News and Trends 5 May 2017 Forget Chemical Synthesis, Yeast can Now Synthesize Complex Antibiotics …a combination that increased the yield by 50 fold. Of note, this step employed the MinION DNA sequencer from Oxford Nanopore, a company seeking to disrupt the next-generation sequencing market…. May 5, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 31 Jul 2019 British Biotech Raises €11M to Market Personalized Medicine Test …For example, an international team of scientists recently used DNA sequencing and gene expression in tumors to better personalize medication for cancer patients, and found that some patients could benefit… July 31, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Expert Advice 5 Nov 2019 How Sweden’s Intellectual Property Law Boosts Biotech Innovation …is a company called Biotage. It started as a DNA analysis company and produced the first next-generation sequencing platform. That company now has about 500 people and has a market… November 5, 2019 - 10 minutesmins - By Helen Albert Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Feb 2017 It’s Global Rare Disease Day! What Cures is Biotech Cooking Up? …which you’ll learn more about below. In addition, companies like Diploid in Belgium or Congenica in the UK are working hard to harness the power of gene sequencing to improve… February 28, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 14 Jul 2021 5 Easy DIY Biology Experiments You Can Do at Home …you can get a pocket-sized DNA sequencer for around €1,000 — scientists often use this portable sequencing equipment when going to remote locations without access to a lab. 2. Culture… July 14, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 7 Oct 2022 Mission Bio launches first commercial high-throughput cell therapy assay for measuring vector copy number …characterizing CAR-T product quality. Due to the risk of insertional mutagenesis and oncogenesis, the FDA has recommended VCN of less than five copies per genome, and FDA has stated in… October 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 7 Sep 2022 The biggest private biotech investments in August 2022 …tackling neurodegenerative diseases in addition to hyperinflammation triggered by COVID-19. Notable runners-up included cell therapy player Oricell Therapeutics, InSilico Medicine in Hong Kong and MedGenome in India. Other life sciences… September 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 May 2025 Layoffs in the US: what is going on with genomics companies? …was California-based 10x Genomics, a company that has roots in former DNA giant 23andMe. The gene sequencing company culled 8% of its staff last week. Much of this is owed… May 21, 2025 - 9 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 15 Aug 2022 Can phage therapy answer the booming antibiotic resistance problem? …2021. “You need cheap sequencing of many phages and bacterial strains, and that has become available only recently. Now there are several promising candidates in the pipelines of various biotechs… August 15, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By David Cox Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 13 Sep 2022 Scope Biosciences and WUR to improve CRISPR-Cas technology with new funds …from another company based in the Netherlands, GenDx. The company specializes in next generation sequencing products for transplant diagnostics. ‘Life-saving technique’ Jurre Steens, one of the founders of Scope Biosciences,… September 13, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 10 Dec 2018 British Company Raises €37M to Personalize Therapies with Machine Learning …billion data points linking genetic variations at over 14 million positions in the human genome to changes in 8,000 biological measurements and disease outcomes. It is estimated that 90% of… December 10, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Jul 2019 Anti-Aging Gene Therapy Treats Cardiovascular Disease in Mice …in DNA sequencing and analysis technology in the last several years. However, confirming the roles of these genes in cardiovascular health is complicated. “Environmental effects can differ from population to… July 10, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email