Friday January 15, 2021, 10:31 AM
The Jersey Field Squadron are taking on a virtual mission to travel from their headquarters at Mount Bingham to the headquarters of the Royal Monmouthshire Engineers in Wales and back.
They’re completing the 500-mile journey without actually leaving their barracks, by running, cycling and marching the equivalent distance.
Squaddies are taking on the mission to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Today (Friday) is day five, which follows their toughest day yet.
Day four has been a stonker. We covered 114.67 miles which took us from just south of Bath, over the Welsh border to Monmouth and back down again, finishing for the day just north of Shaftesbury. We’re well into the homeward stretch now, with our total now standing at 298.22 miles.
Bicycle Therapeutics plc: Bicycle Therapeutics Announces Pipeline Progress Update
BT1718 progressing in Cancer Research UK sponsored Phase IIa clinical trial
Phase I trial of BT5528 currently dosing within predicted therapeutic range; preliminary signs of anti-tumor activity observed, including a partial response
BT8009 pharmacokinetic profile consistent with preclinical predictions based on early clinical data; first clinical site outside the United States expected to open for recruitment this quarter
BT7480 on track for Phase I trial start in 2H 21; early immuno-oncology discovery has resulted in new programs targeting natural killer cells, which are now moving into lead optimization Bicycle Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: BCYC), a biotechnology company pioneering a new and differentiated class of therapeutics based on its proprietary bicyclic peptide (
By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
(L-R) Councillors Maria Alexandrou and Dinah Barry, and former councillor Vicki Pite Campaigners from different political parties have teamed up to raise awareness of a cancer that causes hundreds of preventable deaths in the UK every year. The cross-party Enfield team has set up an online conference to provide information on cervical cancer and encourage women to get screening tests that can prevent the disease. Due to take place later this month, it will feature presentations from health professionals on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, with opportunities for the public to ask questions.
Researchers from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta examined the link between T. gondii (pictured inset) and glioma - a type of tumour that occurs in the brain and spinal cord.