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From the Top: Adele Hannigan, Antibody Analytics

Drug Discovery World

Megan Thomas shines a spotlight on Adele Hannigan , CBO for Antibody Analytics. AH : I am Chief Business Officer for Antibody Analytics, a collaborative immunology CRO, specialising in supporting immunotherapy developers at the discovery to pre-clinical stages of the drug development process. MT: What has you career path looked like?

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Regeneron tests COVID-19 antibody therapy in UK’s RECOVERY trial

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail has been added to the UK’s RECOVERY trial, one of the largest of its kind in the world that is testing several potential coronavirus therapies at the same time. REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, designed to block infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Cocktail of modified antibodies provides strong effect against SARS-CoV-2

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Cocktail of modified antibodies provides strong effect against SARS-CoV-2 Is it possible to improve the antibodies that the body produces to fight SARS-CoV2? In a study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, this was investigated by redesigning antibodies and combining them against the virus.

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Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

Drug Discovery World

DS: What motivated you and Dr David Bunka, CTO, to create Aptamer and did you imagine you would one day be operating on such a global scale?    AT : We initially met at the University of Leeds, where David was a post-doctoral researcher studying aptamers, and I was completing my PhD. What advantages do they offer over antibodies?  

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 3

Drug Discovery World

Ahead of protein and antibody engineering conference PEGS Europe 2024 in Lisbon, DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at what to expect from each track of the annual biologics technology meeting. Ali Madani, PhD, Founder and CEO, Profluent Bio, on: ‘Protein engineering with large language models’.

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail gets US emergency licence

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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail is the latest COVID-19 drug to receive Emergency Use Authorization in the US, becoming the first therapy of this kind to become available. Doctors now have another option to choose from to combat the disease, following EUAs for drugs such as Eli Lilly’s baricitinib and Gilead’s Veklury (remdesivir).

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Eli Lilly Scores Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Antibody Drug

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Amidst all the COVID-19 vaccine news, Eli Lilly has gained an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an investigational antibody drug to be used in the treatment of recently diagnosed COVID-19. Related: Eli Lilly and AbCellera Begin Phase I Trials for a COVID-19 Antibody Treatment.