Opinion

RSV is a complicated virus, and traditional vaccine methods have not worked. But UW’s Institute for Protein Design may have solved the problem using computational design. With the help of an innovative computer program, Icosavax has constructed virus-like particles (VLPs) using a two-part assembly (like a soccer ball). Adam Simpson, CEO of Icosavax, talks to […]

bit.bio is a synthetic biology company working on producing every human cell type at scale, with the aim of transforming the research and medicine landscape. Farah Patell-Socha, PhD, VP Research Products tells Lu Rahman about some of the company’s groundbreaking work in this field and the benefits it is creating for disease modelling and drug […]

Lu Rahman talks to John Fuller, Product Manager–Drug Discovery, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences about the pandemic’s impact on this global organisation and its customers — and what to expect in 2021 and beyond. Not surprisingly, the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 caused hundreds, if not thousands of drug discovery research labs worldwide to […]

Andrew Aldridge, Partner at  Deepbridge Capital explains why life science sector has shot up the UK investment agenda as vaccinations are rolled out. The past twelve months have showcased the importance of medical developments like never before. Innovation in the life sciences sector has been headline news around the globe and all aspects of the healthcare system have been under the […]

ILC Therapeutics, a biotech company based in Scotland, is developing a synthetic Interferon which has shown great promise against COVID-19 in laboratory testing and will enter clinical trials later this year. It will be, says the company, the first synthetic Interferon based on the most prominent activities of the natural Interferons. The company believes that […]

Last year IONTAS, a biotechnology company focused on antibody discovery and development, entered into a licensing agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for its proprietary mammalian display. John McCafferty, nuclease directed mammalian display inventor and co-inventor of antibody phage display, told Lu Rahman about this breakthrough work. The company operates as a single group comprised of […]

Michael Smyth is Medical Director at Galapagos UK, responsible for launching innovative therapies in the UK to help change the course of inflammatory disease for patients. Having studied medicine at Liverpool University, one of his personal missions is lifelong learning which is reflected in his role to strive for new treatment options that lead to better […]

UK businesses can now look forward to the easing of restrictions and pent-up demand as vaccine boosts confidence. Luke Davis, CEO of IW Capital, comments on the success of the vaccine and how it will impact businesses and future investments in the UK. The recent success of the UK vaccine roll-out has sent business confidence […]

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 virus variants highlight the need for better genomic monitoring of the virus, says Katia Koelle, Associate Professor of Biology at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. “Improved genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 across states would really help us to better understand how the virus causing the pandemic is evolving and spreading in the United […]