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Best in Biotech 25 May 2023
Six nanotechnology companies to watch out for
Nanotechnology, which is the manipulation of molecules on an atomic scale, has been implemented by companies in medicine, with applications galore – in drug discovery, tissue engineering, imaging and diagnostics. A rapidly growing field, the initial developments in nanomedicine took place at the turn of the century, although the study of nanoparticles such as colloidal […]
News and Trends 2 May 2023
Single-molecule valve breakthrough could lead to early disease diagnosis
Molecules are incredibly small – around one hundred millionth the size of a softball – and they move randomly in liquids, making it difficult to manipulate them in a single form. To overcome this challenge, “nanofluidic devices” that can transport molecules in extremely narrow channels, similar in size to one millionth of a straw, are […]
News and Trends 19 Apr 2023
Nanocages developed to deliver small interfering RNAs
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are novel therapeutics that can be used to treat a wide range of diseases. This has led to a growing demand for selective, efficient, and safe ways of delivering siRNA in cells. Now, in a cooperation between the universities of Amsterdam and Leiden in the Netherlands, researchers have developed dedicated molecular […]
News and Trends 21 Feb 2023
HKUMed develops nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery system
A research team from LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed thyroid hormone (TH) – encapsulated nanoparticles modified with adipose-homing peptide, which selectively transport TH to adipose tissues. The researchers say this will advance the treatment of obesity-related medical complications with TH by overcoming its severe adverse effects caused by […]
News and Trends 21 Feb 2023
Biocytogen launches nanobody therapeutics project for 100 targets
Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd. has launched the “Nano 100 Project,” which aims to develop fully human nanobody drugs for more than 100 targets. The project combines Biocytogen’s proprietary fully human nanobody mouse, RenNano, with its high-throughput in vitro and in vivo antibody screening platforms to develop fully human nanobody drugs on a large-scale. Compared […]
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News and Trends 11 Jan 2023
New nanotransporter delivers drugs inside cells
A new study by the University of Barcelona in Spain has analyzed the viability of a new nanomolecule that can be used as a nanotransporter to deliver drugs. The results, published in the journal Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, show that liposomes designed by researchers are able to transport and deliver an anticancer drug that […]
News and Trends 9 Jan 2023
ExeVir Bio secures funding for COVID program
ExeVir Bio, a Belgian biotech company developing nanobody therapies for broad protection against infectious diseases, has secured a venture debt financing agreement of up to €25 million ($26.5 million) with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The EIB financing will help advance ExeVir Bio’s lead asset, XVR012, into clinical trials for COVID-19. ExeVir Bio’s COVID-19 development […]
Best in Biotech 13 Sep 2022
The five hottest private biotech companies in India
India is brimming with biotech companies and a young and skilled workforce. Here’s a quick glance at the private healthcare biotechs in India that captured investors’ imaginations in the last couple of years. India has historically been known for its large IT, pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing sectors, but is also a force to be reckoned […]
News and Trends 12 Sep 2022
Could combining biotech and photosynthetic cyanobacteria help the energy crisis?
A group of researchers in Switzerland is using photosynthetic bacteria to generate energy. After implanting nanotubes into them, the bacteria can create energy. And when the cells divide, those nanotubes stay with subsequent generations. While there’s a long way to go, and many questions to be answered, Ardemis Boghossian at EPFL’s School of Basic Sciences […]
News and Trends 23 Aug 2022
Novel nanotechnology ‘supercharges’ immune system molecules to fight cancer
Researchers from Cytimmune Sciences, a clinical-stage biotech company, have presented new data on the company’s novel cancer nanomedicines. The presentation took place at the Cytokine Drug Development Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts, late last month. David Oarr, Cytimmune’s president, participated in the event’s opening panel to discuss the current clinical status and future anticipated progress […]
News and Trends 2 Aug 2022
COUR NanoParticle technology halts Type 1 diabetes progression
COUR Pharmaceuticals has published details of a study with the Miller Lab at Northwestern University, looking at type 1 diabetes. COUR develops novel immune-modifying nanoparticles (COUR NanoParticles or CNPs) designed to reprogram the immune system in treating autoimmune disorders. The data demonstrated durable tolerance using its novel platform technology in the non-obese diabetic (NOD) model […]
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