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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 of genetic and epigenetic information from a single low volume sample. The duet multiomics solution is the world’s first single-base-resolution sequencing technology that enables the simultaneous phased reading of genetic and epigenetic information in a […]

April 14, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Parkinson’s cure ‘inevitable’ after biomarker breakthrough

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has announced what it says is the ‘most significant breakthrough yet’ in the search for a Parkinson’s biomarker: a biological test for Parkinson’s disease. The test demonstrates high diagnostic accuracy, differentiates molecular subtypes and detects disease in individuals before cardinal movement symptoms arise. A paper on […]

April 13, 2023 - 7 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Aspect and Novo Nordisk working on bioprinted tissue for diabetes and obesity

Aspect Biosystems and Novo Nordisk A/S are set to collaborate on developing bioprinted tissue therapeutics to replace, repair, or supplement biological functions inside the body with the aim of delivering a new class of disease-modifying treatments for diabetes and obesity. The collaboration will leverage Aspect’s bioprinting technology and Novo Nordisk’s background in stem cell differentiation […]

April 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Workcell with a microfluidic chip testing thousands of AI designed proteins.

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Adaptyv Bio launches to ‘change protein engineering’

AI tools like ChatGPT are revolutionizing how the world generates text, images and code. In a similar way, machine learning algorithms and generative AI are upending traditional processes in life sciences and collapsing time frames in drug discovery and materials development. AlphaFold by DeepMind is probably the most well-known machine learning model in this space. […]

April 13, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 13 Apr 2023

Alentis Therapeutics raises $105M for claudin platform

Alentis Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech developing treatments for organ fibrosis and claudin-1 (CLDN1) positive tumors. The company has announced $105 million in Series C financing. The funding round was led by Jeito Capital, Novo Holdings A/S and RA Capital Management with participation from existing investors including BB Pureos Bioventures, Bpifrance through its InnoBio 2 […]

April 13, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Apr 2023

New technique developed for safer gene editing

CRISPR-Cas9 is widely used to edit the genome by studying genes of interest and modifying disease-associated genes. However, this process can be associated with potential side effects, including unwanted mutations and toxicity. Researchers at Kyushu University and Nagoya University School of Medicine in Japan have developed an optimized genome-editing method that vastly reduces mutations, opening […]

April 12, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Apr 2023

PsychoGenics launches eCube AI platform for drug discovery

PsychoGenics Inc. has launched eCube, a pharmaco-electroencephalography (pharmacoEEG) platform to support phenotypic drug discovery. The company said that unlike traditional target-based drug discovery, this technique can identify novel treatments with multiple targets. Similar to the company’s AI-enabled, behavior-based platform, SmartCube, eCube harnesses machine learning to identify central nervous system (CNS) penetrant compounds and predict their […]

April 11, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Apr 2023

Sumitomo Pharma Oncology receives orphan drug designation for Ewing sarcoma treatment

Sumitomo Pharma Oncology, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on novel cancer therapeutics, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation for TP-1287, an investigational oral CDK9 inhibitor, for the treatment of Ewing sarcoma. “We are delighted to have received this designation for TP-1287 which underscores the need for additional treatment […]

April 11, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Apr 2023

Calida Therapeutics launches to tackle thrombo-inflammatory disorders

Calida Therapeutics, a preclinical stage biotech company specializing in thrombo-inflammatory disorders, has announced its incorporation in Paris, France. Calida Therapeutics has already raised €2 million ($2.17 million) in seed funding from venture capital company AdBio partners. The funds will be used to conduct additional in vivo proofs of concept and select a lead candidate. Calida […]

April 11, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 11 Apr 2023

Intracellular drug delivery startup Vitarka Therapeutics raises £1.27M

Vitarka Therapeutics, which focuses on non-viral drug delivery technology, has raised £1.27 million ($1.58 million) in equity from venture capital firm SOSV, the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UK12S) and grant funding from Innovate UK. Founded in 2021 by Vineeta Tripathi, Vitarka Therapeutics is developing combination medicines using RNAi therapies and a non-viral drug […]

April 11, 2023 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 Apr 2023

InflaRx receives emergency use authorization for critically ill COVID-19 patients treatment

InflaRx N.V., a German company developing anti-inflammatory therapeutics by targeting the complement system, has announced that Gohibic (vilobelimab) has been granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults. Vilobelimab is a first-in-class monoclonal anti-human complement factor C5a antibody that acts on […]

April 5, 2023 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 5 Apr 2023

Ginkgo Bioworks boosts gene therapy capacity with StrideBio asset acquisition

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired StrideBio’s adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid discovery and engineering platform assets. A secondary close is scheduled upon the transfer of certain additional in-license agreements to Ginkgo Bioworks. Ginkgo Bioworks will incorporate the assets and IP into its end-to-end AAV gene therapy development platform, allowing the company’s customers to leverage new tools to […]

April 5, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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biomodal launches new multiomics sequencing technology

Parkinson’s cure ‘inevitable’ after biomarker breakthrough

Aspect and Novo Nordisk working on bioprinted tissue for diabetes and obesity

Adaptyv Bio launches to ‘change protein engineering’

Alentis Therapeutics raises $105M for claudin platform

New technique developed for safer gene editing

PsychoGenics launches eCube AI platform for drug discovery

Sumitomo Pharma Oncology receives orphan drug designation for Ewing sarcoma treatment

Calida Therapeutics launches to tackle thrombo-inflammatory disorders

Intracellular drug delivery startup Vitarka Therapeutics raises £1.27M

InflaRx receives emergency use authorization for critically ill COVID-19 patients treatment

Ginkgo Bioworks boosts gene therapy capacity with StrideBio asset acquisition

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