New £2.5 million BioSTAR laboratory to open at the University of Essex to train scientists for the NHS and the life-sciences sector

The facility will boost the training of healthcare scientists whose expertise underpins 80 per cent of NHS diagnoses – whilst also providing students with the research skills needed to work in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors.

Opening to undergraduates in 2026, the BioSTAR-Lab, will include a Microbiology and Cancer Diagnostics Laboratory and an open-plan Molecular Biology Laboratory in the School of Life Sciences.

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UOE Life Sciences microscope 1000x1000
UOE Life Sciences microscope 1000×1000

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