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<title>Wellcome Trust Technology Transfer News</title>
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<title>Funding boosts GSK's open approach to drug discovery for low-income countries</title>
<dc:date>2013-05-03T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/News/WTP052448.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The Wellcome Trust has awarded a &#163;5 million Seeding Drug Discovery award to GSK to support its open approach to discovering and developing urgently needed new treatments for diseases of low-income countries.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The Wellcome Trust has awarded a &#163;5 million Seeding Drug Discovery award to GSK to support its open approach to discovering and developing urgently needed new treatments for diseases of low-income countries.]]>
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<title>Safety study reveals new antibiotic for C. difficile infections is well tolerated in healthy volunteers</title>
<dc:date>2013-04-25T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/News/WTP052386.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[An experimental antibiotic for Clostridium difficile infections developed with support from the Wellcome Trust has successfully completed a phase 1 clinical trial and is well tolerated by healthy volunteers.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[An experimental antibiotic for Clostridium difficile infections developed with support from the Wellcome Trust has successfully completed a phase 1 clinical trial and is well tolerated by healthy volunteers.]]>
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<title>New hope for safer, more stable foot and mouth disease vaccine</title>
<dc:date>2013-03-28T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/News/WTP052220.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[A new method has been developed to produce a stable vaccine for foot and mouth disease that does not require the live virus, making it safer to produce and easier to transport and store than existing vaccines.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[A new method has been developed to produce a stable vaccine for foot and mouth disease that does not require the live virus, making it safer to produce and easier to transport and store than existing vaccines.]]>
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<title>Company created to progress experimental Alzheimer's disease therapy</title>
<dc:date>2013-03-05T12:00:00.0+00:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/News/WTP051907.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[King's College London, the Wellcome Trust and Advent Venture Partners have announced the formation of a new UK biotechnology company to progress research into new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[King's College London, the Wellcome Trust and Advent Venture Partners have announced the formation of a new UK biotechnology company to progress research into new treatments for Alzheimer's disease.]]>
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<title>The need to know: deciphering developmental disorders</title>
<dc:date>2013-02-28T12:00:00.0+00:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/Features/WTP051861.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[Life can be challenging for the families of children with undiagnosed developmental disorders. Deciphering Developmental Disorders, a Wellcome Trust-funded study, aims to give families the diagnosis they want and need.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[Life can be challenging for the families of children with undiagnosed developmental disorders. Deciphering Developmental Disorders, a Wellcome Trust-funded study, aims to give families the diagnosis they want and need.]]>
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<title>New centre to accelerate drug development for diseases of low-income countries</title>
<dc:date>2013-02-13T12:00:00.0+00:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/News/WTP051740.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[A major new centre to boost the development of drugs to tackle the foremost diseases of low-income countries is to be created at the University of Dundee.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[A major new centre to boost the development of drugs to tackle the foremost diseases of low-income countries is to be created at the University of Dundee.]]>
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<title>TB vaccine candidate does not protect infants</title>
<dc:date>2013-02-04T12:00:00.0+00:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/News/WTP051579.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The most advanced tuberculosis vaccine candidate, MVA85A, does not provide protection in preventing TB disease in infants previously vaccinated with BCG, according to the results of a clinical trial published today.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The most advanced tuberculosis vaccine candidate, MVA85A, does not provide protection in preventing TB disease in infants previously vaccinated with BCG, according to the results of a clinical trial published today.]]>
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<title>The biggest poisoning in history</title>
<dc:date>2013-01-24T12:00:00.0+00:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2013/Features/WTP051176.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[Wellcome Trust-funded researchers are developing a hand-held arsenic biosensor so people living in South Asia can test their drinking water themselves.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[Wellcome Trust-funded researchers are developing a hand-held arsenic biosensor so people living in South Asia can test their drinking water themselves.]]>
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<title>New technique to deliver stem cell therapy may help damaged eyes regain sight</title>
<dc:date>2012-12-07T12:00:00.0+00:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTP041005.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[A new technique for delivering stem cell therapy to the eye has been described in the journal 'Acta Biomaterialia'. The technology has been designed to treat damage to the cornea, a major cause of blindness.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[A new technique for delivering stem cell therapy to the eye has been described in the journal 'Acta Biomaterialia'. The technology has been designed to treat damage to the cornea, a major cause of blindness.]]>
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<title>Three-year study searches for new biological markers to measure parasite clearance in Chagas' disease</title>
