XTalks

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The Duke researchers developed statistical methods to identify adaptive changes that arose specifically in the SARS-CoV-2 genome in humans, but not in closely related coronaviruses found in bats and pangolins. Related: Study Dispels Claim that COVID-19-Causing Coronavirus is Lab-Engineered.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion addressing new drug discovery and development concepts and tools in cancer research, and how these new approaches – e.g. engineered proteins, antibodies, micro RNA, nanocarriers, antibody drug conjugates – can help address unmet need in oncology. More to be announced.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 23, 2023

Following the release of Clarivate’s report ‘RNA Technology Companies to Watch’, DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Strand Therapeutics’ Jacob Becraft and HAYA Therapeutics’ Samir Ounzain to find out how this technology could revolutionise disease treatment.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

He published ‘maps” depicting how various cell types use alternative splicing of messenger RNA to construct genetic templates that produce an ever-changing set of proteins in the cell. . The SLED package released RNA-producing protein that made the melanoma cells die. . Splicing-linked expression design. Initial success in the lab.

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XTalks

AUGUST 5, 2020

In recent webinars by Genuity Science, formerly known as WuXi NextCODE, experts from the biotech and pharma industries spoke about leveraging the power of single cell RNA sequencing platforms and solutions in conjunction with machine learning technologies such as AI in cell biology and disease research. The Power of Single Cell Technology.

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Delveinsight

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

ADARx bags USD 75 Million to advance its RNA tech pipeline. ADARx Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company developing RNA targeting therapeutics , announced the completion of a USD 75 million Series B financing to progress its drug development pipeline. SR One Capital Management and OrbiMed Advisors co-led Series B. Simeon George, M.D.,

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 21, 2024

He has founded and led three bio-AI technology companies, each of which led revolutions in medicine, genomics, agriculture, and conservation. Accelerating biotherapeutics development through technology platforms Anubhav Tripathi is a Professor of Medical Science and Engineering at Brown University.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Over 26 weeks of Sunlenca combined with other antiretroviral drugs, 81 percent of participants achieved HIV RNA suppression, reaching levels low enough to be considered undetectable. The noteworthy candidate, EBT-101, is designed to eliminate HIV proviral DNA using CRISPR-Cas9 along with two guide RNAs (gRNAs).

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the past few years, Next Generation RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the key therapeutic modalities in the modern healthcare industry. These RNA based therapeutics play a crucial role in protein production and regulation of gene functions.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 23, 2022

Polymerase is a viral protein that directs how Ebola virus replicates its genome as it infects new hosts. Back in 2018, researchers tested a broad-spectrum antiviral candidate called remdesivir/VEKLURY, which acts as a nucleotide decoy to get incorporated into the viral RNA genome and stop viral polymerase.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A company within this ecosystem is STORM Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company creating novel small molecule therapies that inhibit RNA modifying enzymes (RME) for use in oncology and other diseases. We also recently opened the Scientific Centre of Excellence for Genomic Insight at our Cambridge site.”

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 1, 2023

1 August was first chosen as World RNA Day in 2018 as a play on AUG (adenine, uracil and guanine), a triple sequence of RNA (called a codon) that initiates protein synthesis by the cell. Another potential clinical pathway is to use engineered exogenous circRNAs to produce therapeutic proteins within target cells.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Moreover, in July 2023, AstraZeneca and Vaxess Technologies commenced a collaboration for the evaluation of a novel RNA-based pandemic influenza prototype vaccine in patch format. In July 2023, AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals expanded their existing collaboration on eplontersen to also include Latin America.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

By leveraging the comprehensive genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic profiling available through the Caris Molecular Intelligence® platform, physicians from Winship will be able to further prioritize therapeutic options and determine which clinical trial opportunities may benefit their patients.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 6, 2023

These topics will be represented across a range of session types, including methods workshops, minisymposia, poster and plenary sessions, as well as keynotes, awards and lectures.

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XTalks

MARCH 8, 2022

With exciting new applications being developed in the areas of gene therapy, CRISPR and RNA editing, the contributions of women to these fields was highlighted in a piece we published last year on women scientists who paved the way forward in genetics.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 11, 2023

Now, with the growth of publicly available genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics databases, the ability to quickly carry out large-scale DNA, RNA, and protein screenings, and the availability of massive sets of de-identified patient data, the amount of high-value, analysable data has reached enormous proportions.

