Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 23, 2022

It functions as a molecular scissor by slicing long chains of virus’ polypeptide proteins into smaller component proteins. These viruses can develop rapid defences at the cellular level by orchestrating these layers, or folding mechanisms, in viral proteins so the key is to find a way to shut them down.”.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Japanese researchers propose using RNA interference for correcting a mistake in the genetic code of patients with Fukuyama muscular dystrophy. . The genetic anomaly blocks the chemical glycosylation of a biologically important protein. Modifying RNA function. Image credit: Mariko Taniguchi-Ikeda from Fujita Health University

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Scientists at Goethe University within the international consortium COVID19-NMR refine previous 2D models The genetic code of the SARS-CoV2 virus is exactly 29,902 characters long, strung through a long RNA molecule. It contains the information for the production of 27 proteins.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A new stem cell model, discovered by researchers exploring the human genome, will help scientists to map out the key genomic changes during early development. Indeed, this latest discovery follows scientists uncovering the genome stage of development in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) a decade ago.

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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. The researchers discovered that Ebola virus polymerase hijacks a cellular protein called GSPT1. To treat Ebola virus infections, researchers are taking a close look at a key piece of the virus: polymerase.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 26, 2024

More importantly, it also highlighted that significant challenges remain in selecting the right therapies for the right patients despite the progress made through genomic testing and implementation of circulating tumour (ct) DNA analyses.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 5, 2022

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that hepatitis A virus (HAV) replication needs particular interactions between the human protein ZCCHC14 and TENT4 poly(A) polymerases, a group of enzymes. HAV usually hijacks TENT4 and utilises it for the replication of its own genome.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The technologies cover the whole range of biomolecules from genes to protein to metabolites. While we are using standard commercially available processes for genomics, we have invested massively into high-throughput and high-resolution transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics methods. phosphorylations or ubiquitinations).

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XTalks

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The answer may lie in the genetic code of the virus, which scientists at Duke University have found contains several silent mutations that affect protein folding. The researchers focused on the spike proteins that protrude from the surface of the coronavirus, which are responsible for viral attachment and entry into host cells.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Researchers say they have successfully used a cell’s natural process for making proteins to ‘slide’ genetic instructions into a cell and produce critical proteins missing from those cells. . Two methods currently used to deliver protein-making packages into cells, ‘mini promoters’ and serotype-mediated gene expression, vary widely.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 2, 2023

Epigenetics is still largely unexplored and referred to as the ‘dark matter’ of the genome. But the new findings answer a fundamental and longstanding question – how epigenetic proteins regulate the processes of transcription and gene expression, through which our genes are read and translated into proteins.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech is focusing specifically on the 60% of DNA sequences that repeat themselves hundreds or thousands of times in the genome, known as the ‘repeatome’, that could contain targets for cancer and autoimmune disorders. That muffles the immune system response and allows the cancer to grow.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule. billion deal in 2018.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 17, 2024

DS: CAMP4 leverages research from co-founder Richard Young on how regulatory RNA (regRNA) molecules control the expression of genes. JMB: Regulatory RNAs (or regRNAS) are molecules that directly control the expression of nearby protein-coding genes. DS: You describe your therapeutics as RNA Amplifiers. How do they work?

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XTalks

DECEMBER 1, 2021

To ensure the new tests can identify Omicron based on its mutations, the companies assessed their tests against sequences in public databases of genomic data, such as GISAID and GenBank. Cue is also currently working with Google Cloud and genomics company Helix to study variants and share mutation sequencing data.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry Mammalian expression vectors is a key innovation area in pharmaceutical Mammalian expression vectors are used to introduce a specific fragment of DNA into mammalian systems for RNA or protein expression. The company’s lead technology is CRISPR/CAS 9.

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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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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2021

The three-year project – led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit – will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Embarking on a new era of medicine The advent of genomics has ushered in the era of personalised medicine, enabling us to analyse the genetic makeup of individuals with unprecedented accuracy. HKG Epitherapeutics is a biotechnology company developing novel tools for the early detection of cancer and promoting healthy aging.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In regards to the latter, notable examples include the acquisition of Cergentis, a genomics-focused biotechnology company based in the Netherlands. The deal allows the company to provide proprietary technology and knowledge steeped in fast-evolving genomic techniques that support effective decision-making and R&D program design.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 13, 2024

MA: Regarding vaccine development specifically, and the role my team plays in the development of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) technology, we see the study and dissemination of virus structures, and the proteins that comprise them, as vital to vaccine design. For example, there are global monitoring efforts for new Covid strains.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 21, 2024

It is enabling computational protein design for vaccine immunogen discovery, and high-throughput and high-definition assays for quicker and more comprehensive characterisation of vaccine candidates and vaccine-elicited immunity. His recent research focuses on vaccines against influenza and other (re)emerging viruses.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 5, 2023

Anthony Schmitt , PhD, Senior Vice President, Science at Arima Genomics, discusses the applications of 3D genomics in cancer research. But what about the patients whose genomic tests do not identify a cancer driver matched to an existing targeted therapy? with regards to detecting cancer driver mutations.

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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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The Pharma Data

JUNE 7, 2023

Acuitas’ LNP technology will support Bayer’s in vivo gene editing and protein replacement programs by specifically delivering RNA payloads to the desired target organ, the liver. a biotechnology company specializing in the development of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) delivery systems for molecular therapeutics.

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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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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2021

A genomic analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, shows that the virus accumulates around two mutations a month. The new variant identified in the UK in December shows significant mutations in the Spike protein and receptor binding domain that increase its infectivity.

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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 16, 2023

Triple negative cancers are not driven by any of the three molecules that can be blocked by targeted hormone receptor drugs – the HER2 protein and two hormone receptors for oestrogen and progesterone – and so current treatment options are limited.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Its mechanism of action involves blocking the protein shell (capsid) of the HIV-1 virus, disrupting multiple crucial stages of the viral lifecycle. 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.

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XTalks

AUGUST 12, 2020

Studies have identified the presence of two types of HIV-infected CD4+ T cells: ‘Transcriptionally inactive’ cells that do not typically produce viral RNA or viral proteins. Transcriptionally active’ cells in which HIV RNA is actively transcribed to make copies of the virus (despite long-term ART).

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 28, 2022

Recent advances in multi-omics approaches, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, cytometry and imaging, in combination with bioinformatics and biostatistics, have been translated into several popular bioanalytical platforms, such as next-generation sequencing (NGS), single-cell analysis, flow cytometry and mass spectrometry.

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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

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

“The SARS-CoV-2 vaccines target the spike protein, but this protein is under strong selection pressure and, as we have seen with Omicron, can undergo significant mutations,” said Joyce Jose, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, Penn State. ” The findings published today (Feb.

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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

from Fabien Vincent, Pfizer, Groton, US High content phenotypic and pathway profiling identifies novel drug mechanisms-of-action tailored towards cancers of unmet need by Neil Carragher, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Functional genomics as an enabling tool for phenotypic screening by Matthew Garnett Chemistry to the Clinic: Part 1-3: (..)

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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. Since then, it has been observed to publicise the importance of this molecule in the generation of proteins in the body.

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