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At EpiBiologics, a pair of Genentech alumni wants to make next-gen protein degraders

Bio Pharma Dive

Armed with a $50 million Series A round, the startup is building off of research from a lab run by protein engineering pioneer Jim Wells.

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Lilly puts more money into protein degradation

Bio Pharma Dive

The pharma has struck its second research pact focused on drugs that break down harmful proteins in as many years, this time with California biotech Lycia Therapeutics.

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Gladstone and UCSF scientists discover BET protein role in Covid-19

Pharmaceutical Technology

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered in a study that bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins are vital for the body to fight Covid-19 infection. . The research also found that BET proteins play two distinct roles in affecting how the SARS-CoV-2 virus interacts with human cells. .

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ALS drugmakers, encouraged by recent FDA feedback, set their sights on a key protein

Bio Pharma Dive

A closely watched meeting showed the FDA’s own external advisers think that effects on this protein, known as neurofilament, could be enough to warrant conditional approval of certain drugs.

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Why Is Faba Bean Protein Gaining Popularity in the Food Industry?

XTalks

Faba bean protein, derived from Vicia faba , is emerging as a high-quality, sustainable plant-based protein that is rapidly gaining traction in the food industry. Faba beans contain up to 30% protein and an impressive amino acid profile that rivals that of both soy and animal proteins. This protein is also high quality.

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Touting a new way to drug an all-important family of proteins, a startup launches with $100M

Bio Pharma Dive

Backed by some of biotech's most powerful investors, Septerna is looking to usher in the next chapter of medicines that act on G protein-coupled receptors.

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This Protein May Protect Against Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

In the search for a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have zeroed in on a protein with protective effects. A new study reveals how cholesterol and inflammation in different types of human brain cells interact with a protein called ABCA7, which regulates how molecules pass through cell membranes.

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