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CONTENTS
Volume 26 Issue 1 February 2025
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The Innovation Ecosystem Programme: life-sciences powered growth for the UK
NEWS ARTICLES
Celebrating 40 years of BSMT microbiology conferences: a milestone meeting
The SHOT Report 2023: Can opportunity follow learning from adversity?
Escherichia coli: an exploration of its role in human health and disease
Introduction to risk management frameworks in clinical laboratories
From HeLa to CellNass; the development of tissue archiving
The development of tissue archiving, see page 33
Antimicrobial stewardship and diagnostics needed to tackle the threat of AMR
Joined-up IT systems – Clinisys ICE Summit shows the way forward
Harnessing AI for digital pathology in clinical and diagnostic workflows
Digital pathology: ensuring a return on investment
Harnessing AI for digital pathology, see page 45
Platelets and platelet counting: a selection of recent topics of investigation
The rise of the latex particles! 14 17 22 29 33 38 41 45 51 55 COVER STORY
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INTRODUCTION TO RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS IN CLINICAL LABORATORIES
40 YEARS OF BSMT MICROBIOLOGY CONFERENCES: A MILESTONE MEETING
ESCHERICHIA COLI: AN EXPLORATION OF ITS ROLE IN HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
THE RISE OF THE LATEX PARTICLES!
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