2025 Phage Therapy Workshop

SASPiPhi attended the 2025 Phage Therapy Workshop on November 25th at The Spine Building, Liverpool. The workshop was jointly hosted by the Universities of Manchester, Liverpool and Exeter, with funding from UK Research and Innovation and was led by a scientific committee consisting of experts in the field of phage therapy. The  programme featured fascinating discussions around this groundbreaking area of antimicrobial research.

published 26th November 2025

 SASPiPhi would like to express its profound gratitude to everyone who participated in and attended the moving memorial service for SASPiPhi’s Co-founder and Director, Dr Heather Fairhead, on 10th November 2025 at Madingley Hall, Cambridge. We are also very grateful for all donations to Heather’s JustGiving page in aid of the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity, and for the many kind messages received from friends and colleagues.

Heather was a talented scientist, and after graduating with a BSc from Nottingham University and a PhD from Sheffield University, Heather invented and developed SASPject technology. Heather became a successful entrepreneur and CEO of early stage biotechnology companies. Her achievements included 8 peer-reviewed publications, 8 patents and 25 posters presented to conferences worldwide. Her experience, leadership and energy will be greatly missed by the SASPiPhi team, as well as the wider scientific community. Heather’s SASPject legacy continues to be developed by the SASPiPhi team, aiming to realise our shared ambition to bring solutions to the problem of antibiotic resistance into the clinic.

published  20th November 2025