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Turning science into business: Exploiting macrophage biology

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That’s why at Macomics we have developed the ENIGMAC discovery platform, which allows stringent bioinformatic analysis coupled with macrophage gene editing technology; our platform enables strong target validation and drug screening using biologically relevant functional assays.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

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He is being recognised for his revolutionary contributions to developing the first gene-edited cell-based therapy for cancer that involves the genetic re-engineering of a patient’s own T cells to combat their disease, and for demonstrating that adoptive T-cell therapy can induce remission and in some cases cure patients with advanced cancer.

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Connecting lab automation to decision-making

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Breakthroughs in synthetic biology Pillai explains that in recent years, there have been significant improvements to the gene editing space within the synthetic biology sector. He says: “Organisms can be edited and synthesised to test out different mutations for improvement in function.

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Reflecting on PEGS Europe 2023 

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In addition, the company presented three posters: ‘Integration of next-generation transposon vectors with state-of-art host cell lines’, ‘Application of gene editing technologies to improve biotherapeutic manufacturing’, and ‘CHOSOURCE ADCC+ cell line for enhanced therapeutic potency’.