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In Depth 10 Mar 2023

Can CRISPR bring back extinct animals?

The concept of de-extinction has been around for many years. Once considered a fanciful idea, recent advancements in technology – notably CRISPR – have made bringing back extinct animals such as mammoths an extremely feasible proposition that investors are willing to put their money into, with an aim of reversing and preventing biodiversity loss. The […]

March 10, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 6 Mar 2023

The biggest private biotech investments in February 2023

The companies Aera Therapeutics, Hemab and Loam Bio bagged the biggest biotech investments in February 2023. Around the world, gene therapy, manufacturing and biomaterials attracted the most investor interest. Private biotech fundraising in February 2023 lacked the massive funding rounds seen in January, from the likes of Asimov and BioRay Pharmaceuticals. However, there was still […]

March 6, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 6 Feb 2023

The biggest private biotech investments in January 2023

The companies Asimov, BioRay Pharmaceuticals and Colossal Biosciences bagged the biggest biotech investments in January 2023. Around the world, synthetic biology players and firms developing treatments for hormonal disorders attracted the biggest funding rounds. 2023 began with a bang in terms of biotech funding, and there are signs of stabilization in biotech stocks after two […]

February 6, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 1 Feb 2023

The future of cancer treatment: Exploiting cancer’s key vulnerabilities

By Victoria Zazulina, M.D., head of development unit, oncology, for the healthcare business of Merck Since 2000, February 4 has been recognized as World Cancer Day and marked by efforts across the globe to raise awareness of the disease’s devastating impact and encourage efforts to improve prevention, detection and treatment. Over the past two decades, […]

February 1, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 1 Feb 2023

Expanding the world of biomarkers with proteogenomics

By Michael Pisano, executive vice president, proteomics, Discovery Life Sciences In oncology, characterizing genetic markers is a powerful tool, but it only tells part of the story. A burgeoning field called proteogenomics is helping uncover downstream biomarkers that represent the functional changes resulting from gene expression that will launch research and development of new, targeted […]

February 1, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 1 Feb 2023

Cancer: what are the barriers to research?

Everyone imagines a world without cancer, but getting there is difficult. With World Cancer Day coming up on February 4, we took the opportunity to ask some life science company CEOs, CMOs, and chief scientific officers the same question about cancer research. We asked CellCentric CEO, Will West; iOnctura CEO, Catherine Pickering; ISA Pharmaceuticals chief […]

February 1, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 1 Feb 2023

How can cancer care be improved?

Labiotech recently asked several biotech experts the same question about tackling cancer, for a special newsletter to commemorate World Cancer Day on February 4. The 2023 theme is Close the Care Gap. The question, what are the biggest opportunities to improve cancer care, brought responses from Versameb CEO, Klaas Zuideveld; ImaginAb CEO, Ian Wilson; ISA […]

February 1, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 20 Jan 2023

The future of single-cell microfluidics in cell engineering

By Richard Hammond, chief technical officer at Sphere Fluidics Single-cell microfluidic-based techniques continue to be a key enabling technology for cell engineering as they allow true single-cell level working, with the associated precision of measurement and control of environment, and a high level of automation, enabling the speed and scale necessary to process and search […]

January 20, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 17 Jan 2023

Cell and gene therapies gain momentum in Basel

Companies specializing in the research and development of innovative cell and gene therapies continue to spring up all around the globe, and a growing number are choosing the Swiss city of Basel as their base. These companies are taking advantage of the talent pool, academic institutions and investors that the area has to offer, culturing […]

January 17, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 11 Jan 2023

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 has gained traction as an effective strategy. With genome sequencing revealing new rare diseases, it is now known that at least 5% of the world population lives with a rare disease. Drug development must pick up the pace to keep […]

January 11, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Sachin Rawat

biomaterials being used in tissue engineering such as repairing a heart

In Depth 10 Jan 2023

Innovative biomaterials are revolutionizing tissue regeneration

Scientists are increasingly realizing the potential of biomaterials to help with many tasks. A key area biomaterials are being used in is tissue engineering and regeneration, something several biotechs and academic labs are currently exploring. Biomaterials are materials or substances designed to function in a biological environment, which may or may not be made of […]

January 10, 2023 - 14 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

In Depth 9 Jan 2023

The biggest private biotech investments in December 2022

The companies Apogee Therapeutics, Pulmocide and Qitan Technology bagged the biggest biotech investments in December 2022. Around the world, immunology and manufacturing players attracted the biggest funding rounds. We’ve hit 2023 and a lot of biotech fundraising took place in the final month of 2022. We’ve gathered the biggest biotech investments that went to private […]

January 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Can CRISPR bring back extinct animals?

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The biggest private biotech investments in January 2023

The future of cancer treatment: Exploiting cancer’s key vulnerabilities

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Cancer: what are the barriers to research?

How can cancer care be improved?

The future of single-cell microfluidics in cell engineering

Cell and gene therapies gain momentum in Basel

Drug repurposing emerges as viable option for rare disease treatment

Innovative biomaterials are revolutionizing tissue regeneration

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