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Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

Drug Discovery World

Optimer binders are engineered to overcome these problems. From humble beginnings in the founder’s basement, UK-based Aptamer Group is now supplying its Optimer binders to clients across big pharma. DDW’s Diana Spencer caught up with co-founder and CEO Dr Arron Tolley. To what do you attribute your success?

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Transitioning Between Academia and Industry: Advice from Leading Scientists That Made the Switch

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Leaving academia for industry is a route that academic scientists and professors did not traditionally pursue in the past due to perceived differences in skillsets, experiences and even associated stigmas. However, this has since changed, and now, transitioning between academia and industry has become more commonplace. Key Moments.

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Delivering on the promise of gene editing

Drug Discovery World

Improve delivery: Clinical translation of gene therapy is dependent on the efficient and safe delivery of gene editing tools into cells, and this can occur either ex vivo or in vivo. In vivo approaches involve delivering the gene editing components directly into the patient. In one example, Choi et al.

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Reflecting on PEGS Europe 2023 

Drug Discovery World

coli expression systems and is using high-throughput expression pipelines to screen constructs for optimal expression to generate protein and cellular reagents. DDW’s Megan Thomas attended PEGS Europe 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, from Tuesday 14 November to Thursday 16 November 2023. GSK has developed high-throughput mammalian and E.

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The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

Drug Discovery World

Sophisticated and continually evolving preclinical IO models (in vivo and in vitro) are particularly helpful in defining translational therapeutic strategies and understanding the efficacy of combination immunotherapies and refractory cancers, and in the identification of novel prognostic biomarkers. This continues to be the standard of care.

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Fortis Life Sciences leads the way in custom antibody discovery

Drug Discovery World

Moreover, custom antibodies are a key reagent in companion diagnostics for these novel therapeutics. Custom antibodies can be developed for pharmacokinetic assays and biodistribution assays, supporting therapeutic development by giving researchers data about the behaviour of their novel therapeutic in vivo.