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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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Maternal Antibodies: How Allergies Can be Passed from Mothers to Children

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It has long been known that mothers greatly influence the development of the growing fetus by not only providing nutrients through the placenta, but also a growing list of biological elements including beneficial antibodies, gut bacteria and now, allergies. They reported their findings last week in the journal Science.

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Tiziana announces appointment of Dr Neil Graham MBBS, MD, MPH as Chief Medical Officer

The Pharma Data

13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tiziana Life Sciences plc (Nasdaq: TLSA / AIM: TILS) (“Tiziana” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company focused on innovative therapeutics for oncology, inflammation, and infectious diseases, announces the appointment of Dr Neil Graham MBBS, MD, MPH as Chief Medical Officer.

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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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Pfizer/BioNTech Begin Studies for Third Booster Dose and Development of COVID-19 Vaccine Variants

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In addition, the companies are also engaged in discussions with regulatory agencies, including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency, with respect to a registration-enabling study for the evaluation of a variant-specific vaccine with a new mRNA code. The new mRNA sequence would be based on the B.1.351

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2021 Biotech IPOs Get Off to a Roaring Start

The Pharma Data

The year is starting off with a number of biopharma and life sciences initial public offerings (IPOs). Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is a leader in in vitro diagnostics. On January 12, its VITROS SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test for mass-scale COVID-19 testing received FDA Emergency Use Authorization.

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What an innovation centre means for 3D biology

Drug Discovery World

In April 2021, life sciences solutions provider Molecular Devices launched its Organoid Innovation Centre (OIC), an initiative designed to help scientists leverage the potential of 3D biology throughout the drug discovery process. . 2D vs 3D . 2D biology has been used by pharmaceutical researchers for decades.

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