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Abu Dhabi DoH signs new deal to accelerate development in life sciences

Pharmaceutical Technology

The Abu Dhabi Department of Health (DoH) in the UAE has made a declaration of collaboration with Mass General Brigham’s (MGB) International Center for Genetic Disease (iCGD) to advance life sciences.

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Reflecting on BioTrinity 2023  

Drug Discovery World

Fundraising and investment are a core pillar of not just BioTrinity events but of the drug discovery industry at large, so events such as Tuesday’s keynote, Investment Trends for the Life Sciences Industry, are critical for members of the industry.

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Leading innovators in zinc-finger nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry Zinc-finger nucleases is a key innovation area in pharmaceutical Zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) are tools used in genetic engineering to cleave a chosen genomic sequence. ZFNs are also used to create a new generation of genetic disease models called isogenic human disease models.

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Rare Disease Diagnosis: Why Tackling the Genomic Analysis Bottleneck is Key to Advancing Precision Medicine

XTalks

Expeditious and accurate diagnoses are necessary for patients to access healthcare services and treatment options for rare genetic diseases. Increasing the efficiency of case analysis and interpretation is essential to providing timely care for patients with genetic diseases.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

XTalks

Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday.

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HFpEF vs. HFrEF: How To Improve Heart Failure Drug Development

XTalks

New advances in heart failure genomics are helping to address this challenge. Experts from Servier and Genuity Science recently spoke on a webinar about using genomics data to drive drug development in heart failure and identify new targets for novel therapeutics. Watch this on-demand webinar to hear from these experts.

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Meet the industry: Who’s at Drug Discovery 2023?

Drug Discovery World

ELRIG’s Drug Discovery 2023 will be taking place at ACC Liverpool, UK from 18-19 October 2023, focusing on the importance of a diverse life science ecosystem. Dr Michelle Fraser is Head of Cell & Gene Therapy at global health science solutions company, Revvity.

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