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Bioinformatics Jobs: How to Succeed in This Competitive Space

XTalks

Bioinformatics jobs are commonly found in the fields of computer information science, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, computational biology, proteomics and medical informatics. The Human Genome Project could not have succeeded without the use of bioinformatics. Wondering which bioinformatics job is right for you?

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Start-up hopes to boost production of viral vectors for ATMPs

Drug Discovery World

New South African company NewBiologix has launched with the aim of developing a proprietary and breakthrough platform for the advanced engineering of cell lines used to manufacture gene and cell therapies. Current gene and cell therapies primarily focus on rare diseases.

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Drug discovery deals highlight key growth areas

Drug Discovery World

BioCina will provide process development and GMP manufacturing for Minicircle DNA and Plasmid DNA. GenomeFrontier will use their virus-free cell and gene engineering platforms and Quantum Engine cell-engineering system to manufacture the CAR-T therapy for use in a Phase I clinical trial.

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Twist Bioscience Enter Therapeutic Antibody Discovery Collaboration

The Pharma Data

By leveraging our unique ability to manufacture DNA at scale, we can construct proprietary antibody libraries precisely designed to match sequences that occur in the human body. The core of the platform is a proprietary technology that pioneers a new method of manufacturing synthetic DNA by “writing” DNA on a silicon chip.

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Scientists at IRB Barcelona identify a potential target to treat lung cancer

Scienmag

Many tumours have a higher number of mutations due to a antiviral defence mechanism, the APOBEC system, which can accidentally damage DNA and cause mutations. Credit: IRB Barcelona In cancer, personalised medicine takes advantage of the unique genetic changes in an individual tumour to find its vulnerabilities and fight it.

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Big data – charting a new path to drug discovery and development

Drug Discovery World

Now, with the growth of publicly available genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics databases, the ability to quickly carry out large-scale DNA, RNA, and protein screenings, and the availability of massive sets of de-identified patient data, the amount of high-value, analysable data has reached enormous proportions.

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Synthetic biology tools advancing and accelerating drug discovery efforts

Drug Discovery World

The brainchild of multidisciplinary experts in computer science, physics, engineering, and biology, the field of synthetic biology has not only rapidly progressed in the last few decades but it’s also becoming more accessible and cost-effective. Rapid and accurate DNA synthesis .

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