News and Trends 31 Oct 2022 Scientists say RNA production inhibitors important in cancer research A study by researchers at the Biomedical Institute of Seville (IBIS) and the University of Seville, in collaboration with the Danish Cancer Society, shows that inhibiting RNA synthesis after radiation therapy facilitates the death of tumor cells. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications. RNA has been shown to be essential for repairing […] October 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 31 Oct 2022 Startup BioRaptor raises $3M to drive AI insights for scientists BioRaptor has raised $3M in funding, which it says will allow it to put the power of AI-generated insights into the hands of every scientist. The round was led by lool Ventures and CPT Capital and was joined by FoodHack and other strategic angel investors. BioRaptor is building an operating system for biology research and […] October 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 31 Oct 2022 PhoreMost and Arvinas to collaborate on drug discovery against multiple therapeutic targets U.K. biopharma company PhoreMost Ltd. has entered into a multi-target collaboration with Arvinas, a company active in targeted protein degradation (TPD). Under the terms of the agreement, PhoreMost will receive research funding and will be eligible for pre-clinical, clinical, and commercial milestones. PhoreMost will deploy its phenotypic screening platform, SITESEEKER, toward multiple high-value therapeutic targets. […] October 31, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 31 Oct 2022 Reprogramming immune cells can fight melanoma A new way of reprogramming immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard-to-treat skin cancer, melanoma. The University of Bristol, in the U.K. led the discovery, which has been published in Advanced Science. It demonstrates a new way to clear early stage pre-cancerous and even […] October 31, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 31 Oct 2022 AI and biobanks could open the way to longevity treatments The development of longevity treatments is hampered by a lack of biomarkers and validated drug targets. BioAge’s co-founder and CEO, Kristen Fortney, explains how the firm is enlisting machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI) and biobanks to fill in the gaps. The quest for human longevity treatments is attracting big cash in the biotech industry. […] October 31, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 28 Oct 2022 Migraines: a new vaccine frontier beyond infectious diseases By bringing the efficiency and affordability of vaccines to chronic diseases such as migraines, U.S. company Vaxxinity aims to open a new frontier for vaccines in an effort to reach all patient populations, regardless of location or income. Migraine causes severe headaches that are characterized by throbbing pain and associated symptoms such as sensitivity to […] October 28, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Oct 2022 Rila Therapeutics exits stealth mode to address renal fibrosis Rila Therapeutics, a biotherapeutics company focused on addressing the critical unmet medical needs to treat renal fibrosis, has emerged from stealth mode. Rila Therapeutics has identified a promising, first-in-class allosteric small molecule targeting HIPK2 to inhibit kidney fibrosis. The breakthrough discovery aiming to advance the treatment of renal disease was developed in collaboration with Mount […] October 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 28 Oct 2022 ‘Dark matter’ creates a whole new level of cancer gene activity in tumors, researchers say A whole new level of control of cancer gene activity within tumors, has been described by researchers as ‘dark matter’. It was recently discovered and published in two major studies at the same time in Nature that cancers can evolve to become more aggressive without relying on DNA mutations. Testing cancers for just the DNA […] October 28, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Startup Scout 28 Oct 2022 Persephone Biosciences studies the microbiome in baby poop Disruption in the gut microbiome is linked to a wide range of health problems in newborn babies and patients with cancer. Persephone Biosciences is studying stool samples from these populations to devise bacterial treatments that improve gut health. Research into the gut microbiome has advanced a long way in the last decades. One major boost […] October 28, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Oct 2022 AKT inhibitor shows signs of effectiveness in patient trial In a trial matching new treatments to cancer patients based on the genetic make-up of their tumors, 22% of the patients treated with the AKT inhibitor drug ipatasertib had their tumors shrink. This included patients with breast cancer and endometrial cancer as well as two rarer forms – anal and salivary gland. In the majority […] October 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Oct 2022Beyond Biotech podcast 20: BioWin, eTherapeutics, CMT Research Foundation This week, we have three interviews, and four guests. We chatted with Keith Fargo, chief scientific officer at the CMT Research Foundation; François Colery, head of the Talent Now initiative and Sylvie Ponchaut, managing director, from BioWin; and e-therapeutics’ CEO, Ali Mortazavi. We also have our weekly contribution from global commercial real estate services company […] October 28, 2022 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Oct 2022 Researchers identify gene alterations that may affect response to brain cancer treatment Spanish researchers have identified a range of genetic alterations in glioma brain cancers that will help them to understand how different mutations in one particular gene interact with other gene alterations and which ones are more susceptible to targeted treatments in adults. Presenting results from the largest group of glioma patients to date, Karisa Schreck […] October 28, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email