News

01 Feb 2026

Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month

February is Oesophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Oesophageal cancer is one of the top five cancers worldwide — around 9,000 people are diagnosed in the UK each year. Our research focuses on developing non-invasive breath tests to detect cancer early by…

29 Oct 2025

Hanna Group featured in the news

The Evening Standard highlighted our recent advancements in clinical screening for pancreatic cancer, showcasing the potential of our breath test to transform diagnostics. Read more →

27 Apr 2025

The London Marathon

A huge congratulations to Nayaab N A Kader and Henry D P Robb for finishing the London Marathon and raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK. Nayaab also had the chance to discuss our breath test for early diagnosis of pancreatic…

15 Apr 2025

Shoes of Hope event

Henry D P Robb and Nayaab N A Kader attended the Shoes of Hope event ahead of representing Pancreatic Cancer UK at the London Marathon. The event displays 797 pairs of shoes, representing the number of lives lost every month…

04 Apr 2025

Reviving Links event

We held an event with our community partner Reviving Links to help set up an EDI advocacy group at Imperial College London, with productive discussions about barriers to recruitment in research and ways of creating a more inclusive research environment.

21 Feb 2025

NIHR HealthTech Research Centre launch event

Professor George Hanna and team hosted the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in In Vitro Diagnostics (HRC IVD) launch event, presenting the centre's exciting research that will support the development and adoption of diagnostics in healthcare.

12 Feb 2025

PANACEA team presents at NHS Cancer Programmes event

The PANACEA team was invited to present at the 'Innovation in the early diagnosis of cancer' event at the BMA House, London, hosted by NHS Cancer Programme.

12 Feb 2025

First HOPE participant sampled

Mohamed Abulazayem has sampled the first participant of the HOPE study at Hammersmith Hospital and Meadows Centre for Health — a key milestone for the trial.

21 Jan 2025

VAPOR team presents at the House of Commons

The VAPOR team joined Pancreatic Cancer UK at the Association of Medical Research Charities showcasing event at the House of Commons, discussing the urgent need for earlier detection in pancreatic cancer with ministers and MPs, and demonstrating our breath test…