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DDW CGT Guide
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Guide: The latest breakthroughs in cell & gene therapies

Despite their challenging nature, cell & gene therapies (CGTs) are becoming ever more successful and accessible one-time treatments for haematological malignancies and genetic diseases, while researchers have recently made significant strides forward in their use to treat other cancers.

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University of Melbourne
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Melbourne radiopharmaceuticals spinout launches with AUD$12 million

Australian radiopharmaceuticals spinout, Skopos Bio, has launched with an AUD$12 million (US$8.3 million) seed round, led by a global investor syndicate.  The company was founded by three clinical and translational scientists from Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac), who continue to treat patients and lead research:… Read More

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Neuroscience Parkinson's disease
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Ariadne Bio spins out to target apathy in Parkinson’s disease

Palomar Labs (formerly Negev Labs), a venture studio that builds companies around neuropsychiatric drug development programmes with prior human validation, has announced the spinout of Ariadne Bio, its first portfolio company.   Ariadne Bio launches with lead programme AB-300, a clinical-stage-ready, non-hallucinogenic serotonin 2A receptor agonist in development… Read More

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Deep Science Ventures veterans launch Big Picture Bio

A new company founded by Deep Science Ventures veterans has closed a £1.5 million (~$2m) pre-seed round and secured £700,000 (~$950K) Innovate UK funding.  Big Picture Bio has been founded to identify, design and optimise promising cancer combination therapies, using a generative world model to understand how… Read More

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Human data concept
#Artificial intelligence (AI) #deepmirror #Drug design #Innovate UK

AI start-up receives £1m to fund its data acquisition strategy

AI start-up deepmirror has been awarded a Phase 2 Sovereign AI grant as part of Innovate UK’s support for British businesses building world-leading AI technologies.  The grant will fund deepmirror’s data acquisition strategy in which it selects the experiments most likely to improve its molecular… Read More

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