Cancer Research UK
World’s largest clinical trial of aspirin in cancer launches in UK
October 22, 2015Research and Development CRUK, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, aspirin, clinical trial, phase III
The world’s largest ever clinical trial has been launched across the UK today, to discover whether taking aspirin every day …
Medimmune and Cancer Research UK launch new drug discovery lab
September 11, 2015Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cambridge, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, MedImmune, R&D, george freeman
MedImmune and the UK’s biggest cancer charity have opened a new laboratory for joint cancer research.Research at the laboratory, which …
CRUK and AZ collaborate on cancer screening
November 28, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, CRUK, Cambridge, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, MRC
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) scientists are to be given access to drug discovery facilities at AstraZeneca’s Cambridge site as part …
UK government and partners pay £230m for disease research
October 23, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Arthritis Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, London, MRC, Osborne, UK, Wellcome Trust, dementia, research
A new partnership led by the Medical Research Council and the UK government will invest over £230 million in a …
Children’s cancer death rates drop
September 2, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, child, death rates
The rate of children dying from cancer has dropped by 22% in the last decade, according to new data published …
Cancer Research UK appeals for clarity on Wikipedia
August 13, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, wikimania, wikipedia
Cancer Research UK is calling upon the medical community to become more involved with Wikipedia to ensure better accuracy of …
Cancer Research UK invests £100m in research centres
November 25, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, UK
Cancer Research UK says it will invest over £100 million across 15 cutting-edge research centres to help get new treatments …
Health research charities hit back at animal rights campaign
June 21, 2011Medical Communications Animal testing, Animal tests, Cancer Research UK, animal activists
Four of the UK’s leading health research charities have hit back after being accused of funding “horrific animal experiments” by …
Health Bill ignores research, says charity
June 3, 2011Cancer Research UK, NHS, trials
The Health and Social Care Bill has ignored the opportunity to place clinical research at the heart of the NHS, …
AZ and Pfizer support personalised medicine database
February 8, 2011Research and Development AZ, AstraZeneca, Cancer Research UK, Iressa, Pfizer, crizotinib, gefitinib, personalised medicine
AstraZeneca and Pfizer have teamed up with leading charity Cancer Research UK to help develop its stratified medicines programme. Stratified …
Patients in UK cancer trials quadruples
November 11, 2010Research and Development Cancer Research UK, NCRI, National Cancer Research Institute, UK clinical research, cancer trials
The number of cancer patients in the UK participating in clinical studies has quadrupled in the last decade, according to …
AZ signs cancer development deal
September 13, 2010Research and Development AstraZeneca, CRT, Cancer Research UK
AstraZeneca has agreed a deal with charity Cancer Research UK to develop a first-in-class cancer treatment. AZD-3965 targets the monocarboxylate …
Cancer Research UK facility celebrates first GMP batch
July 30, 2010Manufacturing and Production Biotherapeutic, Cancer Research UK, biologics
Cancer Research UK has produced the first batch of product from its recently-completed biologics manufacturing unit, and hopes to release …
Plans for UK’s research hub unveiled
June 23, 2010Research and Development Cancer Research UK, MRC, UCL, UKCMRI, Wellcome, biomedical
The vision for a new UK biomedical research and innovation centre which will be the biggest in Europe has been …
Funding boost for UK research
March 29, 2010Research and Development Cancer Research UK, MRC, UCL, UKCMRI, Wellcome
Prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged £250 million for the planned UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI). The …
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