Opinions on Biotechnology

Opinion 26 Apr 2023

How to address declining vaccination rates in older adults

By Philip Dormitzer, global head of vaccines research and development, GSK The vaccines landscape has changed greatly over the last few years in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. New technologies have been applied at scale, innovative vaccine programs rolled out, and supply chains rearranged to help tackle global health challenges. But, while innovation has improved […]

April 26, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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Opinion 14 Apr 2023

20 years ago today: how genetic sequencing is changing lives since the Human Genome Project

By Dr. Radoje Drmanac, CSO of MGI and Complete Genomics Today marks the 20th anniversary of the completion of the first human genome sequence, which was mapped out on April 14, 2003. Initially a targeted effort to understand the impact of radiation on human beings, the Human Genome Project (HGP) set in motion countless advancements […]

April 14, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 24 Mar 2023

PAN-TB regimens to address growing TB drug resistance

By Dr. Charles Wells, head of therapeutics development at Gates Medical Research Institute As nearly one-quarter of the world’s population is presumed to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria and are at risk for developing active tuberculosis (TB), the disease represents a major public health challenge globally. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), […]

March 24, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 8 Mar 2023

Should pharma be listening to social media to drive drug development?

By Thierry Escudier, consultant and strategic leader at The Pistoia Alliance The move towards patient centricity is gathering momentum, and digital technology is playing a huge role in this shift. Decentralized clinical trials that employ mobile apps and wearable devices to monitor patients and make results gathering easier are a particularly successful example of how […]

March 8, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 28 Feb 2023

Life changing treatments for rare disease – a beacon of hope

By Sander Slootweg, managing partner, Forbion More than 300 million people around the globe are affected by a rare disease. This number does not even take into account the impact on these individuals’ support units that includes family, friends and caregivers. A rare disease is defined as a disease that affects no more than 1 […]

February 28, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 9 Feb 2023

How AI and ML can transform clinical research

By Gary Shorter, head of artificial intelligence at IQVIA Clinical trials are currently in an era of transformation through digitization, with much of the change being attributed to the integration of technologies such as natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). Like many industries, health and life sciences are experiencing rapid […]

February 9, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 3 Feb 2023

AI and experiments: new possibilities emerge in 2023

By Markus Gershater, co-founder and chief scientific officer, Synthace The buzz surrounding generative AI has reached fever pitch. It’s a technology so unique and fascinating that the breadth of possibility has done that rare thing of exciting both consumer and business imaginations at the same time. It’s not hard to see why. In the life […]

February 3, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 2 Feb 2023

How digital biomarker assays can harness the power of deep learning from clinical trials to the clinic

By Joe Oakley, MD, medical director of biomarker development, Paige Just as much of medicine has begun to undergo a digital transformation in the past decade, so has pathology. Now, biomarkers, which are indications of particular features of cancer and are essential to diagnosis and treatment, are beginning their own digital revolution. This is an […]

February 2, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 1 Feb 2023

How AI is reshaping cancer diagnosis and treatment

By Soheila Borhani, School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center Since its first documented case circa 3000 B.C., cancer has remained at the top of the list of most formidable diseases in human history, and continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide. In 2020, nearly 10 million people lost their […]

February 1, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Opinion 1 Feb 2023

Computational chemistry and cancer

by Martin Slater, Cresset Discovery Computational chemistry offers a fast and innovative approach to drug discovery and is especially powerful when used in combination with biological testing to provide a complete and reliable picture of a target system. This is perhaps no better illustrated than in Cresset Discovery’s project with University of South Australia, which […]

February 1, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 18 Jan 2023

Innovation in life sciences requires collaboration and community

By Claudia Tripp and Katie Nelson, Kadans Science Partner Collaboration has underpinned some of the most impactful innovations of recent years. For example, the rapid development of the COVID vaccine was only made possible due to collaboration. Pfizer’s rapidly-established partnership with BioNTech delivered the first vaccine at lightning speed. Having established an ecosystem approach to […]

January 18, 2023 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Opinion 12 Dec 2022

Artificial intelligence: a new era in rare genetic disease diagnosis

Despite the onset of the genomics era, rare disease diagnosis remains a challenge. Nostos Genomics’ co-founder, Rocío Acuña Hidalgo, and chief operating officer, Ansgar Lange, shed light on how artificial intelligence (AI) could fill in the gaps. It is estimated that 300 million people worldwide are affected by rare diseases and around 80% of these […]

December 12, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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