Industry calls for more public funding to tackle drug resistance
More than 80 international drug and biotech firms have urged governments to commit more funding for research to combat drug-resistant infections.
Pharmaceuticals and universities provide £40m fund for translational research
The Apollo Therapeutics Fund offers Imperial academics and partners a new opportunity to drive forward therapeutic innovation.
Discovery of trigger for bugs' defences could lead to new antibiotics
Scientists have exposed a chink in the armour of disease-causing bugs, with a new discovery about a protein that controls bacterial defences.
Researchers identify new drug target for serious heart and lung condition
A gene has been identified that sheds new light on a potentially fatal heart and lung condition and could lead to a new treatment.
Heart attack drug research awarded 2.7m pound funding
Imperial College London has been awarded a £2.7 million grant to develop drugs that lessen the damage caused by a heart attack.
Light-activated drug could reduce side effects of diabetes medication
Scientists have created a drug for type 2 diabetes that is switched on by blue light, which they hope will improve treatment of the disease.
New cancer drug to begin trials in multiple myeloma patients
Scientists at Imperial College London have developed a new cancer drug which they plan to trial in multiple myeloma patients by the end of next year.
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Scientists uncover drug targets for arthritis and inflammatory kidney disease
Scientists at Imperial College London have discovered new drug targets to treat inflammatory disease by studying the "social networks" of genes.
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New film on the hunt for drugs to treat chronic pain - a detective story
Imperial researchers feature in a new film - 'The Pain Detective' - that explains the development of pain relief drugs through the eyes of a patient.
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Viruses teach scientists new ways to cripple bacteria
Imperial scientists have discovered a tool used by viruses to stop bacteria from making proteins.
