News

A summary of all the news and events for the Advanced Therapeutics Hub.

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Researchers develop new caffeine-responsive “genetic switch”

16 October, 2026

A new method to design and test genetic switches could one day help make gene and cell therapies…

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From Research to Clinic: Training the Next Generation of Advanced Therapies Researchers

16 October, 2026

The Advanced Therapeutics Hub hosted a free 2 half-day training course for academic researchers in…

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Advanced Therapeutics Hub at Advanced Therapies Integrates North 2026

21 May, 2026

Two members of the Engineering Biology for Advanced Therapeutics Hub, Professor Andrew Baker and Dr…

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UK-wide nucleic acid network launches to connect research, industry and innovation

21 May, 2026

By fostering collaboration at a national scale, the initiative will support the development of next…

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Engineering viruses to create vaccines: Best Poster win for Hub researcher

28 April, 2026

Dr Erwan Sallard has been awarded a poster prize at the symposium 'Integrating Chemistry,…

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2026 WORLDSymposium Young Investigator Award success

16 January, 2026

Dr. Matthias Dierick has been awarded a Young Investigator Award from the WORLDSymposium committee…

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Recognition for Prof. Andy Baker through RSE Sir James Black medal

25 November, 2025

Hub academic Professor Andy Baker has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society of Edinburgh medal…

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Landmark gathering for our Advanced Therapeutics Hub members

03 October, 2025

Nearly fifty Advanced Therapeutics Hub researchers came together for the first time in Edinburgh,…

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Hub researchers unveil more about their research activities in a webinar

16 June, 2025

Advanced Therapeutics Hub members came together to deliver a webinar showcasing the Hub vision and…

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Game-changing gene therapies are focus of £14m research hub

09 February, 2024

The University is to establish a new research and innovation hub focused on developing gene…

Professor Susan Rosser