Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

HKG Epitherapeutics is a biotechnology company developing novel tools for the early detection of cancer and promoting healthy aging. Unlike genetics, where DNA sequences remain constant, epigenetic modifications are cell type-specific and can change over time due to a balance of enzymatic processes.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 17, 2024

DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Josh Mandel-Brehm , CEO of Massachusetts-based biotech CAMP4, to understand the role regulatory RNAs play in gene expression and how the founders overcame the challenge of launching a business based on brand new science. DS: How easy was it to transfer theoretical research into a viable business?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 4, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. Stemlab, and Research and Touchlight Genetics stand in second and third positions, respectively.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 21, 2023

SBIR fast-track grant from the NIH to apply its proprietary Multiplexed Assays for the Rational Modulation Of Transcription Factors (MARMOT) platform to their deep learning AI model and accelerate the development of transcription factor drugs. Talus Bio was also awarded a $2.0M

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The top stories: mRNA pioneers Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman receive Nobel prize The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19.

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XTalks

MARCH 13, 2024

Biomarker testing is being pursued to identify biological signs of the disease and provide an approach to develop personalized treatment plans for each patient. As this technology continues to evolve, it is expected to help identify glaucoma in its nascent stages of development.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 16, 2023

A new study has shed light on the genetic messages encoded by genes within ‘triple negative’ breast cancers (TNBC), and shows they could predict response to chemotherapy. The presence of these biomarkers could be used to accelerate the development of more personalised treatments for triple negative breast cancers.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 1, 2023

Synthetic biology is increasingly important to drug discovery and development. The deal makes sense given Catamaran’s focus on using synthetic biology and non-viral cell engineering to develop highly potent allogeneic, cryopreserved CAR-NK cell therapies that target challenging cancers, including solid tumours.

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Roots Analysis

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

NAD + is involved in a wide range of cellular processes, including energy metabolism, DNA repair, and gene expression. Despite their potential therapeutic benefits, NAMPT inhibitors have faced several challenges in clinical development. Several trials focused on evaluation of such drugs were discontinued in the past.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The dark genome – a loose term that covers non-coding regions of the genome that are capable of regulating the expression of genes, previously rather inaccurately referred to as junk DNA – is increasingly being explored by biopharma companies for new drug targets. Dr Danuta Jeziorska.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The gene therapy-based vaccine targets mucosal tissues in the gastrointestinal tract, allowing for greater selectivity and targeted delivery compared to traditional vaccines.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 7, 2022

By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence (AI), it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by disabling the chemical “off switches” that silence them. Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle describe this finding in the journal Cell Reports.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Last month, pharmaphorum had the chance to speak with Dr Isabelle Ray-Coquard, professor of medical oncology (specialism sarcomas and GISTs) at the Centre Léon Bérard (CLB), a hospital 100% dedicated to cancer care and research. HRD (homologous recombination deficiency) is an important biomarker of the most advanced stages of ovarian cancer.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 29, 2021

‘Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. billion in funding. About the author.

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XTalks

AUGUST 12, 2020

Despite the effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in significantly improving health, quality of life and reducing mortality among HIV-positive individuals, new research shows that persistent infections may be due to the ability of the virus to take refuge in distinct subsets of immune T cells.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 31, 2023

Gene switches can be regulatory proteins or specific DNA sequences that act to either switch on or off the expression of a gene. Basic Components of Gene Switch Gene switches are composed of noncoding DNA sequences and transcription factors.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Known for its ability to offer precision and flexibility while expanding the experimental scale, synthetic biology tools can reduce development timelines and costs, and lend a competitive advantage over traditional methods. . Rapid and accurate DNA synthesis .

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells through epigenetic editing without altering the genetic sequence itself. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Much of the fundamental groundwork for genetics and genomic research was laid in the 20 th century, with significant contributions from women scientists, some of whom worked during times when acceptance of female researchers was not widespread. Here is a profile of some of those brilliant women who helped shape genetics research.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 30, 2024

Messenger RNA (mRNA) has come into focus within the drug discovery and development as an exciting tool to deliver genetic information. Whilst research into mRNA has been ongoing for decade, interest has sparked in recent years and research has begun to expand into areas of vaccinology, infectious diseases and other indications.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 1, 2022

An enhanced understanding of the HIV-infected, memory CD4+ T cells that persist over decades in individuals taking antiretroviral therapy has been a long-time goal of HIV cure researchers. NIAID is part of the National Institutes of Health. In the presentation, Eli Boritz, M.D.,

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells without editing the genetic sequence itself. The research was published earlier this month in the journal Cell.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 31, 2023

Recent advances in DNA sequencing technologies have led to significant developments in healthcare-focused research on precision medicine and diagnostics. According to a study, around 20,000 genes are present in the human body, all of which interact with the nutrients in the food, either directly or indirectly.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 18, 2023

Rolf Turk , Senior Manager, Genomics Medicine at Integrated DNA Technologies, examines how CRISPR is being used to enhance cancer therapies. Years of development and fast-paced research have continued to unlock its potential, expanding how CRISPR can be used to treat, detect, and prevent common diseases such as cancer and Covid-19.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 15, 2022

The remaining 8% of the genome was often referred to as the dark matter of the genome or sometimes even ‘Junk DNA’ 2. The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium successfully sequenced about 200 million remaining base pairs to approach 100% of the human genome by using the newly developed long read sequencing (LRS) technology 3,4,5.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 17, 2023

BN : Our bodies consist of an incredibly complex network of about 35 trillion cells divided into as many as 300 cell types that fulfil distinct roles in development, homeostasis, and disease. This limits its efficacy in later stages of drug development or in the discovery and characterisation of biomarkers.

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Delveinsight

JULY 30, 2020

The Swiss pharma, Roche, is handing over USD 120 million upfront for the right of UCB’s anti-tau antibody development. UCB is already developing it for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) , an uncommon neurodegenerative disorder, which affects movement, gait, balance, speech, vision, mood and behaviour.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As gene editing technologies like CRISPR progress toward clinical study, researchers must continue to advance new approaches and address inherent challenges, explains Jon Chesnut, PhD, Senior Director, Cell Biology R&D, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Reduce/eliminate chromosomal disruptions caused by double-strand DNA breaks.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 23, 2023

Kevin Hemphill, R&D Manager at PerkinElmer’s Horizon Discovery explores how base editing has emerged as an attractive gene editing option for researchers wanting to develop stem cell-based therapies. Adult fibroblasts were cultured in a cocktail of transcription factors to reactivate embryonic gene expression patterns 2.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 14, 2023

At the beginning of 2023, proteomics company Nautilus Biotechnology announced a partnership with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), to study the specific proteins at work in the rare and often fatal childhood cancer, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG).

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Coding RNAs include messenger RNA (mRNA) and short interfering RNA (siRNA), which encode proteins and silence gene expression, respectively. In the last few years, researchers have become interested in using in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA as a drug delivery agent.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The Submission is the output of five years’ work including extensive dialogue with FDA, and the development of over 400 technical reports and documents, which have been submitted to FDA. This is important because cancer develops and changes over time and there is a clear medical need for up-to-date information on the status.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Focusing on biologics, vaccine development and policy platforms in anticipation of an eventual outbreak is why we’re where we are today in terms of the positive side [of the pandemic].”. Most antibody drugs and vaccines have been developed to target parts of the spike protein.

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