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BioNTech shelves oral mRNA vaccine plans with Matinas

Pharmaceutical Technology

BioNTech has ended its research collaboration with Matinas after its oral mRNA vaccine failed to demonstrate preclinical activity. The in vivo study, conducted in mice, involved a phosphatidylserine-containing nano-formulation of mRNA supplied by BioNTech, distinct from traditional lipid nanocrystals (LNCs).

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Are organ-chips the future of preclinical research?

Drug Discovery World

Organ-chips combine cell culture with microfluidics to emulate the biological forces of different organ tissues and/or disease states, allowing pharmaceutical researchers to determine a drug candidates’ efficacy and toxicity ahead of clinical trials. Could organ-chips replace other research methods? Not yet, according to Ewart.

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BioIVT acquires biospecimens provider PrecisionMed

Drug Discovery World

BioIVT has acquired PrecisionMed, a supplier of human biological material for genetics, drug discovery, and biomarker research and in vitro diagnostics. Its collection contains both normal and diseased CSF samples together with other matched biofluids, such as plasma, sera, and whole blood.

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Parkinson’s and Melanoma Share an Amyloid Link, Says New Research

XTalks

Now, thanks to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program, scientists have discovered that ?-synuclein, The researchers presented their results at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which is being held online April 5 to 30. Additionally, higher levels of ?-synuclein

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BioIVT acquires Cypex to boost portfolio  

Drug Discovery World

Cypex’s product portfolio contains more than 115 recombinant enzymes, including CYPs, UGTs, CES, and AOX, and companion chemicals and media. This work goes towards generating in vitro data showing how a candidate drug will be metabolised in the human body, data often included in new drug applications to regulatory agencies. . ?“We

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

Drug Discovery World

We were there to present the latest findings from our research. We were excited to unveil data showing that two distinct chemical series exhibit METTL1 inhibition in vitro at low nanomolar concentrations with minimal interference with other RNA and protein methyltransferases. MT: What’s next for STORM’s research?

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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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