Author Archives: Megan Thomas

#Autolomous #Cell and gene therapy #Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult #Digitalisation #Funding

CGT grant funds implementation and digitisation of PAT  

Autolomous, a developer of critical manufacturing management systems for cell and gene therapies (CGTs), and the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult), an independent innovation and technology organisation specialising in the advancement of CGTs, have been awarded a joint £1.2 million grant by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI),… Read More

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Blood cells
#Autoimmune disease #Biotechnology #Haemodialysis #Invizius

‘Angry Blood’ haemodialysis study recruits its 300th patient 

Invizius, a biotechnology company developing second generation therapies for a range of complement-driven autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, has recruited its 300th patient to the ‘Angry Blood’ study.   This is a significant milestone in its novel kinetic study to identify patients with elevated complement responses… Read More

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#Automation / robotics #Cell and gene therapy #Cellular Origins #ISCT

Robotic platform to enable scalable manufacture of advanced therapies 

Cellular Origins, a company focused on enabling scalable, cost-effective and space-efficient manufacture of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), has launched Constellation, its closed, configurable, robotic platform at the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT) Annual Meeting 2023.   Designed to automate the manufacturing of advanced therapies… Read More

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#Drug discovery #Research #Research and development

Scientific SaaS platform to accelerate drug and materials development 

Revvity has launched its Signals Research Suite, a unified, cloud-native SaaS platform that drives scientific collaboration across R&D disciplines from drug discovery to specialty chemicals material development.   The new solution from Revvity Signals Software, the software and informatics arm of Revvity, is available worldwide. It integrates the… Read More

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Paris
#allogeneic cell therapies #Cell and gene therapy #Events #ISCT

ISCT 2023 key trends: Allo vs Auto 

The International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) is a global society of clinicians, regulators, technologists, and industry partners with a shared mission to drive the translation of all cell and gene (CGT) therapies for the benefit of patients worldwide. The ISCT 2023 Annual Meeting took place in Paris, France from… Read More

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CGTC Edinburgh lab
#Cell and gene therapy #Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult #CGT Catapult #Edinburgh BioQuarter #Lab technology

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult opens new Scottish laboratories 

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) has opened its facility in the Edinburgh BioQuarter, its first site in Scotland.   By opening these new laboratories, the CGT Catapult aims to provide expertise, resources and technology to help cell therapy developers improve their manufacturing processes and navigate… Read More

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#Cancer research #Clinical trial design #Clinical trials #FDA #Phase I trial

New DDW Highlights podcast for 12 June 2023

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.  There has been some interesting news related to clinical trials this week, with the announcement that… Read More

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DDW Highlights: 12 June 2023

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.  There has been some interesting news related to clinical trials this week, with the announcement that… Read More

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Cancer cells
#AACR 2023 #Cancer research #DDW Events podcast #Kintara Therapeutics #Meet the Researcher #Therapeutics

DDW Events: AACR 2023 Episode 1 with Dennis Brown, Kintara Therapeutics

At the American Association of Cancer Research’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, DDW’s Megan Thomas met with industry experts to learn more about their research and careers in the field of cancer research. In this latest episode, Thomas speaks with Dennis Brown, Chief Scientific Officer at Kintara Therapeutics. You… Read More

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#AACR 2023 #Cancer research #DDW Events podcast #Kintara Therapeutics #Meet the Researcher #Therapeutics

Meet the researcher: Dennis Brown, Kintara Therapeutics 

At the American Association of Cancer Research’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, DDW's Megan Thomas met with industry experts to learn more about their research and careers in the field of cancer research. Thomas speaks with Dennis Brown, Chief Scientific Officer at Kintara Therapeutics. You can also listen to these… Read More

#Cancer Research #Exclusive Content #Opinion

Paris
#Cell and gene therapy #Cell collections #Events #ISCT

ISCT 2023 key trends: the importance of cell collections 

The International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) is a global society of clinicians, regulators, technologists, and industry partners with a shared mission to drive the translation of all cell and gene therapies for the benefit of patients worldwide. The ISCT 2023 Annual Meeting took place in Paris, France from May… Read More

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#Biopharmaceuticals #Inoviem Scientific #Personalised medicine

Podcast on enhancing genetically guided personalised medicine

In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business.    In this latest episode, DDW’s Megan Thomas is in conversation with… Read More

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Enhancing genetically guided personalised medicine

In the In Conversation With series, a part of the free DDW podcast, DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business.    In this latest episode, DDW’s Megan Thomas is in conversation with… Read More

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Neurons in a brain with Alzheimer's disease
#Alzheimer's #Axol Bioscience #Neuroscience #Stem cells #StrataStem

A step closer to ‘clinical trial in a dish’ for Alzheimer’s  

Axol Bioscience has signed an exclusive agreement with StrataStem to access and commercialise its collection of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patient samples.   Harnessing its stem cell expertise, Axol will reprogramme these patient samples into induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs) that can then be differentiated into a range… Read More

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bone cancer
#Bone cancer #Childhood cancer #Funding #Osteosarcoma #Paediatrics

$1.5 million awarded for osteosarcoma research 

CureSearch for Children’s Cancer has awarded a $1.5 million grant to Dr Patrick Grohar of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to develop a new targeted treatment approach for paediatric osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer.    The award – the Fight Osteosarcoma Together Super Grant – is a… Read More

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ioDisease Model Cells
#bit bio #Cell coding #CRISPR-Cas9 #Gene editing

bit.bio launches custom disease model cells

Cell coding company bit.bio has launched a new disease model cell offering enabling scientists to commission disease-relevant mutation of interest.   The company’s new Custom ioDisease Model Cells offering lets scientists choose the disease-relevant mutation they’re interested in. The disease-relevant mutation is engineered into bit.bio’s human ioWild Type … Read More

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