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Samsung Biologics, GreenLight conclude Covid-19 vaccine engineering run

Pharmaceutical Technology

Samsung Biologics and GreenLight Biosciences have completed the initial commercial-scale engineering run for their messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccine under their manufacturing collaboration. The post Samsung Biologics, GreenLight conclude Covid-19 vaccine engineering run appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Ginkgo buys StrideBio’s AAV discovery and engineering platform assets

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ginkgo Bioworks has strengthened its end-to-end R&D capabilities in gene therapy with the purchase of adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid discovery and engineering assets from StrideBio, for an undisclosed sum. As part of the transaction, one StrideBio employee will be transferred to Ginkgo’s mammalian engineering team.

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Engineers design sutures that can deliver drugs or sense inflammation

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Inspired by sutures developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed "smart" sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs.

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Genmab and argenx team up to engineer novel antibody therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

argenx engineers antibodies for therapeutic use in its Immunology Innovation Program (IIP). Argenx also has three Fc engineering technologies (NHANCE, ABDEG and POTELLIGENT) that it uses to expand its antibody portfolio.

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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. And imagine each execution costs $1000.

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Student scientists engineer socks for on-the-go neuropathy treatment

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A wearable electrical-stimulation and vibration-therapy system designed by Rice University engineering students might be just what the doctor ordered for people experiencing foot pain and balance loss due to diabetic neuropathy. Need a little spring—or buzz—in your step?

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Desktop DNA synthesis could ‘revolutionise’ engineering biology

Drug Discovery World

The first DNA synthesised using Evonetix’s semiconductor chip technology has been delivered to the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. The DNA was delivered to Dr Jenny Molloy, Co-chair of the Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre at the University of Cambridge.

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