News and Trends 16 May 2023 LabGenius looks to create molecules with huge increase in tumor killing ability LabGenius, which uses machine learning (ML) for antibody discovery, has presented data in a poster presentation at the Protein Engineering and Biotherapeutics (PEGS) annual meeting. The data were from LabGenius’ T-cell engager (TCE) lead optimization platform, which delivered highly potent and efficacious single-domain antibodies with best-in-class killing selectivity. Optimizing antibody therapeutics across multiple properties is […] May 16, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 May 2023 Achilles Therapeutics’ new platform identifies most potent T-cell antigens Achilles Therapeutics plc says its newly-developed AI application, trained with proprietary real-world data, outperformed current AI and non-AI methods for neoantigen immunogenicity prediction in a recent analysis, enabling the identification of the most potent clonal neoantigens for personalized cancer therapies. Further details of the company’s AI-powered PELEUS bioinformatics platform are expected to be presented at […] May 12, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 May 2023 5 highlights at first Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo Genomics and Precision Medicine Expo – taking place on May 23 and 24 2023 at ExCeL London – has announced its top 5 highlights for this year’s inaugural conference. The event, which is being run in partnership with Genomics England, will explore the latest advancements and developments in genome sequencing and genomic testing, and the […] May 12, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 28 Apr 2023 Six synthetic biology companies that have made a mark The consequences of the climate crisis coupled with soil degradation and its impact on food and water security, seem dire. But, as ambitious as it may sound, synthetic biology companies could alleviate some of the environmental burden that the planet faces. As it involves the redesigning of organisms by genetically engineering them to have new, […] April 28, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 26 Apr 2023 aVaxziPen’s needle-free vaccine yields positive data across multiple diseases aVaxziPen, a biotech company developing a novel needle-free vaccine delivery platform, presented data at the World Vaccine Congress (WVC) in Washington, U.S., recently. The company presented a poster entitled, “Needle-free, injectable solid dose vaccine delivery generates equivalent immune response with different antigens and animal models.” The company said immunogenicity data from four in vivo models […] April 26, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 24 Apr 2023 LifeArc launches £40M funding call to create Translational Rare Disease Centres LifeArc is inviting applications from academic institutions for its latest £40 million ($49.8 million) initiative to fund four or five new Translational Rare Disease Centres in the U.K., along with a separate co-ordinating hub. LifeArc, which is a self-funded, non-profit medical research charity, specializes in early-stage translation – the advancement of scientific discoveries towards patient […] April 24, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Mar 2023 LIfT BioSciences hails breakthrough data for treating solid tumors LIfT BioSciences has announced what it says are exciting preclinical data demonstrating that its immunomodulatory alpha neutrophil product (IMANp) possesses both cytotoxic and immunomodulatory functionalities. The company said these are commonly cited by medical professionals as being critical for potentially curing solid tumors in patients. LIfT BioSciences said this involved learning from the experience of other […] March 23, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Mar 2023 SpyBiotech receives more than $4 million to develop vaccine platform UK-based SpyBiotech has received a grant of more than $4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to build its SpyVector platform for the development of a cross-protective coronavirus vaccine. The platform, which is based on recombinant adenovirus – a viral vector which can induce cellular immunity – enables a covalent decoration with the […] March 20, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Sponsored by PHTA Ltd 14 Mar 2023 Nurturing healthcare innovation: a multi-disciplinary ecosystem to overcome startup challenges The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of innovation in the healthcare space when tackling a public health challenge. Nonetheless, health innovation startups today face multiple hurdles, from sourcing funding, to obtaining access to the right expertise, and more. Of late, an additional hurdle that young life science businesses also have to contend with is the […] March 14, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Mar 2023 Research looks to make drug appear like brain tumor ‘food’ New research has shown that the blood vessels that feed aggressive brain tumors have receptors that could allow a new type of drug-containing nanoparticle to be used to starve the tumors of the energy they use to grow and spread, and also cause other disruptions to their adapted existence, even killing themselves. Scientists from the […] March 8, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Mar 2023 New bone cancer drug could save children’s lives Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the U.K. have developed a new drug that works against all of the main types of primary bone cancer. Cancer that starts in the bones, rather than cancer that has spread to the bones, predominantly affects children. Current treatments are grueling, with outdated chemotherapy cocktails and […] March 8, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 6 Mar 2023 10 universities around the world to study biotech you should know about The biotech industry across the world has been picking up its pace over the years. As many sectors plummeted during the pandemic, the biotechnology industry weathered the storm. Global biopharma companies are collaborating with biotechnology universities across the globe to improve research and development in various fields within the industry. To boost business opportunities, universities […] March 6, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email