News and Trends 10 May 2023
Cell rejuvenation for age-related diseases
By Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, CSO, Life Biosciences Cellular rejuvenation is quickly becoming a hot topic in the development of novel therapeutic…
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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…
News and Trends 2 Mar 2023
Genomic medicine company Chroma raises $135M
Chroma Medicine, Inc., a genomic medicine company advancing single-dose epigenetic editing therapeutics, has completed a $135 million Series B financing.…
More News! 28 Oct 2022
‘Dark matter’ creates a whole new level of cancer gene activity in tumors, researchers say
A whole new level of control of cancer gene activity within tumors, has been described by researchers as ‘dark matter’.…
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News and Trends 25 Jun 2018
Update: Could Epigenetics Treat Alzheimer’s? A Spanish Biotech May Give Us Answers
Update (25/06/2018): Oryzon enrolls first patients in the UK in its clinical trial testing its epigenetic Alzheimer's drug. The company plans…
News and Trends 15 May 2018
An Epigenetic Drug for Prostate Cancer Gets $26M to Enter Clinical Trials
CellCentric has raised a private round to fund the development of a first-in-class drug with potential to tackle treatment-resistant prostate cancer.…
News and Trends 19 Oct 2017
Austrian Researchers Identify Target for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is the most common disease of the CNS in young adults. Researchers may have stumbled across a new…
News and Trends 13 Sep 2017
Epigenetics Drug Proves Effective in Phase I for Lethal Cancer
4SC's partner Yakult Honsha has presented positive results at ESMO 2017 for the epigenetics drug resminostat in a Phase I…
In Depth 5 Sep 2017
The Next Generation of Genetic Medicine: A Review of Epigenetics
The field of genetics has long been an object of global fascination, beginning with Mendel’s pea plant experiments in the…
News and Trends 27 Jul 2017
Swiss Researchers Unveil Cancer Immunotherapy Resistance Mechanism
Scientists from the University of Zurich have identified an epigenetic control switch responsible for turning melanoma unresponsive to immune checkpoint…
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News and Trends 21 Jul 2017
Roche Abandons Spanish Cancer Epigenetics Drug
Roche has decided to terminate its license agreement with Spanish biotech Oryzon Genomics after rearranging its portfolio priorities. Oryzon Genomics,…
Interview 23 Mar 2017
Meet the CEO of this Intrepid Spanish Biotech exploring Epigenetics
Located right here in Barcelona, Oryzon is one of the world's few epigenetics biotechs. I sat down with CEO Carlos…
News and Trends 25 Nov 2016
Structural Biology meets Drug Discovery in this Cool Company
After an amazing day in Paris for Labiotech Refresh, we head back to Germany to meet Proteros. The company is…
News and Trends 28 Sep 2016
Little Biotechs manoeuvre to outfox Big Pharma in Immuno-Oncology
Giants like BMS and GSK have been throwing all the money they can at developing immuno-oncological treatments. In twin deals,…
News and Trends 31 Aug 2016
No Tumour, No Cancer Cure: New Epigenetic Test can pinpoint Elusive Ones
Not all tumours are detectable, which makes them particularly deadly. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have developed an epigenetic…
News and Trends 22 Jul 2016
Oryzon develops Epigenetic Therapies against Cancer and Alzheimer’s
This week we're exchanging a very warm and welcoming country for another. We are heading to Barcelona, the wonderful capital of…
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News and Trends 5 Jul 2016
“CRISPR is highly fragmented, with too many approaches. We bring it all together”
The problem with CRISPR, is that not many people are actually experts in the field, and there are only a select…
News and Trends 21 Jun 2016
UK Partnership is looking for new Epigenetic targets in Respiratory Disease
AstraZeneca and MRC Technology are launching an initiative to find new epigenetic targets in respiratory disease. By picking promising academic…
News and Trends 28 Apr 2016
French Biotech and Cambridge to improve Food Security with UK Grant
Meiogenix and the University of Cambridge will get fresh money to investigate how epigenomics impacts crop diversity - and how…
News and Trends 14 Mar 2016
British Startup Raises Millions to Become the Illumina for Epigenetics
Cambridge Epigenetix (UK) wants to unlock the power of the Epigenome and become what Illumina is for NGS. And now,…
