shows hundreds of thousands of microscopic images of human cells, an international research team is working with the gaming community and with artificial intelligence to gain a more granular understanding of patterns of proteins arranged within the body’s cells.The advances were reported by a collaboration between KTH Royal Institute of Technology, CCP Games and Massively Multiplayer Online Science.

In the innovative EU project GoJelly, researchers are working to solve the micro-plastic challenge by using nature itself.

Gregory De Crescenzo, full professor in Polytechnique Montréal’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has obtained a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) program CREATE to launch a program to train highly qualified staff in the field of nano-medicine.

A trial co-ordinated by the University of Birmingham has identified an alternative and more effective pain relieving drug for women in labour, which could significantly reduce the number of women requiring an epidural.

Climate change is bringing with it not only drier summers, but warmer springs too. This causes trees and shrubs to bud earlier, making them vulnerable to late frost, as ETH forest scientists have now proven.

How the Cloud helps reward artists and record labels 

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1 million to work with partners on projects to provide affordable and accessible healthcare in India.