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Delveinsight

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Instead of snipping the genome, base editing lets for edits of individual letters in a genetic sequence. The startup spun out of Georgia Tech in 2018 and is based on James Dahlman’s research, a professor in the university’s department of biomedical engineering and school of medicine.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 17, 2021

That’s not the case with RNA-targeted drugs. Working closely with Ionis, “We connect the need to the drug development engine. “It’s the efficiency of antisense technology, coupled with its other characteristics, that makes n-Lorem’s approach feasible.”. Crooke, therefore, created n-Lorem Foundation to do that charitably.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As it stands, there are currently 19 gene therapies approved for clinical use, alongside 18 RNA therapies and 59 non-genetically modified cell therapies, according to the Q2 report by the American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The mysteries of cancer are starting to yield to the range of advanced therapies available and cell therapies – especially engineered cell therapies – are at the leading edge of that progress.” – Carlo Russo, CEO of Genenta.? . “In Research into genomic medicines is only at its infancy. New indications .

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

These treatments are examples of patient-specific, engineered chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapies that harness the immune system to target and eliminate cancer cells. Thus, the availability of universal, “off-the-shelf” engineered T cells presents an attractive alternative.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 26, 2023

With 100-fold the number of genes in the human genome 1 , this microbial collection is a rich genetic signature of clinical significance that we have only recently gained the tools to explore. Genome editing tools such as CRISPR may be employed to create “live biotherapeutics” (drugs composed of living bacteria).

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Roots Analysis

MARCH 16, 2023

The IVT mRNAs are structurally similar to natural mRNAs, these synthetic mRNAs can be used to express proteins through genetic engineering. Cancer Immunotherapies : RNA molecules, such as siRNA, microRNA, and mRNA, have shown tremendous potential for immunomodulation and use as a cancer immunotherapy.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Scientific sessions Tuesday’s presentations spanned a range of topics, including functional genomics for target identification, next-generation proteomics, self-driving laboratories, the future of cell culture, and ‘lab on a particle’ technology.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Related: Top 30 Pharma Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends 1) Moderna Compound annual growth rate: 415 percent Moderna, headquartered in Massachusetts, is a prominent biotechnology company specializing in RNA therapeutics, particularly mRNA vaccines. Alpine Immune Sciences has recently announced an augmentation in its R&D investment.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

ImmunityBio has engineered the vector to overcome this problem and has shown that its second-generation adenovirus vector can safely and effectively deliver its cargo even in patients with pre-existing adenovirus immunity. This can significantly limit the effectiveness of first-generation platforms. hAd5-COVID-19 Oral Formulation.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 10, 2022

Finally, in 2017, after years of improving T cell engineering techniques, the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy received FDA approval. If the gene does not integrate into the genome, the cell will not become a CAR T cell. The gene could also bury itself in a silenced region of the genome, leaving the gene dormant.

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XTalks

AUGUST 29, 2022

CRISPR is notable for engineering living cells, allowing scientists to edit, turn off, delete, or replace genes in a cell’s genome. It is difficult to control where the viral vectors insert genes in the genome, and it is difficult to manufacture large quantities of clinical-grade viral vectors.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Inducing double strand breaks at unintended locations in the genome can lead to off-target genetic modifications that are difficult to predict and potentially deleterious. Complicating matters even more, researchers currently lack effective and reliable methods for detecting and measuring off-target genomic events.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 19, 2021

In the paper, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere found a natural long-form transactivating CRISPR RNA (tracr-L) in Streptococcus pyogenes that functions to downregulate its endogenous CRISPR-Cas9 system. But altering the tracr-L with genetic engineering to make it function more like a guide RNA increased CRISPR-Cas9 cuts.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 23, 2023

Increasing interest in CRISPR-Cas gene editing systems over recent years has delivered innovative developments in precision genome engineering technologies, holding enormous potential for applications across the healthcare sector. 2016/17 saw the emergence of this novel CRISPR-Cas9-based approach.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The brainchild of multidisciplinary experts in computer science, physics, engineering, and biology, the field of synthetic biology has not only rapidly progressed in the last few decades but it’s also becoming more accessible and cost-effective. Synthetic libraries for antibody drug discovery .

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

The tool could also prove to be safer than conventional CRISPR-based gene therapies as it does not involve DNA editing, and thus would not cause potentially harmful off-target genomic changes. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR. DNA methylation occurs endogenously in all mammalian cells in response to various stimuli.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This approach has led to the development of two software packages for RNA sequencing analysis and reproducible ribosomal profiling 1,2. For example, we recently collaborated with two sequencing laboratories to determine optimal parameters for RNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq) in the context of a vaccine clinical trial. F1000Research.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Spectrum’s self-contained saliva collection kit provides critical sample consistency while suspending and neutralizing viral RNA transcripts completely inactivating the live virus. Qualified commercial RNA extraction chemistries include Perkin Elmer, Thermo Fisher, Roche, and Qiagen. Photo: Business Wire).

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

The tool could also prove to be safer than conventional CRISPR-based gene therapies as it does not involve DNA editing, and thus would not cause potentially harmful off-target genomic changes. Epigenome Editing with CRISPR. DNA methylation occurs endogenously in all mammalian cells in response to various stimuli.

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