Research Field

Could exosome encapsulation be the secret to delivering higher potency in chemotherapy?

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In some ways, we biomedical engineers are really just control freaks. By designing our own small world in a dish, we can stage manage every aspect and push the boundaries in a way that’s not always possible in an animal model.

Could the lab rat be heading for retirement? A new breed of in vitro tissues and organs are being engineered to replace animal models – and the developers aim to make them accessible to all.

The combination of genomic profiling and high-tech targeted drug delivery is opening up a new front in the fight against cancer.

When Ewan McNay was eight years old, he decided that he wanted to do two things: live forever and find out how the brain works.

We need better tools for assessing new medicines – and to develop them, we must work together.

Autocrine-based screening has identified a more selective anti-diabetic drug candidate

As a neurologist, Bradley Hyman has seen first-hand the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on patients and their families.

Our understanding of the mechanisms that trigger Alzheimer’s disease is growing fast, but many secrets still lurk in the shadowy recesses of the brain.