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News and Trends 17 Apr 2023

Aer Therapeutics raises $36M to tackle lung diseases

Aer Therapeutics, a joint University College Dublin (UCD) and University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) biopharmaceutical spin-out company developing novel inhaled treatments for muco-obstructive lung diseases, has announced the closing of a $36 million Series A financing round.Funding was received from a syndicate of premier life science industry investors, including Canaan, OrbiMed, and Hatteras Venture […]

April 17, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 17 Apr 2023

Ghana becomes first country to approve University of Oxford malaria vaccine

Ghana has granted full national licensure for the University of Oxford’s R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, marking the first regulatory clearance for the vaccine for use in any country. Developed by the University of Oxford, leveraging Novavax’s adjuvant technology, and manufactured and scaled up by the Serum Institute of India PvT Ltd (SIIPL), the vaccine has been […]

April 17, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 14 Apr 2023

mRNA vaccines: a promising future

In 1978, nearly two decades after the discovery of messenger RNA (mRNA), the concept of a vaccine made from mRNA was materialized. Like its name suggests, mRNAs are messengers that aid in decoding genetic information from DNA to synthesize proteins, a key cellular function. Previous attempts at developing a vaccine using mRNA failed because mRNA […]

April 14, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

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News and Trends 14 Apr 2023

TORL BioTherapeutics launches with $158M to target cancer

TORL BioTherapeutics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new biologics for cancer treatment, has announced its public launch and the closing of a $158 million Series B financing. TORL’s pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were discovered in the laboratory of scientific co-founder Dennis Slamon, professor of medicine, and chief of […]

April 14, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Apr 2023

Researchers explain how some lung tumors avoid immunotherapy

The oncogenic activation of MYC, a critical gene in cancer progression, has the potential to identify lung cancer patients who may respond poorly to immunotherapy. This is the main conclusion of a study recently published by a team of researchers led by Montse Sanchez-Cespedes, principal investigator of the Cancer Genetics group at the Josep Carreras […]

April 14, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 14 Apr 2023

biomodal launches new multiomics sequencing technology

biomodal, formerly known as Cambridge Epigenetix, has launched its new duet multiomics solution, which it says reveals the combinatorial power of genetic and epigenetic information from a single low volume sample. The duet multiomics solution is the world’s first single-base-resolution sequencing technology that enables the simultaneous phased reading of genetic and epigenetic information in a […]

April 14, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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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

Podcast 14 Apr 2023

Beyond Biotech podcast 41: Sarcoidosis

This week, to coincide with World Sarcoidosis Day, we talk about sarcoidosis with Marcin Szumowski, CEO and president of the management board of Molecure. World Sarcoidosis Day As part of Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, which is observed each April, World Sarcoidosis Day is held on April 13. But what is sarcoidosis? The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research […]

April 14, 2023

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Parkinson’s cure ‘inevitable’ after biomarker breakthrough

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has announced what it says is the ‘most significant breakthrough yet’ in the search for a Parkinson’s biomarker: a biological test for Parkinson’s disease. The test demonstrates high diagnostic accuracy, differentiates molecular subtypes and detects disease in individuals before cardinal movement symptoms arise. A paper on […]

April 13, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Aspect and Novo Nordisk working on bioprinted tissue for diabetes and obesity

Aspect Biosystems and Novo Nordisk A/S are set to collaborate on developing bioprinted tissue therapeutics to replace, repair, or supplement biological functions inside the body with the aim of delivering a new class of disease-modifying treatments for diabetes and obesity. The collaboration will leverage Aspect’s bioprinting technology and Novo Nordisk’s background in stem cell differentiation […]

April 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Workcell with a microfluidic chip testing thousands of AI designed proteins.

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Adaptyv Bio launches to ‘change protein engineering’

AI tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing how the world generates text, images and code. In a similar way, machine learning algorithms and generative AI are upending traditional processes in life sciences and collapsing time frames in drug discovery and materials development. AlphaFold by DeepMind is probably the most well-known machine learning model in this space. […]

April 13, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Alentis Therapeutics raises $105M for claudin platform

Alentis Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech developing treatments for organ fibrosis and claudin-1 (CLDN1) positive tumors. The company has announced $105 million in Series C financing. The funding round was led by Jeito Capital, Novo Holdings A/S and RA Capital Management with participation from existing investors including BB Pureos Bioventures, Bpifrance through its InnoBio 2 […]

April 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Aer Therapeutics raises $36M to tackle lung diseases

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mRNA vaccines: a promising future

TORL BioTherapeutics launches with $158M to target cancer

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biomodal launches new multiomics sequencing technology

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

Beyond Biotech podcast 41: Sarcoidosis

Parkinson’s cure ‘inevitable’ after biomarker breakthrough

Aspect and Novo Nordisk working on bioprinted tissue for diabetes and obesity

Adaptyv Bio launches to ‘change protein engineering’

Alentis Therapeutics raises $105M for claudin platform

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