Biotechnology

The deadlines for the Tony B. Academic Award and the Student Poster Award for SLAS Europe 2021 is June 14, a week prior to the conference, which takes place June 23-25 digitally. SLAS’ call for poster abstracts provide opportunities to receive recognition, experience and praise for original research by a range of industry professionals, academics, […]

High-throughput screening remains one of the most powerful, unbiased approaches for small molecule drug discovery. In this whitepaper, “Disrupting Drug Discovery From Assay Development to Lead Compound”, SAMDI Tech CSO, Zack Gurard-Levin, discusses the important aspects to consider when choosing the right methodology for drug discovery. The whitepaper covers traditional label-dependent approaches versus novel label-free […]

Berkeley Lights has released its TechAccess Subscription model to enable broader customer access to their single-cell screening technology. The new offering brings requested volume and throughput flexibility to customers who want to access the company’s cell line development and antibody discovery workflows. The all-inclusive subscription provides customers with a comprehensive suite of products, including a […]

Aptamer and PinotBio have entered into a strategic collaboration agreement to develop Optimer-drug conjugates for targeted drug delivery, combining Aptamer’s Optimer technology with PinotBio’s technology using the chemotherapeutic FL-118 compound with specific linker. Optimer therapeutics are optimised aptamer solutions. Optimer-drug conjugates offer uniquely specific targeting vehicles for the delivery of therapeutic agents to selected cell […]

The University of Oxford has announced the launch of a new centre of global research collaboration and excellence, the Pandemic Sciences Centre. Its mission will be to ensure that the world is better equipped to create global, and equitable science-driven solutions to prepare for, identify, and counter future pandemic threats. The Pandemic Sciences Centre, which […]

The first outcome of the Optibrium and BioPharmics collaboration will be a new module for StarDrop, Optibrium’s small molecule design, optimisation and analysis software,. The new Surflex eSim 3D module, planned for the third quarter of 2021, will leverage BioPharmics’ three-dimensional (3D) ligand-based design approaches, offering exceptional virtual screening and compound design capabilities for targets […]

Lu Rahman takes look at some of the latest imaging innovation available and how it can benefit drug target identification and drug discovery research. Imaging is an important element within the drug discovery and development process providing researchers with information that can help identify potential drug targets or see how drugs are working. Developments in […]

PerkinElmer has entered into an agreement to acquire Nexcelom Bioscience for US$260 million. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2021. Nexcelom provides automated cell counting instruments and aids in the development of cell and gene and immuno-oncology therapies, virology drugs and vaccines. Its expected 2021 revenues are approximately US$40 million. […]

Vizgen has released its first freely available dataset, the Vizgen MERFISH Mouse Brain Receptor Map. This is reportedly the first of a series of datasets that will be made available through the company’s new Data Release Program. The MERFISH release is said to mark the first time the research community at large can access open-source […]

The US. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended its research collaboration with CN Bio for a further three years. The scope of the research carried out with the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has now been broadened to include the exploration of CN Bio’s lung-on-a-chip using the PhysioMimix MPS platform, to […]