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News and Trends 20 Oct 2022

C4XD and HitGen to collaborate on inflammation hit identification project

Drug discovery company C4X Discovery Holdings plc and HitGen Inc., which develops DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology, are to collaborate on identifying novel, small molecule hits against an inflammatory target for further C4XD development. The aim of the project is to augment C4XD’s pipeline of small molecule inflammatory disease candidates for pre-clinical development and out-licensing to […]

October 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Oct 2022

The role of long-read sequencing in validating CRISPR outcomes

Neil Ward, general manager of PacBio EMEA With applications of CRISPR across the spectrum of microbial, plant and gene therapy increasingly being realised, enthusiasm from the research community for this technology is not expected to wane. It has the potential to, among other applications, create knock-out animal models for use in research, revolutionise agriculture and […]

October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 20 Oct 2022

Enhanc3D Genomics raises £10M to advance technology platform

Enhanc3D Genomics, a functional genomics company, has raised £10 million ($11.2 million) in series A financing. The funds will be used to accelerate the development of its proprietary technology platform – GenLink3D. The financing was led by BGF and Parkwalk Advisors, with support from existing private investors and Bioqube Ventures. The funding will enable Enhanc3D […]

October 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Oct 2022

VectorBuilder raises funds for gene delivery R&D

VectorBuilder Biotechnology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., a gene delivery enterprise, has completed a series C round with CNY410 million ($56.7 million). The funding was co-led by Legend Capital. The proceeds will help VectorBuilder promote the upgrading and capacity expansion of its gene delivery R&D and production technology platform, further accelerate its global business presence, and boost […]

October 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 20 Oct 2022

License from Helmholtz Munich will enable progression of brain cancer treatment

A treatment for one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers is the focus of a licensing option that has been executed by Isotope Technologies Munich SE (ITM). The license from Helmholtz Munich was announced yesterday (October 19). The targeted radionuclide therapy with ITM-31 targets a specific protein (antigen) called CA XII, which […]

October 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

Multi-year agreement to boost women’s reproductive health

A multi-year agreement between BioSkryb Genomics and Cooper Genomics, a reproductive health company was announced yesterday (October 18). The agreement is to license BioSkyrb’s proprietary genomic amplification technology. Cooper will utilize the Bioskryb technology to enhance their preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) capabilities. The agreement will also allow Cooper to boost BioSkyrb’s tech for the PGT […]

October 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

Immunethep receives European Innovation Council funding for clinical trials

Immunethep, a Portuguese biotech startup, has been selected by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to receive funding from its EIC Accelerator program. Immunethep will receive initially a €2.5 million ($2.5 million) grant and is eligible for additional equity investment from the EIC Fund for a project with a total investment of €17.5 million ($17.1 million). […]

October 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

CDF15 cytokine a promising therapeutic target against type 2 diabetes

CDF15 cytokine a promising therapeutic target against type 2 diabetes Researchers have conducted a review study on growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) — a protein expressed under physiological stress conditions — and its potential impact on the treatment for type 2 diabetes. It was led by Professor Manuel Vázquez-Carrera, from the Faculty of Pharmacy and […]

October 19, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

HealthTech Innovation Days HTID Paris 2022

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

HealthTech Innovation Days brings European healthtech ecosystem together

The 4th edition of HealthTech Innovation Days (HTID), organized by HealthTech For Care, took place recently in Paris, France. The two-day event had the objective of finding financing and encouraging new industrial partnerships to accelerate the development and market access of new products and treatments for all patients. Around 1,600 formal and informal face-to-face and […]

October 19, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

Aqemia raises €30M for AI-enabled drug discovery pipeline

Aqemia has raised €30 million ($29.5 million) in a series A funding round to scale up drug discovery, through a first-in-class technological platform combining quantum-inspired physics and machine learning. The funding was led by Eurazeo and Bpifrance through its Large Venture fund, with the participation of previous investor Elaia. In three years, Aqemia has grown […]

October 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

Report says 20% of global cancer deaths could be avoided

A new study by members of the Bloomberg New Economy International Cancer Coalition says at least 1.5 million deaths from cancer could be avoided each year. This is 20% of the annual global deaths resulting from cancer. The study says this could happen if international regulations around patient trials were more standardized and people placed […]

October 19, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 19 Oct 2022

Domain Therapeutics to start clinical trials of solid tumor treatment

Domain Therapeutics says its immuno-oncology candidate has been cleared in Belgium and France, leading to a phase I clinical trial. It has cleared its clinical trial applications with the ANSM (Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé) in France and the AFMPS (Agence Fédérale des Médicaments et des Produits de Santé) […]

October 19, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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C4XD and HitGen to collaborate on inflammation hit identification project

The role of long-read sequencing in validating CRISPR outcomes

Enhanc3D Genomics raises £10M to advance technology platform

VectorBuilder raises funds for gene delivery R&D

License from Helmholtz Munich will enable progression of brain cancer treatment

Multi-year agreement to boost women’s reproductive health

Immunethep receives European Innovation Council funding for clinical trials

CDF15 cytokine a promising therapeutic target against type 2 diabetes

HealthTech Innovation Days brings European healthtech ecosystem together

Aqemia raises €30M for AI-enabled drug discovery pipeline

Report says 20% of global cancer deaths could be avoided

Domain Therapeutics to start clinical trials of solid tumor treatment

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