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Interview with Stephen Chetwynd, Research Scientist
We sat down with Stephen, our Research Scientist, to learn more about the journey that led him to join the PlaqueTec team, and to highlight his role in the ongoing BIOPATTERN trial. Before joining PlaqueTec in 2024, Stephen completed a PhD at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, where his researched focused on neutrophil-dependent immunity. After finishing his PhD, Stephen worked in a postdoctoral position at the Institute, where he collaborated with PlaqueTec to validate a d
Feb 105 min read


Drug discovery and development in 2026: Key trends and innovation
Published in Drug Discovery World, Deputy Editor Diana Turner asked key players from across the life sciences industry what key trends and innovations in drug discovery to look out for in 2026.
Feb 51 min read


Can Better Diagnostics Lead to Improved Treatment for Cardiovascular Diseases?
Published in Today’s Clinical Lab, Dr Simon Williams, General Manager at PlaqueTec, highlights a need to better characterise, risk stratify, and treat individual patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) to reduce the significant residual risk that remains from current, largely population-based approaches.
Jan 231 min read


Inflammation in atherosclerosis: Lessons and therapeutic implications
A recent review by Prof Peter Libby and Prof Oliver Soehnlein “Inflammation in atherosclerosis: Lessons and therapeutic implications,” published in the journal Immunity, highlights that inflammation drives all stages of atherosclerosis, from lesion initiation to plaque rupture, through diverse immune cell populations.
Oct 29, 20251 min read


Precision medicine for cardiovascular disease – time to act
Published in European Biopharmaceutical Review , Dr Simon Williams, General Manager at PlaqueTec, explores the global impact of coronary...
Oct 7, 20251 min read


PlaqueTec announces positive early research findings from interim analysis in BIOPATTERN trial
Pre-specified interim analysis reveals differences in protein concentration between systemic blood and blood from diseased coronary...
May 6, 20252 min read


PlaqueTec and RxCelerate collaborate on early phase drug discovery for coronary artery disease
Project evaluated small molecules against novel target in coronary artery disease discovered by PlaqueTec Bespoke cell-based assay...
Sep 18, 20242 min read


PlaqueTec wins MedTech Company of the Year at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2024
PlaqueTec, a company identifying endotype-specific biomarkers to advance precision medicine for coronary artery disease (CAD), has...
May 20, 20241 min read


PlaqueTec and the Babraham Institute collaborate on early phase target discovery and development
Campus Innovation Award (CIA)-funded project evaluated lead compounds predicted to bind a pro-inflammatory protein discovered by...
May 14, 20242 min read


PlaqueTec closes $8 million equity financing
The financing was led by Lord Moynihan of Chelsea alongside The Future Fund, with support from existing investors Funding will support...
Apr 30, 20242 min read


PlaqueTec and the Babraham Institute collaborate on phenotypic screen of coronary artery blood
Collaboration to develop a bespoke cell phenotyping assay for human blood Project aims to investigate cell types present in coronary...
Jan 23, 20242 min read


Profiling plaque to guide treatment of coronary artery disease
Published in Cardiovascular News, Dr Stephen Hoole, Chief Investigator of our BIOPATTERN trial and Consultant Cardiologist at Royal...
Dec 14, 20231 min read


PlaqueTec recruits first ten patients in BIOPATTERN trial
PlaqueTec receives the UK’s MHRA approval to continue its BIOPATTERN trial following recruitment of the first ten patients with CAD.
Nov 29, 20233 min read


PlaqueTec presents ePoster at 14th Annual ECS Conference
What is the relationship between protein concentration at site of coronary atheroma and fibrous cap thickness?
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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