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Novel Approaches in Cancer Immunotherapy — Featuring OncoC4 founder, CEO and CSO Dr. Yang Liu and CFO Abid Ansari – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 146

XTalks

Yang Liu, PhD Founder, Chairman, CEO and Chief Scientific Officer OncoC4 Dr. Liu is recognized internationally for his research on immune recognition of cancer and activation of lymphocytes. Previously, he served as CFO of Artios, a UK-based DNA damage response company where he led the company’s $153 million Series C fundraising.

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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. Dr Loubna Bouarfa, Founder and CEO, OKRA.ai

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Novel method for early disease detection using DNA droplets

Scienmag

Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research. Of these various macromolecules that form droplets, DNA is quite interesting because it is predictable and programmable, which are qualities useful in nanotechnology.

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Life sciences faces a battle with sustainability, but let’s not forget its successes

pharmaphorum

Recent research also found that, as of 2022, the sector had one of the lowest proportions of Net Zero targets of all industries. Two-thirds – 67% – of life sciences companies surveyed had not set a Net Zero target in 2022. This should give the life sciences sector the confidence to tackle the sustainability challenges it faces.

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Looking at Women’s Leadership in Life Science Industries on International Women’s Day

XTalks

On International Women’s Day, Xtalks is celebrating women’s leadership in the life sciences by highlighting some of the female leaders at the forefront of scientific discovery, as well as the continuing challenges of attaining more equitable representation. Challenges in Women’s Leadership.

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IWD: Spotlight on women in life sciences

pharmaphorum

How did you get into life sciences? Dr Doina Ionescu (DI): After completing my PhD in physics at the University of Southampton, I joined Merck as a research scientist in 1998. DI: Transitioning from being a research scientist to a mergers & acquisitions project manager was not easy. What has your career path been?

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#news #biotech Researchers chemically synthesize a mirror-image of Pfu DNA polymerase

BioTech 365

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – ResearchScience – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Researchers chemically synthesize a mirror-image of Pfu DNA polymerase.A

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