The Lighthouse Laboratory Plymouth performed RT-PCR testing on its final covid swab on Thursday 31 March 2022. It has now stepped down from the national testing network. Plymouth joined the network of ...

They said privatised labs were often taking 72 hours from the time they received tests to determine a result – by which point the results were of no use for wider strategy or policy. By contrast, they ...

A scientist who processed coronavirus swab samples at one of the UK's largest labs has alleged working practices were "chaotic and dangerous". He highlighted overcrowded biosecure workspaces, poor ...

Following the successful delivery of the 5GUK Testbeds and Trials Programme, Phase 0, the University of Bristol’s 5G testbed has been expanded and maintained as a platform for research and innovation, ...

The government said testing systems had improved to the extent fewer labs were needed A "lighthouse lab" that had the capacity to process 50,000 tests every day and employed about 400 people is to ...