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Drug-delivery microcapsules tagged with zirconium-89 can be tracked by PET imaging

Scienmag

If these hollow capsules are modified to target a solid tumor, PET imaging and therapeutic ultrasound can be used to rupture them and release an anticancer drug at ground zero. Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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BD partners with Biocorp on connected self-injection devices

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Medtech giant Beckton Dickinson (BD) has signed a deal with France’s Biocorp to use the latter’s near-field communication (NFC) tags in injectable devices. The Injay tag can confirm a complete injection and transfer that information via an NFC reader to a smartphone or tablet for review by a healthcare professional.

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Beam makes USD 120M bet; GRAIL and Quest announce the collaboration; Brain organoids mimic infant’s brains; Improvement in T cells to kill cancer

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Beam adds to drug delivery stable with USD 120 Million GuideTx buy. DNA hypomethylating agents are epigenetic drugs that eliminate specific chemical tags on DNA, hence turning specific genes on and off and changing the cells’ function.

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Conjugation and Labeling of Molecules: A Burgeoning Approach in Therapeutics Development and Molecular Imaging

Roots Analysis

These molecules can be conjugated with various modalities, such as haptens, enzymes, isotopes, fluorescent tags, carrier proteins, polymers, particle conjugates and photoreactive molecules. Bioconjugation is a subset of conjugation where one of the entity is a biomolecule, such as protein or an antibody.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

Drug Discovery World

The following presentations will follow: Mercedes Márquez Martínez, PhD, Technical Coordinator & Acting Scientific Director, Protein Production Platform (PPP) – Nanbiosis, Autonomous, University of Barcelona (UAB), on: ‘Host comparative production of recombinant proteins for assembling as nano- and micro-scale materials for drug delivery’.

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Merck KGaA raises full-year forecast; Perlmutter’s new gig tackles ‘undruggable targets’

The Pharma Data

. AbbVie’s Humira regains top pharma TV spender spot, while sibling brands Rinvoq and Skyrizi tag along ( Fierce ). Microneedles are promising devices for painless drug delivery with minimal side effects ( EurekAlert ). Pfizer ups COVID-19 vaccine revenue estimates ( BioPharma Reporter ).