<dc:date>2012-11-22T12:00:00.0+00:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTP040775.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The DNDi has received a &#163;1.9 million Strategic Translation Award from the Wellcome Trust to identify new biological markers for the evaluation of treatment efficacy in Chagas' disease.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The DNDi has received a &#163;1.9 million Strategic Translation Award from the Wellcome Trust to identify new biological markers for the evaluation of treatment efficacy in Chagas' disease.]]>
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<title>Translation Award to develop innovative irrigation pump</title>
<dc:date>2012-10-10T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTP040401.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[Technology company Thermofluidics has received a Translation Award from the Wellcome Trust to develop an innovative, low-cost irrigation pump to improve the health of smallholders in low-income countries.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[Technology company Thermofluidics has received a Translation Award from the Wellcome Trust to develop an innovative, low-cost irrigation pump to improve the health of smallholders in low-income countries.]]>
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<title>Seeding Drug Discovery scheme opens up to early-stage drug development</title>
<dc:date>2012-10-03T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTVM056479.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The Wellcome Trust Seeding Drug Discovery scheme is changing to enable earlier-stage projects to be competitive for funding and to support later-stage projects further towards clinical trials.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The Wellcome Trust Seeding Drug Discovery scheme is changing to enable earlier-stage projects to be competitive for funding and to support later-stage projects further towards clinical trials.]]>
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<title>First Pathfinder Awards announced tackling rare and orphan diseases</title>
<dc:date>2012-09-18T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2012/WTVM056307.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The first two projects to be funded under the Wellcome Trust's new Pathfinder Awards are announced today, tackling rare and orphan diseases for which there are currently no or very limited treatment options.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The first two projects to be funded under the Wellcome Trust's new Pathfinder Awards are announced today, tackling rare and orphan diseases for which there are currently no or very limited treatment options.]]>
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<title>First strategic highlight for the Translation Fund focuses on 'restoring the body'</title>
<dc:date>2012-09-13T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTVM056287.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The Wellcome Trust today announced the first strategic highlight for the new Translation Fund.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The Wellcome Trust today announced the first strategic highlight for the new Translation Fund.]]>
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<title>£30 million boost for biomedical engineering research</title>
<dc:date>2012-08-29T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2012/WTVM056207.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) today announced the launch of a joint &#163;30 million initiative to find biomedical engineering solutions to challenging healthcare problems.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) today announced the launch of a joint &#163;30 million initiative to find biomedical engineering solutions to challenging healthcare problems.]]>
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<title>Bacteria-resistant materials offer new weapon in fight against hospital infections</title>
<dc:date>2012-08-13T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTVM056114.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[Researchers have discovered a new class of materials that are resistant to bacterial attachment, which could one day lead to a significant reduction in hospital infections and medical device failures.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[Researchers have discovered a new class of materials that are resistant to bacterial attachment, which could one day lead to a significant reduction in hospital infections and medical device failures.]]>
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<title>Translation Award to develop proton therapy for cancer patients</title>
<dc:date>2012-08-08T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTVM056089.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[A team of researchers led by the University of Lincoln has received a &#163;1.6 million Translation Award to develop more effective radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[A team of researchers led by the University of Lincoln has received a &#163;1.6 million Translation Award to develop more effective radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients.]]>
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<title>New antibiotic 'safe and well tolerated' in phase I clinical trial</title>
<dc:date>2012-08-07T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTVM056086.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[A new antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile infections has been found to be safe and well tolerated in a phase I clinical trial.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[A new antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile infections has been found to be safe and well tolerated in a phase I clinical trial.]]>
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<title>Wellcome Trust announces changes to translation funding schemes</title>
<dc:date>2012-06-22T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/2012/News/WTVM055696.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[The Wellcome Trust's Translation Awards and Strategic Translation Awards are merging to create a new Translation Fund.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[The Wellcome Trust's Translation Awards and Strategic Translation Awards are merging to create a new Translation Fund.]]>
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<title>NHS set to benefit from UK-led technologies</title>
<dc:date>2012-05-17T12:00:00.0+01:00</dc:date>
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<![CDATA[http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/News/Media-office/Press-releases/2012/WTVM055108.htm]]>
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<!--[CDATA[Video games, pioneering gene therapies and new medical devices are set to transform treatments on the NHS, with support from the Health Innovation Challenge Fund from the Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust.<br/>]]-->
<![CDATA[Video games, pioneering gene therapies and new medical devices are set to transform treatments on the NHS, with support from the Health Innovation Challenge Fund from the Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust.]]>
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