First human trials in ovarian cancer for ‘armoured’ CAR-T therapy #LATEST NEWS

First human trials in ovarian cancer for ‘armoured’ CAR-T therapy

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and Generate Biomedicines have dosed the first patient in a first-in-human clinical trial evaluating GB-5267, an autologous IL‑18–armoured CAR T-cell therapy.  The therapy is designed to overcome key barriers that have limited the success of cellular therapies in solid tumours.  … Read More

• Diana Turner
2026 Nobel laureates “laid the foundation of a new era in neuroscience” #LATEST NEWS

2026 Nobel laureates “laid the foundation of a new era in neuroscience”

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to three scientists “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics”.  It was jointly presented to Karl Deisseroth, The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, USA; Peter Hegemann, Humboldt… Read More

• Diana Turner
Speaker line-up and scientific programme for organ-on-a-chip e-symposium  #LATEST NEWS

Speaker line-up and scientific programme for organ-on-a-chip e-symposium 

The full scientific programme for the 2026 ‘From Insight to Decision’ e-symposium, which is taking place on 2 and 8 December, has been announced by CN Bio. The event will feature expert-led sessions offering practical, real-world guidance on organ-on-a-chip (OOC) use within existing R&D strategies.  Launched in… Read More

• Megan Thomas
Webinar explores true drug activity through functional volume control #LATEST NEWS

Webinar explores true drug activity through functional volume control

The pharmacological behaviour of drugs is determined not only by their intrinsic properties but also by the sensitivity of the biological systems in which they are evaluated. Variations in receptor density and signal transduction efficiency can significantly influence observed drug responses, complicating the translation of in vitro findings to in… Read More

• Megan Thomas
Drug extends animal life by activating ‘energy saver’ mode  #LATEST NEWS

Drug extends animal life by activating ‘energy saver’ mode 

Scientists have successfully used a drug to prolong the lifespan of several species of animals, in some cases by more than 25%.  The study, published in Aging Cell, found strong evidence that triggering a protein, governing energy levels, may help organisms live significantly longer. … Read More

• Megan Thomas

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