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This week in drug discovery (8-12 April) 

Drug Discovery World

The cancer research news has been coming thick and fast from the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego this week, so our Friday round-up focuses on drug discovery in oncology. The post This week in drug discovery (8-12 April) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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FDA Issues Two Guidance Documents on Food Allergen Labeling Requirements

FDA Law Blog

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two guidance documents, one draft and one final, on food allergen labeling requirements. labeling of major food allergens in bulk foods, dietary supplements, protein-free ingredients, and foods produced through genetic engineering); and. By Sophia R. Gaulkin — Last week, the U.S.

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mRNA Synthesis: ManufacturingProcess of Modern Revolutionary Molecule

Roots Analysis

It transfers genetic information form to DNA to ribosomes, a specialized structure, or organelle, which decodes genetic information into a protein. With the help of genetic engineering, synthetic mRNAs can express proteins, as they structurally resemble a natural mRNA.

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More efficient mouse model generation through informed founder selection

Drug Discovery World

This paid-for advertorial by Taconic appeared in DDW Volume 24 – Issue 3, Summer 2023 Overcoming challenges in model generation Genetically engineered mouse models are essential tools for biomedical research. If a chimera was selected solely on the basis of coat colour, a dramatically different result could have been observed.

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mRNA Therapeutics and mRNA Vaccines Industry: Current Scenario and Future Trends

Roots Analysis

In the last few years, researchers have become interested in using in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA as a drug delivery agent. The IVT mRNAs are structurally similar to natural mRNAs, these synthetic mRNAs can be used to express proteins through genetic engineering.

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Granted Fast Track Designation by U.S. FDA

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation for NVX-CoV2373, the Company’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and cannot replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. GAITHERSBURG, Md., 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Novavax, Inc. About Fast Track Designation.

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Could Fluoride be the Solution to Antibiotic Resistance? A New Study Weighs In

The Pharma Data

Improper disposal of antibiotics also releases these drugs into the environment, and researchers working with these drugs in the lab also have concern over their ultimate effects on study results.