News and Trends 24 Sep 2025 Resurrecting the dodo: an ethical dilemma or chance at restoring biodiversity? Colossal Biosciences has just had a major breakthrough in its attempt to revive the dodo bird. What are the ethical concerns? September 24, 2025 - 10 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 13 Mar 2025 Nine biotechs thriving in Seattle in 2025 In this article, let us take a look at some of the major biotech companies in Seattle that are contributing to the biotech industry at large. March 13, 2025 - 12 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Mar 2025 23andMe: the collapse of a genomics giant 23andMe was once worth $6 billion and is now a penny stock. Layoffs, data breaches, and mass resignations plagued the genomics giant. How did it all unfold? March 10, 2025 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 3 Dec 2024 Twelve gift ideas for a biotech enthusiast this holiday season Explore our curated list of biotechnology-themed gifts, ranging from captivating board games to engaging DIY biology kits. December 3, 2024 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Podcast 4 Oct 2024Targeting telomerase to disrupt cancer Listen to our conversation with Vlad Vitoc, CEO of MAIA, on the pioneering approach of telomere targeting October 4, 2024 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email Listen Now Apple Music Spotify More
In Depth 29 Sep 2023 Illumina: DNA giant in troubled waters A botched acquisition deal and unrest among company investors amid plummeting stocks have plagued Illumina, which was once part of the biotech big leagues that dominated the field of gene sequencing. Now, in fear of losing its ground to other players in the space, it has received a European Commission order to divest Grail, and […] September 29, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Jul 2023 Camena Bioscience raises $10M for DNA synthesis platform Camena Bioscience, a synthetic biology company providing genes to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has closed a $10m Series A financing round, led by Mercia. The new funding will be used to scale operations and continue development of its DNA synthesis platform, gSynth. Camena Bioscience is the first company to offer the enzyme-based DNA synthesis […] July 4, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 May 2023 HuidaGene Therapeutics creates world’s first ‘G to Y’ DNA base-editor HuidaGene Therapeutics, a clinical-stage genome-editing company, says the National Science Review has published data from its study of the world’s first DNA base editor converting guanine to cytosine/thymine (pyrimidine), or G-to-Y. The company has filed an international patent application for the glycosylase-based guanine base editor (gGBE) and owns the exclusive global rights to the underlying […] May 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 May 2023 ‘Birth of a chromosome’ could boost cancer and infertility research Most chromosomes have been around for millions of years. However, researchers from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have revealed the dynamics of a new, very young chromosome in fruit flies that is similar to chromosomes that arise in humans and is associated with treatment-resistant cancer and infertility. The researchers say the findings may lead […] May 5, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 May 2023 Exothera partners with Quantoom and launches DNA business unit Exothera has partnered with Quantoom Biosciences to gain access to Quantoom’s Nfinity technology, a continuous production platform for RNA. The partnership will enable Exothera to be the first CDMO in the world to offer this off-the-shelf process for the continuous production of RNA as a service. Continuous manufacturing of RNA can provide significant advantages in […] May 5, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Sponsored by Quantoom Biosciences 4 May 2023 How is Quantoom Biosciences’ Ntensify™ technology changing mRNA production? May 4, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Apr 2023 20Med Therapeutics and Touchlight collaborating on novel vaccine delivery platform 20Med Therapeutics, a company working on non-viral delivery and development of gene therapies and vaccines, and Touchlight, a biotechnology company pioneering enzymatic DNA production to enable the genetic medicine revolution, have announced that both parties will collaborate on establishing a novel vaccination platform that combines Touchlight’s rapid enzymatic doggybone DNA platform with 20Med Therapeutics’ bioresponsive […] April 26, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email