The coming of age story of RNAi technology
The first RNA interference (RNAi) therapy was approved in 2018, after 20 years in development.…
July 22, 2022 - 7 minutes
Farhan Mitha
Farhan is a science communicator based in the UK with a background in the biotech sector. He is currently studying for a masters degree in Evolutionary Genomics. Find him on twitter - @FarhanMitha
Exosome Therapy: Borrowing from Nature’s Toolbox
In just a few years, exosomes have started gaining recognition as a solution to deliver…
May 9, 2022 - 11 minutes
Biomining: Turning Waste into Gold with Microbes
High-value metals make the modern world go round, but the way we extract and dispose…
January 18, 2022 - 7 minutes
Biomimicry in Biotech: Taking Inspiration from Nature
Scouring the natural world can be an effective way of finding design inspiration for new…
June 14, 2021 - 7 minutes
How Are European Biotechs Tackling the Cardiovascular Disease Problem?
Cardiovascular diseases may not regularly grab the headlines, but they’re the leading cause of mortality…
March 1, 2021 - 9 minutes
Enemy or Valuable Ally? How Biotech Uses Viruses for Good
Taking advantage of the ability of viruses to manipulate life is opening new doors for…
December 21, 2020 - 7 minutes
The Return of Gene Therapy
Gene therapy is a hot area in the biotech industry right now, with many treatments…
November 4, 2020 - 8 minutes
An Alzheimer’s Vaccine Challenged the Consensus for 25 Years
For decades, Alzheimer's disease research focused on a hypothesis that has increasingly been contested. A…
September 2, 2020 - 8 minutes
Life at its Limits: The Biotech Industry Embraces Extremophiles
Sometimes in biotech, when your standard E. coli just won't cut it, something more exotic…
August 12, 2020 - 7 minutes
The Age of Agrochemicals is Ending: It’s Time for Agricultural Biotechnology
As Europe moves to reduce its reliance on agrochemicals in the farming system over the…
June 22, 2020 - 9 minutes
The Search for a Better Biofuel: Can Biotech Deliver?
With dire climate change reports landing one after another in 2018 the need for sustainable,…
March 18, 2019 - 7 minutes
Could These Groundbreaking Therapies Make Conventional Antibiotics a Thing of the Past?
With the rise of antimicrobial resistance across the globe, and with a dire lack of…
July 25, 2018 - 5 minutes
