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Inaugural event takes place from 9–10 March at Hinxton Hall in Cambridge, UK Programme spans neurological disorders, sensory diseases, rare conditions, and cancer immunotherapy Cambridge, UK, 20 January 2026:  ELRIG, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organisation dedicated to the global drug discovery community, today announced the keynote speakers for Cell and Gene Therapy 2026. Drs Stephen Ward (Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult) and Annarita Miccio (Imagine Institute) will lead

Strategic appointment to support global scale-up of sample management operations Rochdale, UK, 13 January 2026:   Astoriom, a global quality expert in safeguarding scientific research and consumer product sample assets, today announced the appointment of Will Edwards as Chief Executive Officer. Will will continue to build on Astoriom’s strong foundations to support the next phase of growth across its international portfolio of sample stability storage, biorepository services,

Primerdesign Launches exsig Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction Kit for DNA and RNA Manchester, UK, 19 November 2025:   Primerdesign (part of the Novacyt Group), a company focused on the design, manufacture, validation and supply of real-time PCR kits and reagents, today announced the launch of its exsig ®  Mag RapidBead Pro Extraction kit. The next-generation magnetic bead-based kit can be used to extract high-quality DNA and RNA from diverse sample types. The streamlined and adapt