Author Archives: Megan Thomas

HIV cell
#Biotechnology #Clinical trials #HIV #Immunology / Virology & Vaccines #Naobios #Sumagen

Naobios and Sumagen partner to develop HIV vaccine 

Naobios has signed a partnership agreement with Sumagen, a Korean-Canadian biotechnology company developing an HIV-1 vaccine candidate, to manage the manufacturing process during its Phase II clinical trials.  At the end of 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that approximately 39 million people were living with… Read More

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#AACR #Cancer immunotherapy #Cancer research #Cancer therapeutics #Oncology

New DDW Highlights podcast: 15 April 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The cancer research news has been coming thick and fast from the American Association… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 15 April 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  The cancer research news has been coming thick and fast from the American Association… Read More

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Heart
#Clinical trials #Corteria Pharmaceuticals #Heart failure #Hormone therapy #Worsening Heart Failure

Phase I study to evaluate treatment of worsening heart failure 

Corteria Pharmaceuticals has initiated a Phase I study to evaluate the company’s first-in-class corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2 (CRF2) agonist, COR-1167, for the treatment of Worsening Heart Failure (WHF).  COR-1167 is a once-daily subcutaneous CRF2 agonist that has demonstrated substantial protective effects and functional improvement in the heart,… Read More

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#Biobanking #Genome sequencing #Genomics #PacBio #Public health #Whole genome sequencing

Estonia National Biobank to sequence 10,000 whole genomes 

PacBio has announced that the University of Tartu, host of Estonia’s National Biobank, has chosen the company’s Revio HiFi sequencing system to sequence 10,000 whole human genomes and unlock new insights from its population health data.    The announcement follows funding from the European Commission and… Read More

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Blood cells
#Biotechnology #Collaboration #Funding #Haematology #Hemostatics

Validating a revolutionary therapy against lethal haemorrhage 

A public-private consortium formed by the biotech Hemostatics, based at the Barcelona Science Park, the Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CUN) and the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), has received €2.5 million from the Spanish Research Agency (AEI), under the call for grants for Public-Private Collaboration Projects, to… Read More

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#Breast cancer #Clinical trials #Covid-19 #DDW Highlights podcast #FDA #lcohol Use Disorder #Mergers and acquisitions #Psychedelics

New DDW Highlights podcast: 2 April 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  In another busy week for drug discovery and development, we have seen the FDA… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 2 April 2024

The latest episode of the DDW Highlights podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates five key stories of the week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry updates.  In another busy week for drug discovery and development, we have seen the FDA… Read More

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Cancer Abnormal Cells Nucleus Genetic Division Infection Microscope
#Cancer #Cancer research #Curve Therapeutics #Therapeutics

Research supports HIF inhibition as a therapeutic approach for cancer 

Curve Therapeutics’ CSO Ali Tavassoli has published an article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) which highlights the potential of HIF inhibition as a therapeutic approach for cancers. The paper is titled ‘Identification and Development of Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors of Hypoxia Inducible Factors (HIF) 1 and… Read More

#Cancer Research #News

Antibodies
#Bio-Rad Laboratories #Cancer research #Circulating tumour cell enumeration #Tumours

Validated antibodies for rare cell and circulating tumour cell enumeration 

Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched validated antibodies for rare cell and circulating tumour cell (CTC) enumeration for use with Bio-Rad’s Celselect Slides Enumeration Stain Kits.  The antibodies are specific to CTC surface markers to enable the sensitive and specific identification of target cell populations, enhancing the study of… Read More

#Cancer Research #News

Paris
#AI #Antibody drug conjugate (ADC) #DNA #ESMO #ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 #RNA #Storm Therapeutics

Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

DDW’s Megan Thomas caught up with Oliver Rausch, Chief Scientific Officer at Storm Therapeutics, following the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024, a global meeting focusing on promising new anticancer targets and agents, focusing on those in early phase clinical development. Rausch gave an update on the latest developments… Read More

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#Antibodies #Cancer #Cancer research #Diagnostics #Drug discovery #Fibroblasts #Flow Cytometry #Immunology #Oncology #Tumour biology

Podcast: Flow cytometry for drug discovery research

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Flow cytometry for drug discovery research” which covers three written for Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022 of DDW. They are called: Flow cytometry technologies and cancer associated fibroblasts and Leveraging… Read More

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#Bruntwood SciTech #Collaboration #Life sciences #R&D #Thermo Fisher Scientific

National collaboration to support life science sector 

Bruntwood SciTech and Thermo Fisher Scientific have entered into a new strategic collaboration to support businesses across Bruntwood SciTech’s national portfolio of life science campuses, with a particular focus at their Alderley Park campus in Cheshire – the UK’s largest single site life science campus, which is home to… Read More

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#Narrated podcasts

Flow cytometry for drug discovery research

This is the latest episode of the free DDW narrated podcast, titled “Flow cytometry for drug discovery research” which covers three written for Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022 of DDW. They are called: Flow cytometry technologies and cancer associated fibroblasts and Leveraging… Read More

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#Cell and gene therapy #Drug development #Drug discovery #Guide

DDW Cell & Gene Therapy Guide 2024

Download the exclusive Guide and read about: Where is the global innovation in CGT and what opportunities is it creating? What does the CGT sector need to overcome challenges and get to market faster? Does the CGT sector have the skills required to ensure future success and of not, how… Read More

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