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Celebrating Black History Month: Black Scientists that Have Revolutionized the Life Sciences

XTalks

In the life sciences, countless Black scientists, researchers and medical professionals have made groundbreaking discoveries that have significantly advanced our understanding of biology and medicine. Drew’s work laid the groundwork for the American Red Cross Blood Bank and other blood donation programs worldwide.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. The life sciences sector has traditionally outperformed others when it comes to attracting women to its workforce. Anti-ageing science therefore has huge value.

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Innovation in immuno-oncology: Leading companies in oncolytic viral proteins

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Immuno-oncology in Pharmaceuticals: Oncolytic viral proteins. OVs can be attenuated natural viruses or recombinant viruses.

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A biotech shelves its Huntington's drugs after trial failures

Bio Pharma Dive

Two drugs developed by Wave Life Sciences didn't appear to have an effect on disease-causing proteins, another setback for Huntington's research after disappointing results last week from Roche and Ionis.

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A new paradigm for protein engineering 

Drug Discovery World

Adaptyv Bio, a Swiss/US technology company that develops infrastructure and tools for protein designers to engineer better proteins, has built a protein engineering foundry that it says will “pave the way” for protein designers to develop new medicines, novel enzymes and sustainable materials.

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PIC raises funds through Series A for breast cancer drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

PIC Therapeutics has raised $35m in a Series A funding round led by OrbiMed to develop therapies for drug-resistant breast cancer. The funding round saw participation from current investors of the company, Advent Life Sciences and Belinda Termeer. This drug is an allosteric protein translation modulator that acts on eIF4E.

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DDW Events podcast: Harnessing the power of data science and AI in life sciences

Drug Discovery World

It is called, Harnessing the power of data science and AI in life sciences. Abbey Vangeloff is the Director of Business Development, Life Sciences, at Yahara Software. DDW’s Megan Thomas caught up with Vangeloff to learn why AI and data science are so important for the future of the sector.