In Depth 30 Dec 2020
A Look Back at the Past Decade of European Biotech
…Europe. Meaning there is still a lot of space to grow. “Today we can get the entire human genome sequence in 24 hours for $500. This has opened up the…
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News and Trends 13 Sep 2016
Reviewing CRISPR, the Scientific Discovery of the Century
…after fighting it off; the bacteria then integrate that DNA into its own genome as a spacer using a nuclease, most commonly Cas9. This is a highly specific tunable mechanism,…
Best in Biotech 10 Oct 2024
12 biotech unicorns revolutionizing the future of healthcare
…of edits and insertions into the genome to deliver therapeutic genes. Tessera’s Gene Writing technology is based on a different concept to CRISPR called mobile genetic elements (MGEs). These are…
News and Trends 4 Jan 2016
Genomics’ Holy Grail: The Secret to Super-Longevity Lies in your Genes
…growing evidence in Genomic Studies shows that there are key genetic players in the Aging game… Ever since the Human Genome Project, which began 25 years ago, the tools available…
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More News! 17 Jul 2017
Israeli Biotech Partners with German Chem Giant to Develop Non-GMO Herbicide Resistance
…with six genome copies, is the result of hybridizations between three species that had two genome copies each, which happened over 10,000 years ago. By multiplying the DNA load, Kaiima…
News and Trends 4 Feb 2025
Akribion Therapeutics emerges from stealth with programmable cell depletion RNA technology
…Cas nucleases, G-dase E is the first to demonstrate a substantial cytotoxic effect in targeted cells, caused by the degradation of the genome. Contrary to Cas9-based editing events, G-dase E…
News and Trends 11 Jan 2018
Here’s Another Reason to Eat Plenty of Fruit and Vegetables
…Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK, with colleagues from Brazil and Italy, have discovered a mechanism by which helpful bacteria in the gut can control the genes in our genome. The…
News and Trends 20 Nov 2015
Get to Know the Top 50 Women in the UK’s Biotech Scene
…report here. Here are the 10 women in Biotech who really caught my attention… The Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge (Source: Wellcome Genome Campus) Fiona Marshall – Heptares Therapeutics…
Best in Biotech 16 Apr 2025
HIV innovation: Six companies developing new treatments in 2025
…technology to target and remove latent viral DNA embedded within the host genome. Its lead candidate, EBT-101, employs an adeno-associated virus (AAV) delivery system to introduce CRISPR-Cas9 along with dual…
News and Trends 8 Aug 2022
Epigenic Therapeutics raises $20M for gene editing technology
…said Bob Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Epigenic Therapeutics. “Along with our scientific co-founders and advisers, we are able to expand our understanding of precise regulation of epigenetic genome, and…
In Depth 15 Jan 2025
CRISPR: The gene editing tool changing the world (2025 update)
…modification of the human genome, which brings the promise of using CRISPR to cure diseases. Since 2012, a lot has happened and drug candidates have progressed so far that one…
News and Trends 17 May 2023
Scribe and Prevail to accelerate CRISPR-based genetic medicines for neurological and neuromuscular diseases
…therapeutically-relevant genome-editing technologies targeting the specific needs of patients. The company’s tools for in vivo genome editing directly modify genes within the body, offering several key benefits in safety, efficacy…
