In an exhibition celebrating 60 years of the LMB, an assortment of curios – unusual and intriguing items – have been gathered together to give a glimpse into the life and work of the LMB. From scientific models, to restaurant menus, Nobel prize telegrams and a special lab coat, find out more about the LMB from some of the objects made and collected through the decades. Also view a rare amateur film of the first couple of years of the LMB, including one of the Lab’s first Nobel celebrations, and see footage inside the original 1962 building. Further Information.

The story of HUMIRA^® started with a fundamental scientific challenge at the LMB: understanding how the body generates billions of different antibodies and how the immune system selects the right antibody to fight an invader. This exhibition takes you from the work of César Milstein in the 1960s and the development of a technique to produce monoclonal antibodies: a hybrid cell that was able to produce antibodies against a known antigen; through the work of Greg Winter in adapting this technique for use in the human body; to the founding of biotechnology company Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT) and, in 2003, the first ever fully human monoclonal antibody drug approved for use in patients. Further Information

The advancement of microscope sample holders was crucial for moving from electron microscopy to electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM). Cryo-EM of amorphous (non-crystalline) ice embedded specimens is a method which allows the visualisation of biological molecules in a near-native state, requiring the preservation of the specimen at a temperature below -180^oc (100 Kelvin) during microscopy. The exhibition features holders from the 1960s to the current day. Visitors can also learn about the scientists behind the work, see a video of Nobel laureate Richard Henderson showing a holder in use and an animation of the cryo-EM process. Further Information