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New anti-evolocumab antibodies could aid drug development

Drug Discovery World

Bio-Rad Laboratories has introduced a range of type 1 antibodies that inhibit the binding of evolocumab (Repatha) to its target, human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a protein that has been shown to play a key role in the regulation of cholesterol levels. .

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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?    I quickly recognised the commercial value of aptamers as being able to address the gap in the market where antibodies fail to perform, and together we established the business to begin aptamer development.

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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

Following this, Benjamin Cravatt, Professor and the Norton Gilula Chair in Biology and Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute, discussed activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) and its use in discovering drug candidates for cancer-relevant proteins.

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A protein-based COVID-19 vaccine that mimics the shape of the virus

The Pharma Data

Now, researchers reporting in ACS Central Science have immunized mice with nanoparticles that mimic SARS-CoV-2 by displaying multiple copies of the receptor binding domain (RBD) antigen, showing that the vaccine triggers robust antibody and T cell responses. Although the first vaccines to receive Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S.

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

Drug Discovery World

For example, progress made in developing gene mutant-specific inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), or cellular therapies. OR: The presentations at ESMO TAT 2024 highlighted our advances in targeted and more personalised anti-tumour therapies. We were there to present the latest findings from our research.

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Roche launches new quantitative antibody test to measure SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, to support the evaluation of vaccines

The Pharma Data

The new Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S test can quantitatively measure the level of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in patients who have been exposed to the virus. The test targets antibodies against the spike protein. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Roche has filed for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) from the U.S.

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How Nanobodies from Cormac the Llama Could Prevent COVID-19 Infection

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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US have isolated small antibodies called “nanobodies” from a llama named Cormac that can block the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Nanobodies are about a quarter of the size, and approximately one tenth of the weight, of a typical human antibody. TJ” Esparza, BS, and David L.

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