News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 GenScript and Avectas look to improve non-viral cell therapy manufacturing GenScript USA Inc. and Avectas, a cell engineering technology company, are partnering to develop an improved non-viral cell therapy manufacturing process. The two companies said they share a goal of providing their customers with new methods for developing cell therapies with an improved safety profile over viral and non-viral vector techniques. By combining Avectas’ cell […] September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 CGT Catapult begins VR training to help ensure future workforce needs A first-of-its-kind pilot to provide augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) training to develop the knowledge and skills needed for a career in advanced therapy medicinal product (ATMP) development has been launched. The training will be done by the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult), in partnership with the University of Sheffield Advanced […] September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Biopharma company Faron announces escalation data cancer treatment study A clinical stage biopharma company has announced further dose escalation data from its phase 1/2 study looking at the safety and efficacy of a monotherapy in ten different hard-to-treat cancers. Latest progress from Faron Pharma’s MATINS (Macrophage Antibody To INhibit immune Suppression) study was focused on higher dose levels and frequencies to finalize the dose […] September 20, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Texture of meat alternatives vastly improved by platform creating alternative active proteins An Israeli start-up is using technology to clean up labels in products mimicking meat using veggie protein. Meala FoodTech Ltd using a platform to create functionally active proteins designed to replace 1:1 methylcellulose and other hydrocolloids and gums widely used in meat replacements as binding and gelling agents. Meala FoodTech says its multifunctional proteins vastly […] September 20, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Collaboration to develop new glioblastoma combination therapy nets €1.06M Dutch biotech CimCure B.V., French biotech company Covalab, Amsterdam UMC (The Netherlands) and the University of Zurich (Switzerland), have received a €1.06M ($1.08M) grant from EUREKA Eurostars. With a total budget of €2.24M ($2.28M), including investments from the partners, the project aims to develop a new treatment against glioblastoma. CimCure is the lead coordinator of […] September 20, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Regen BioPharma files patent on new RNA/DNA-based approach to cancer immunotherapy Regen BioPharma, Inc. has filed a provisional patent application with the USPTO entitled “Dual Checkpoint Inhibitor Aptamer Based Therapeutics.” The application covers novel compositions of matter capable of acting as conventional checkpoint inhibitor drugs while simultaneously silencing genes that regulate T cells and cancer cells such as NR2F6 and Survivin. The company says this platform […] September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Fooditive creating bee-free honey using precision fermentation biotech Dutch plant-based ingredients company Fooditive is scaling up existing products and introducing the latest developments: LowSalt & Bee-free-Honey. “We feel like the next chapter of this journey has just begun. With the support from our shareholders, clients, partners and our team we are focused to increase our impact and make a fundamental change in the […] September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Dyania Health raises $5.3M to help speed up clinical trials Dyania Health was founded in 2019 to address a significant and unsolved problem for clinical trials. That is, the process of manual chart review to pre-screening patients for clinical research is cumbersome and time-consuming. The process to match patients on very specific and time-sensitive clinical trial criteria typically takes 18 to 24 months for most […] September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Sep 2022 Kamari Pharma raises $8M in investment for development of drugs for skin diseases An $8 million investment has been raised by Kamari Pharma following investment from the Guangzhou-Israel Biotechnology Fund (GIBF) that creates added value for Israeli, European and American companies looking to expand in China. Kamari Pharma was established at the end of 2018 by the leading Israeli based biotechnology funds Pontifax and Arkin Bioholdings. Prior to […] September 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Sep 2022 Global consortium looks to develop breakthrough RNA-based anti-cancer immunotherapy The Hadassah Cancer Research Institute (HCRI) at the Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, is to lead CanceRNA, a global consortium aiming to apply RNA-based therapeutics to successfully unlock anti-cancer immune responses. While RNA-based therapies, namely mRNA vaccines, shone during the pandemic and saved millions of lives, they have yet to be successfully tested […] September 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Sep 2022 Tokyo scientists reveal possible new direction for getting rid of cancer cells Scientists from Tokyo University of Science have revealed how autophagy regulates the elimination of transformed cells that can initiate cancer. The elimination is necessary to maintain tissue integrity. The scientists have found that intact autograph vacuoles are indispensable in mediating competitive elimination of the cancer cells. They also noted perturbation of autophagy prevents cell […] September 19, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 19 Sep 2022 Taiwan-based Anyong Biotechnology first to employ seafood stem-cell freezing Anyong Biotechnology is the first company in its region to use the most advanced freezing technology in Asia, it was announced today (September 19). The aquatic food processing company based in Taiwan has employed Cells Alive System (CAS) technology from Japan. Originally a medical-grade technology for freezing stem cells, Anyong says CAS is highly praised […] September 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email