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Leading innovators in IgG gene expressing animal models for the pharmaceutical industry

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 Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: IgG gene expressing animal models. To obtain human antibody responses within a mouse, mice are genetically engineered to be humanised for their Ig genes.

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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

Advarra

While mRNA usage has played several roles in clinical research , oncology researchers in particular are eager to explore the possibilities of mRNA-based cancer vaccines. Personalized medicine using genetic resequencing techniques, such as cell and gene therapies, enables researchers to create more customized therapies for combatting cancer.

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AGC and RoosterBio partner for cell and exosome therapy manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

The alliance will merge the cell and media products and process development services of RoosterBio with the worldwide cell and gene therapy manufacturing expertise of AGC. . These capabilities comprise cell and exosome genetic engineering for expressing therapeutic targets.

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Scientists engineer safe, virus-resistant E coli for research

Drug Discovery World

In a step forward for genetic engineering and synthetic biology, US researchers have modified E coli bacteria to be immune to infection by all natural viruses tested so far. The team used two safeguard methods to prevent the bacteria and their modified genes from escaping into the wild.

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Risk Assessment for use of Engineered Genetic Materials in Clinical Research

Advarra

The use of engineered genetic materials in clinical trials is rapidly expanding, with potential applications for genetic vaccines, gene-modified cellular therapies, and gene therapies. Either way, occupational exposure to these gene delivery systems bears potential risks to the research staff.

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Advancements in upstream CLD for enhanced biotherapeutics production

Drug Discovery World

Upstream cell line development has seen notable progress with recent advances in cell line engineering, particularly in enhancing gene of interest integration specificity, clone selection, and production efficiency. Next-generation engineering tools, such as gene editing have enabled knock-out cell lines with enhanced characteristics.

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Leading innovators in zinc-finger nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely.

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