Research and Innovation Services : University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
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£800k grant helps X-ray vision makes structures crystal clear
The Wellcome Trust has awarded a grant of £800,000 in support of structural biology and drug discovery in the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee.
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Sonic Screwdriver Tightens up Fundamental Physics
When the scriptwriters for Doctor Who imagined a futuristic device, they came up with the Sonic Screwdriver. Now a team of physicists at the University of Dundee have taken equipment designed for MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery and demonstrated a real Sonic Screwdriver – lifting and spinning a free-floating 10 cm diameter rubber disk with an ultrasound beam.
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Dundee study of Oxidative Stress attracts £2M European Grant
Researchers at the University of Dundee have been awarded over £2M (€2.5M) to undertake pioneering work aimed at finding new ways to measure and understand the role of oxidative stress, which is a feature of the onset and progression of numerous acute and chronic human diseases.
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£10 million boost for neglected tropical disease research. Dundee University, GSK and Wellcome Trust enter five-year collaboration for neglected diseases
The University of Dundee has received over £10 million from the Wellcome Trust in the fight against some of the world’s most neglected parasitic diseases, including support for a multi-million pound partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to discover new drug treatments.
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Researchers uncover new operations of cancer suppressor
Scientists at the University of Dundee studying an important tumour suppressor, which is involved in at least a quarter of all cancers, have uncovered new ways in which it works.
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Professor Andrew Morris appointed Scotland's Chief
Professor Andrew Morris, of the University of Dundee, has been appointed the new Chief Scientist for Scotland.
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Potential new treatment identified for Leishmaniasis
Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified fexinidazole as a possible, much-needed, new treatment for the parasitic disease visceral leishmaniasis.
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Dundee researchers seek to beat "molecular obesity"
Researchers from the University of Dundee have come up with a new innovative approach in the quest to reduce failure rates in the drug discovery process and fight "molecular obesity".
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GSK and the University of Dundee announce new collaboration to develop treatment for Huntington's Disease
The University of Dundee and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have entered into a joint research project to tackle Huntington’s disease, an inherited brain disorder.
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Dundee Cell Products attracts new grants, appoints new Chairman
Dundee Cell Products Ltd (DCP), a spin-out company from the University of Dundee, has attracted two new grants to support its product development and commercialisation activities.
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The Innovation Portal Spotlight
The Innovation Portal was established to promote and foster productive knowledge transfer between the Universities of Dundee and Abertay, The James Hutton Institute and Scottish industry. Its aim is to improve the competitiveness of local businesses by bringing together innovative companies with scientists, technologists and engineering experts keen to apply their expertise to the needs of industry.
Small Grants Scheme Success
The Innovation Portal Small Grants Scheme helped SP Technology secure a £5,000 grant which was provided through the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Innovation Voucher Scheme. Read more...
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A Reputation for Excellence
The University of Dundee has powered its way to a position as one of Europe's leading universities with an international reputation for excellence in life sciences and laboratory based medicine - both awarded the highest possible 5* rating for their research. The University of Dundee is a key component in a key UK cluster in biotechnology.
Learn more about Dundee research success stories past and present in the FactFile section.