Special Report

FT Health: Future of Research & Development

From genome-editing and digital surgery to the make-up of clinical trials and Cambridge’s future as a UK research hub, FT writers look at the latest in health research and development

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Brilliance in the genes: inside Britain’s ‘Nobel prize factory’

The Laboratory of Molecular Biology enjoys a tally of 16 laureates

High-tech hospital R&D focuses on controlling costs

‘Simulated sunrises’ among projects at Philips research facility

Delivery innovation spreads vaccines’ benefits

Advances in refrigeration and alternatives to needle-based injections boost uptake

How to change your diet to save the planet

First scientific targets for healthy eating from sustainable agriculture

Scientists ‘listen’ to light to see cancer more clearly

New technology builds on effect first observed by Alexander Bell in 1880

A lack of diversity undermines clinical trial data

Race and ethnicity vary patients’ response to drugs

Beyond ‘superbabies’: how Crispr is revolutionising medicine

Genome-editing offers new tools for diagnostics, drug discovery and treating disease

Robot surgeons help but cannot yet replace humans

Suturing device reduces time to make stitch from 25 seconds to one-third of a second