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Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

Drug Discovery World

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? Optimer binders are engineered to overcome these problems.

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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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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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CRISPR breakthroughs: New solutions for common diseases

Drug Discovery World

Rolf Turk , Senior Manager, Genomics Medicine at Integrated DNA Technologies, examines how CRISPR is being used to enhance cancer therapies. These efforts, along with many others, are opening doors for new possibilities in translational medicine.

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

XTalks

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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Global Roundup: EU Approves ViiV’s HIV-1 Drug and More

The Pharma Data

The agreement includes a £500,000 upfront payment to Avacta which gives Astrea the rights to generate and develop Affimer reagents in-house for affinity separation. In July, ViiV Healthcare, which is based in London, resubmitted the New Drug Application (NDA) for once-monthly dosing of cabotegravir and rilpivirine to the U.S.

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Flow cytometry technologies and cancer associated fibroblasts

Drug Discovery World

Fibroblasts in the tumour microenvironment. Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have recently emerged as key players in the tumour microenvironment. Since CAFs are a type of fibroblast, the most common cell type in connective tissue, they play critical roles in the production of extracellular matrix and stroma. Spectral flow cytometry.