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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

Drug Discovery World

Additional approaches, such as profiling of RNA and proteins, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), could be key to providing a more comprehensive picture of a patient’s tumour and enable the use of optimised treatments. MT: Why was STORM attending the conference? We were there to present the latest findings from our research.

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Cell-penetrating peptides as a delivery system for oligonucleotides

Drug Discovery World

Oligonucleotides act on the RNA level through different molecular pathways, but there is a major drawback when using them as drugs: their poor bioavailability and cellular uptake. These peptides typically contain up to 30 amino acids and can be cationic, amphipathic or both. These considerations limit their application as therapeutics.

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ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Complete Protection of Airways in Non-Human Primates

The Pharma Data

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– ImmunityBio , a privately-held immunotherapy company, today announced its COVID-19 vaccine candidate protected nasal and lung airways of non-human primates against coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in a challenge study. This blocking of viral replication was observed in both the lung and nasal passages.

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Gene Switch: A Novel Platform for Switching Genes On and Off

Roots Analysis

Further, the transcription factors contain two molecular domains, the DNA binding domain and the activation domain. Moreover, some transcription factors contain additional domains, such as ligand binding domain in order to interact with chemical signals. Figure below presents an overview of the mechanism of action of gene switch.

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Delivering on the promise of gene editing

Drug Discovery World

Prime editing, while also employing a single strand nick, expands this scope to all 12 possible changes using a more complex prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA). Improve delivery: Clinical translation of gene therapy is dependent on the efficient and safe delivery of gene editing tools into cells, and this can occur either ex vivo or in vivo.

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Synthetic biology tools advancing and accelerating drug discovery efforts

Drug Discovery World

Anita Ramanathan outlines four synthetic biology approaches that are improving and accelerating drug discovery. . It has made its way into almost every aspect of drug discovery, whether it’s exploring basic biology, modelling diseases, identifying and validating targets, or performing drug screens. .

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Reflecting on PEGS Europe 2023 

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Megan Thomas attended PEGS Europe 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, from Tuesday 14 November to Thursday 16 November 2023. The company’s goal is to accelerate functional characterisation and shortenoptimisation time in antibody discovery and t-cell workflows. GSK has developed high-throughput mammalian and E.