Deep tech firm partners up with Francis Crick Institute in cancer study

A deep tech company has announced a new partnership with the Francis Crick Institute.

Hadean will lend its spatial simulation framework, Aether Engine, running on its cloud-first operating system and its expertise to the Institute in a project partially funded by Innovate UK, into the study of cancer cells.

Working closely with Dr Paul Bates and his team, animated three-dimensional models will be constructed of cancer cells undergoing metastasis. Modelling and understanding the forces placed upon such cells will facilitate further investigations on how best to reduce cancer cell migration.

Craig Beddis, Hadean CEO, said: “The opportunity to work closely with the Francis Crick Institute is really exciting for us. We’re looking forward to seeing how Aether Engine can advance biomedical research and knowledge further than technology has previously allowed.”

Based in London, the Francis Crick Institute is dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease, and currently stands as the biggest biomedical research facility under a single roof in Europe.