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Spirea raises £2.4M ($3M) to develop antibody drug conjugates in cancer

Funding will enable the development of Spirea’s pipeline of antibody drug conjugate therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumours.

From Spirea 14 Jun 2022

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe to partner with the BOpA Innovation Chair to support advances in the operating room

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe is pleased to announce a new partnership with the ‘Augmented Operating Room’ (BOpA) Innovation Chair to accelerate the development of digital technologies for surgery.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 14 Jun 2022

MolGen Showcases Automated High Throughput Laboratory Solutions at the Analytica Fair in Munich

MolGen b.v. of Veenendaal (NL), a global solutions provider of innovative extraction DNA/RNA isolation technology, hardware, systems, consumables and reagents for human diagnostics, agricultural research, and the biotech industry is attending the Analytica Fair, in Munich, on the 21st- 24th of June 2022.

From AgriGenX 14 Jun 2022

Accurate detection of specific genomic disorders made possible by nanopore sequencing

Using nanopore sequencing, a rapid third-generation cytogenetic analysis tool, investigators are now able to accurately detect specific genomic disorders in a fraction of the time it takes to conduct traditional and molecular cytogenetic testing.

14 Jun 2022

Orbit Discovery awarded Innovate UK grant to expand high throughput cell-based functional screening platform capabilities in peptide drug discovery

Orbit Discovery Ltd., (“Orbit”) a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering candidate peptide therapeutics harnessing proprietary affinity and cell-based functional screening platforms, has been awarded a Smart grant by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency.

From Orbit Discovery 14 Jun 2022

Evonetix appoints Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer

EVONETIX LTD (‘Evonetix’), the synthetic biology company bringing semiconductor technology to DNA synthesis, today announced the appointment of Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect.

From Evonetix 14 Jun 2022

Self-focus during online chat may degrade your mood

A new study finds that the more a person stares at themself while talking with a partner in an online chat, the more their mood degrades over the course of the conversation. Alcohol use appears to worsen the problem, the researchers found.

13 Jun 2022

MIT researchers design new sensor to distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Many different types of bacteria and viruses can cause pneumonia, but there is no easy way to determine which microbe is causing a particular patient's illness.

13 Jun 2022

Study offers a new and unique treatment for AIDS

A new study from Tel Aviv University offers a new and unique treatment for AIDS which may be developed into a vaccine or a one time treatment for patients with HIV.

13 Jun 2022

Covid funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools

Many U.S. schools were in dire need of upgrades — burdened by leaking pipes, mold, and antiquated heating systems — long before the covid-19 pandemic drew attention to the importance of indoor ventilation in reducing the spread of infectious disease.

13 Jun 2022

Evosep One enables robust, high throughput, single cell proteomics

Today, at the 70th Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Evosep demonstrates new applications for standardization of high throughput single cell proteomics, higher throughput clinical analysis, and improved diabetes monitoring.

From Evosep 13 Jun 2022

AI tool allows clinicians to make optimal, personalized chemotherapy doses for patients

A team of researchers from National University of Singapore, in collaboration with clinicians from the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore which is part of the National University Health System (NUHS), has reported promising results in using CURATE.AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that identifies and better allows clinicians to make optimal and personalized doses of chemotherapy for patients.

13 Jun 2022

Ultrasound-based AI classifier of thyroid nodules can help rule out cancer, avoid unnecessary biopsies

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify thyroid nodules seen on thyroid ultrasound that are very unlikely to be cancerous, reducing a large number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

Nanomaterial-based devices may be a viable option for monitoring, treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death across the globe, responsible for about 17.9 million (32%) of all deaths worldwide every year.

10 Jun 2022

Using a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections

Innovative efforts at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to use a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections has won critical financial support from The Hartwell Foundation.

10 Jun 2022

McMaster scientists develop new rapid test to detect infections in farm animals

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new form of rapid test to detect infections in farm animals, responding to the rising threat of dangerous outbreaks.

10 Jun 2022

Healthy diet interventions targeting parents of young children could provide benefits for both

Parents are the most important ‘agents of change’ for influencing child lifestyle behaviours – so healthy diet interventions aimed at engaging only parents can be more effective than those aimed at both parents and their children, according to researchers from Flinders University, the University of Newcastle and University of Wollongong.

10 Jun 2022

First-in-class, anti-cancer mitochondrial drug found to be effective against most carcinoma cell lines

A study of the lead agent (CPI-613) in a class of anticancer drugs undergoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved clinical trials reveals that CPI-613 is effective against most carcinoma cell lines, and, used in combination, could have efficacy against reducing some tumors.

9 Jun 2022

New, tiny probe for long-lasting and minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a tiny neural probe that can be implanted for longer time periods to record and stimulate neural activity, while minimizing injury to the surrounding tissue.

9 Jun 2022

Cryo-EM helps scientists to decipher the structure of a key part of RNA degradation machinery

In biology, getting rid of stuff can be just as important as making it. A buildup of cells, proteins, or other molecules that are no longer needed can cause problems, so living things have evolved several ways to clean house.

9 Jun 2022

Technology News and Research

Spirea raises £2.4M ($3M) to develop antibody drug conjugates in cancer

FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe to partner with the BOpA Innovation Chair to support advances in the operating room

MolGen Showcases Automated High Throughput Laboratory Solutions at the Analytica Fair in Munich

Accurate detection of specific genomic disorders made possible by nanopore sequencing

Orbit Discovery awarded Innovate UK grant to expand high throughput cell-based functional screening platform capabilities in peptide drug discovery

Evonetix appoints Colin McCracken as Chief Executive Officer

Self-focus during online chat may degrade your mood

MIT researchers design new sensor to distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia

Study offers a new and unique treatment for AIDS

Covid funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools

Evosep One enables robust, high throughput, single cell proteomics

AI tool allows clinicians to make optimal, personalized chemotherapy doses for patients

Ultrasound-based AI classifier of thyroid nodules can help rule out cancer, avoid unnecessary biopsies

Nanomaterial-based devices may be a viable option for monitoring, treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Using a harmless amoeba to protect children from dangerous infections

McMaster scientists develop new rapid test to detect infections in farm animals

Healthy diet interventions targeting parents of young children could provide benefits for both

First-in-class, anti-cancer mitochondrial drug found to be effective against most carcinoma cell lines

New, tiny probe for long-lasting and minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Cryo-EM helps scientists to decipher the structure of a key part of RNA degradation machinery

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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