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  • A woman is giving a presentation at Venturefest South 2023, standing near a large screen displaying a slide about 'The Phage Collection Project' with a photo of a smiling woman in a blue lab coat working with laboratory equipment.

    Venturefest 2025 Open Mic Pitch

    12/11/2025

    Today our Project Coordinator Esme was fortunate enough to sit on the panel ‘From Microbes to Market: Translating BioInnovation into Impact’ at this year’s Venturefest South event, discussing her experiences in the field of phage research and translation. She also had the opportunity to pitch the Phage Collection Project to investors and businesses in the local region and took home the Open Mic Pitching Champion award.

    Thank you to the Venturefest South team for having us this year!

  • A cluster of green and red bacteria in a chain formation on a black background.

    Tackling antimicrobial resistance

    5/11/2025

    Our Project Coordinator Esme recently spoke with Wessex Health Partners about our research which aims to investigate antibiotic-resistant bacteria responsible for disease across the Wessex region.

    To learn more about this research check out Wessex Health Partners video here.

  • Presentation slide titled 'The Phage Collection Project: How you can help shape UTI treatment' with a photo of Esme Brinsden, surrounded by illustrations of bacteria, DNA, and phages.

    Live UTI Free Interview

    13/10/2025

    Recently, our Project Coordinator Esme had the opportunity to speak with Melissa Kramer from Live UTI Free all about utilising phage therapy to treat urinary tract infections and how our research aims to advance this form of treatment.

    To check out the video follow the link here.

    Thank you to Melissa and everyone at Live UTI Free for including us in their Expert Interview Series!

  • A girl wearing a virtual reality headset and holding a controller, experiencing VR, at a technology event with two people in blue shirts watching her, and a large screen displaying VR content behind her.

    VR Experience Release

    26/09/2025

    We are pleased to announce that our Phage Therapy VR experience is now available to download! To access and learn more about the experience check out our ‘Resources’ page.

  • Digital artwork of a robotic insect with a crystal-like head standing on a colorful organic surface in a purple and pink cosmic background

    Kiwa Bacterial Defence System Publication

    18/08/2025

    It is great to see the lab's recent publication on the bacterial defence system Kiwa highlighted in the Innovation News Network. To learn more about this latest research make sure to check out the news article and publication in Cell.

  • Electron microscope image of spherical and irregularly shaped nanoparticles, some with attached filaments, on a flat surface. Scale bar indicates 200 nanometers.

    BBC News Article

    28/06/2025

    We feel very privileged to have our project and research featured in the BBC article ‘I found a bacteria-eating virus in my loo - could it save your life?’. Make sure to check it out here.