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Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

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As a business of scientists, we remain passionate about the exciting developments in the industry, from research to precision therapies, and insatiably curious about the new possibilities that can be achieved by overcoming the limits of standard research tools and methods. DDW’s Diana Spencer caught up with co-founder and CEO Dr Arron Tolley.

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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. WeiQi Lin, MD, PhD, executive vice president of research & development and principal scientist, DURECT Corporation.

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Reflecting on PEGS Europe 2023 

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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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Fortis Life Sciences leads the way in custom antibody discovery

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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.

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Receptor Occupancy Assays by Flow Cytometry: Benefits for Clinical Trials

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Receptor occupancy assays have been developed and applied in both nonclinical and clinical studies to provide insight into PK/PD relationships so far,” said Andre Olsson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Flow Cytometry at the global contract research organization (CRO) Medpace. What is Flow Cytometry?

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The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

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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

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Incorporating in vivo pooled CRISPR screens has allowed for the interrogation of thousands of genetic perturbations in cells, leading to the determination of the involvement of molecules (PTPN2, ADAR1, or DHX37) in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) responsiveness and T cell activation.

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