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In Depth 27 Jul 2023

Cell and gene therapy manufacturing: trends, advancements and challenges

Cell and gene therapy manufacturing has been a pertinent topic for a while now, largely due to the fact it is such a complicated process, involving a number of moving parts and excessive costs. As such, figuring out how to make these types of therapies scalable, less time consuming and cost-effective is still an ongoing […]

July 27, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 26 Jul 2023

Antibody drug conjugates: BiVictriX drives a new era in cancer medicine

The first-ever antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) to be approved, gemtuzumab ozogamicin, raised hope for a new class of drugs to treat cancer. But the drug was then withdrawn following a black box warning after patients experienced adverse side effects, and there had been fatalities. But this didn’t discourage biopharmas looking to create safer alternatives from expediting […]

July 26, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 24 Jul 2023

Sarcoma research: is a breakthrough in sight?

Among the rarest forms of cancers, sarcomas develop in the bones and connective tissues that support structures in the body like blood vessels, nerves and joints. This year, around 13,400 new cases of soft tissue sarcomas are estimated to be diagnosed in the U.S. alone, according to the American Cancer Society. As July marks Sarcoma […]

July 24, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 21 Jul 2023

How AI is shaping clinical research and trials

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere at the minute, seemingly being used in some capacity in almost every professional industry, including clinical research and trials. In fact, it is fair to say that AI has taken the biotech industry by storm, and the hype surrounding it has led to numerous AI startup companies coming onto the […]

July 21, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 19 Jul 2023

Genetic engineering giants: is China poised to lead the way?

For many people, when they hear China and genetic engineering in the same sentence, it is often synonymous with scandal, and gene-edited babies may spring to mind. And, although it is true that nearly five years ago, researcher He Jiankui infamously claimed he had created the first ever gene-edited babies, before going to prison for […]

July 19, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Ziwig revolutionizes endometriosis diagnosis

In Depth 18 Jul 2023

Ten years to ten days: French startup revolutionizes early diagnosis of endometriosis with a saliva test

A condition that affects around 190 million women and girls worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, endometriosis is a chronic, difficult-to-treat disease that causes debilitating pelvic pain. Often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and sometimes dismissed as menstrual cramps, the diagnosis of endometriosis can take around 10 years, raising the severity of the […]

July 18, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 13 Jul 2023

Gold rush over: what happens to biotech now that venture capital is out of reach?

If you were to look back just a little over two years ago to the start of 2021, then putting money into a biotech company seemed like a pretty safe bet. After all, the COVID-19 pandemic had shined a positive spotlight on the biopharmaceutical industry, and initial public offerings (IPOs) were booming. But the last […]

July 13, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 12 Jul 2023

Medicon Valley: how the initiative shaped biotech ecosystems in Denmark and Sweden

With a combined market value of over $7 billion, the life science sectors in Sweden and Denmark are thriving, with over a thousand healthcare companies being set up over the past few years. Much of this is owing to the cross-border cluster that spans regions of eastern Denmark and southern Sweden, the Medicon Valley. Racking […]

July 12, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 11 Jul 2023

AIS Biotech: startup employs carbohydrates to fight the flu

Keen on discovering novel ways to tackle viral infections, AIS Biotech, a French company based in the Alps, aims to combat influenza, more commonly known as the flu, by leveraging the medicinal promise behind glycobiotechnology. A field that has been gaining momentum over the past decade, glycobiotechnology is the study of complex carbohydrates which has […]

July 11, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

In Depth 10 Jul 2023

“Ready-to-use” enzymatically produced cell-free synthetic DNA in mRNA manufacturing

By Ashish Dhir, PhD and Amy Walker, PhD, 4basebio The pace, efficacy and scalability with which the success of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 was demonstrated opened endless possibilities for mRNA medicine in broad areas of infectious diseases, cancers, protein-encoding replacement therapies. The advantages of RNA medicine are obvious, with the ease and speed of design […]

July 10, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 10 Jul 2023

Making an impact through targeting mRNA

Biotech company Molecure develops small molecule therapies that can regulate RNA and underexplored protein targets for the treatment of incurable diseases, including cancer and fibrotic and inflammatory diseases. The company, which was named as one of our 10 biotech companies leading the charge in Poland, told Labiotech that its RNA platform finds small molecules that […]

July 10, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 10 Jul 2023

Unleashing the potential: Optimizing mRNA for the discovery of transformative medicines

By Dr. Alexander Zehnder, CEO, CureVac The success of mRNA vaccines in COVID-19 propelled the role of this new modality to the forefront of medicine. Not only are new prophylactic mRNA vaccines for various respiratory diseases advancing through clinical development, but mRNA medicines are now being developed in many wide-ranging applications, including cancer and rare […]

July 10, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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Cell and gene therapy manufacturing: trends, advancements and challenges

Antibody drug conjugates: BiVictriX drives a new era in cancer medicine

Sarcoma research: is a breakthrough in sight?

How AI is shaping clinical research and trials

Genetic engineering giants: is China poised to lead the way?

Ten years to ten days: French startup revolutionizes early diagnosis of endometriosis with a saliva test

Gold rush over: what happens to biotech now that venture capital is out of reach?

Medicon Valley: how the initiative shaped biotech ecosystems in Denmark and Sweden

AIS Biotech: startup employs carbohydrates to fight the flu

“Ready-to-use” enzymatically produced cell-free synthetic DNA in mRNA manufacturing

Making an impact through targeting mRNA

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