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    UK and France launch biomedical and AI health alliance to accelerate research into major diseases

    UK and France launch biomedical and AI health alliance to accelerate research into major diseases May 29, 2026

    A new partnership will unite expertise, infrastructure and data across borders to accelerate diagnosis, treatment and ultimately prevention of major diseases

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    New Diamond Director of Operations  now in post

    New Diamond Director of Operations  now in post May 11, 2026

    Francesca Gliubich, the new Director of Operation, has joined Diamond Light Source

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    OpenBind’s first data and model release marks a milestone for AI enabled drug discovery

    OpenBind’s first data and model release marks a milestone for AI enabled drug discovery May 6, 2026

    The UK led OpenBind initiative has reached a major milestone with the announcement of the release of its first publicly available dataset and predictive AI model, a groundbreaking step toward accelerating the discovery of new medicines using artificial intelligence.

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    Diamond scientist awarded Royal Society of Biology Fellowship

    Diamond scientist awarded Royal Society of Biology Fellowship Apr 2, 2026

    David Aragao, Senior Beamline Scientist at I04, has been awarded the prestigious Royal Society of Biology Fellowship in recognition of his distinctive contribution to the biological sciences.  

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    Diamond-developed acoustic levitator heads to space

    Diamond-developed acoustic levitator heads to space Mar 17, 2026

    A technology that began as a simple, open-source acoustic levitator at Diamond Light Source will be used in a SpaceX experiment. The advanced system, known as SuperLev, has been selected for a programme of microgravity experiments that will see it tested in parabolic zero-gravity flights before progressing to longer-duration missions in space.

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    Diamond marks the opening of the Diamond Extension Building

    Diamond marks the opening of the Diamond Extension Building Mar 9, 2026

    A major new facility has opened at Diamond, marking a significant step forward in the delivery of Diamond-II project, the transformative upgrade that will reshape the future of UK synchrotron science.

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    Little Foot fossil scanned at Diamond gets a virtual facelift

    Little Foot fossil scanned at Diamond gets a virtual facelift Mar 4, 2026

    Researchers have unveiled a new digital reconstruction of the face of Little Foot, the 3.67-million-year-old Australopithecus fossil, offering fresh insight into the evolution and diversity of early human ancestors across Africa.

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    New JUNGFRAU detector in action for MX at Diamond

    New JUNGFRAU detector in action for MX at Diamond Feb 25, 2026

    The detector has been installed at beamline I24 and the first ‘real-world’ data has been collected.

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    In memoriam: Philip Leon Marshall Davies

    In memoriam: Philip Leon Marshall Davies Feb 9, 2026

    Diamond remembers former Board member Philip Leon Marshall Davies

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    Diamond and the Rosalind Franklin Institute recognise their longstanding partnership

    Diamond and the Rosalind Franklin Institute recognise their longstanding partnership Feb 5, 2026

    The Rosalind Franklin Institute and Diamond Light Source have signalled their joint commitment to scientific partnership with a formal agreement.

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    Diamond helps uncover a lost branch of life

    Diamond helps uncover a lost branch of life Jan 23, 2026

    Synchrotron infrared analysis reveals that enigmatic Devonian fossils were not fungi, but members of a previously unknown lineage of complex life

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    New year message from Diamond Light Source CEO

    New year message from Diamond Light Source CEO Jan 15, 2026

    A message from Diamond CEO Gianluigi Botton

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    New foot-and-mouth disease vaccine could save global livestock billions each year

    New foot-and-mouth disease vaccine could save global livestock billions each year Jan 14, 2026

    A next-generation vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), developed through research supported by Diamond Light Source, could deliver more than $1.3 billion in annual global benefits and significantly strengthen livestock resilience worldwide, according to a new independent impact report.

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