Drug repurposing emerges as viable option for rare disease treatment
With few options available for the treatment of rare diseases, the practice of drug repurposing…
January 11, 2023 - 7 minutes
Sachin Rawat
Freelance science and tech writer. Working on data-driven content covering startups and technologies at StartUs Insights. Loves playing football and reading popular science.
Deep phenotyping brings accuracy to precision medicine
Biotech companies are leveraging the wealth of omics and imaging data to study deep phenotypes…
July 18, 2022 - 8 minutes
Continuous cell culture paves the way for better biomanufacturing
The development of continuous cell culture technologies is cutting the costs and resources required for…
July 1, 2022 - 6 minutes
Decentralized autonomous organizations are changing how biotechs are run
Built on the emerging ecosystems of Web3 and blockchain, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) allow communities…
May 30, 2022 - 8 minutes
Multiplexing Speeds up Writing and Editing DNA
While scientists can read DNA fast, editing and writing it is not that easy. Increasing…
March 7, 2022 - 6 minutes
Glycans Hit the Sweet Spot in Diagnostics
The surface of our cells are covered in sugar molecules called glycans. The field of…
January 19, 2022 - 5 minutes
Blockchain Makes Biotech Supply Chains Traceable
Blockchain technology can be used to reliably trace entire supply chains, preventing counterfeit drugs and…
November 8, 2021 - 6 minutes
Blood Cells: The Future of Drug Delivery
From red blood cells to platelets, the cells in our own blood could prove an…
September 15, 2021 - 7 minutes
Tracking Covid-19 Cases with Wastewater Testing
Researchers have been using DNA testing technology to detect traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind…
July 28, 2021 - 5 minutes
Transforming Food Waste into Bioenergy
Food waste is one of the many environmental problems caused by modern agriculture. Biotechnology innovations…
June 28, 2021 - 6 minutes
Feed Additives Put the Brakes on Cattle Methane Emissions
Research into how feed additives interact with the gut microbiome of cattle is paving the…
March 17, 2021 - 8 minutes
How Vaccine Platforms Can Prepare Us for Future Pandemics
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses in our defenses. Vaccine platforms will be a powerful…
February 15, 2021 - 6 minutes
