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Richard Unwin

@rdunwin.bsky.social

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Mass Spectrometry and proteomics at Uni of Manchester. Analysis of primary samples for biomarker discovery. Development of targeted assays for clinical use. Co-founder, Complement Therapeutics Also football (SWFC), cricket and politics.

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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 6h

Holy moly

Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 13h

Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs

Direct single-molecule detection and super-resolution imaging with a low-cost portable smartphone-based microscope - Nature Communications

Loretan and colleagues present a low-cost smartphone-based microscope capable of detecting single-molecule fluorescence. This approach opens doors to personalised and widely distributed applications in diagnostics, biosensing, and science education.

www.nature.com

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Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute @cruk-mi.bsky.social · 17h

Interested in establishing your own research group?
Our support package for new Group Leaders includes:

🥼2 #Postdocs, a technician & 2 PhD students + lab costs
🔬Full access to core facilities
🧪Access to the MCRC #Biobank
✔️Mentorship, #grant advice & more

www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/new-g...

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We Are Recruiting New Group Leaders
Join us in Manchester / Develop bold, innovative, & high-impact research programmes
Salary £58,000 – £65,000 (dependent upon experience/clinical work)
Job ID MI/25/54
Apply by 2nd November 2025

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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 17h

And of course a huge shout out to the teams, past and present, at @uomif.bsky.social for all of their encouragment and support at the start of this. Without them - it doesn't get anywhere near this far.

Show that Universities have the power to change.

@manchester.ac.uk
@fbmh-uom.bsky.social

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 17h

Well this is exciting. From a basic science collaboration with
@prof-clark.bsky.social and Paul Bishop, to a spin-out, and now into the clinic.

Been some journey. Congratulations to everyone at Complement Therapeutics. This is an outstanding achievement.

bit.ly/42w1YhT

Complement Therapeutics Receives FDA IND Clearance to Advance CTx001 into Opti-GAIN, a Phase I/II Clinical Trial in Geographic Atrophy secondary to AMD – Complement Therapeutics

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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 2d

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 2d

Looks fascinating. Is it open for non-students as well?

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 2d

Some exiting news. Welcome to Manchester! 😁🐝

(Lemme know if you need anything beforehand. If not, we'll def grab a coffee - or something stronger - once you get here!)

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 4d

I know it's not their job, but I would like to see the players do something. They're obvs pissed (see Bannans interviews).

Warm up in black and gold. Stop at a dead ball on 10mins and applaud with the fans. Nothing to affect game but would have an impact. What DC gonna do? Not pay them?

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 4d

Spot on this. Invading the pitch is extremely risky and illegal. There are consequences. If you wanna risk it, fine, but not fair to have a go at those that don't.

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 4d

100% this.

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 4d

He looking right across the line as well. Awful, awful decision. 😡🤦‍♂️🤬

Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 4d

Not good. Cov are clearly a very good team, but we're slow, second to everything, can't keep the ball. Looks to me like everything that's happened over the past few weeks - including physically cos it's hardly like we can rest and rotate - are catching up with us. Not looking forward to 2nd half...

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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 4d

Give it time... 🤦‍♂️

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Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute @cruk-mi.bsky.social · 5d

Finally, we're looking for someone to join our #MassSpec Core Facility to support all the protein/peptide MS & development needs of our research groups utilising:

🧪Protein chemistry
📈Liquid chromatography
⚛️Tandem mass spectrometry
🖥️Data analysis

More at:
www.cruk.manchester.ac.uk/career/mi-25...

Mass Spec

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Richard Unwin @rdunwin.bsky.social · 7d

Also the brass neck of a Farage-led party criticising 'career politicians' 🤪

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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 7d

🥳 We have been recognised as one of the best universities in England for intellectual property and commercialisation performance.

The Innovation Factory (@uomif.bsky.social) achieved the highest possible rating for IP and Commercialisation.

University of Manchester Innovation Factory @uomif.bsky.social · 8d

The University of Manchester is a national leader in IP & commercialisation in the 2025 KEF results 🎉

We achieved the highest rating for IP & Commercialisation : licensing, spinouts, investment, and real-world impact.

Read more 👉 www.uominnovationfactory.com/news/2025-ke... @manchester.ac.uk