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Study shows interferons do not induce the expression of SARS-CoV-2 cell entry receptor

In a new bioRxiv study, authors identified a isoform of ACE2 (designated as deltaACE2 or dACE2) receptor, shown to be induced in various human cell types.

23 Jul 2020

Analytik Jena Web Weeks – Analytik Jena launches new web seminar series for biomolecular applications, lab automation, and liquid handling

Analytik Jena is launching its brand new, English-language web seminar series “Analytik Jena Web Weeks” starting July 29, 2020. Until the end of the year, application specialists and product experts from Analytik Jena will present methods, technology solutions, and tips and tricks to make everyday laboratory work more efficient. Topics range from nucleic acid extraction, PCR, qPCR to liquid handling and laboratory automation.

From Analytik Jena 23 Jul 2020

Researchers recreate pancreatic cancer tissue using 3D-cell culture technique

Pancreatic cancer is a life-threatening disease with very poor survival rates in patients, and--despite various efforts--its treatment remains challenging.

23 Jul 2020

New article sheds light on challenges faced by vaccine developers

With the global pandemic still in full swing, scientists are working to develop a vaccine in record time. While everyone wants an effective vaccine, they don't all agree on how to get there and what "effective" really means.

23 Jul 2020

Study shows how leptin regulates the presence of neurons in fat

There's no doubt that you can lose fat by eating less or moving more--yet after decades of research, the biology underlying this equation remains mysterious.

23 Jul 2020

Research could lead to more efficient cellular immunotherapies for advanced cancers

Adoptive cell transfer immunotherapy is one of the most promising new treatments for people with hard-to-treat cancers.

23 Jul 2020

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

In a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientific leaders from the National Institutes of Health set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality and type of daily tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and help reduce inequities for underserved populations that have been disproportionally affected by the disease.

23 Jul 2020

New biomolecules can benefit agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors

These molecules of plant origin may be of use to the agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors. Researchers from the Biochemistry and Biotechnology Research Group at the Universitat Jaume Ihave identified and obtained biomolecules of plant origin, which have been tested against plant pathogens and pathogens of clinical interest, with the aim of obtaining high-quality commercial products that can be applied in the agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors.

23 Jul 2020

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

Ashion Analytics LLC today announced a partnership with Elevation Oncology, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focused on the matching of patients with tumors harboring an NRG1 gene fusion identified using Ashion's proprietary GEM ExTra test with CRESTONE, a registration-directed Phase 2 study sponsored by Elevation Oncology.

23 Jul 2020

Vesigen Therapeutics to develop and commercialize novel drug-delivery technologies

Harvard University's Office of Technology Development (OTD) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health today announced the launch of Vesigen Therapeutics, a startup company that aims to overcome the challenge of delivering next-generation therapeutics, such as gene-editing complexes, RNA molecules, and other large proteins, to intracellular targets in specific tissues of interest.

23 Jul 2020

New approach tracks tumors in real time, could improve outcomes for cancer patients

A team of University of Alberta researchers has developed a faster way of tracking the movement of tumours in the body during radiation therapy, which could significantly improve outcomes for cancer patients.

23 Jul 2020

Experts use genomic analysis tools to create personalized treatment for kidney cancer patients

Experts at City of Hope and the Translational Genomics Research Institute are using one of the world's most comprehensive genomic analysis tools to map out personalized treatment plans for metastatic kidney cancer patients.

22 Jul 2020

Clinical trial evaluates rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 in London care homes

In a UK-first, Queen Mary University of London is leading a clinical trial of a new rapid COVID-19 testing system that delivers results in under an hour.

22 Jul 2020

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from several COVID-19 patients that, to date, are among the most potent in neutralizing the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

22 Jul 2020

KNAUER donates to the "online campus participation" fund of the Studierendenwerk Berlin

Jana Judisch, spokeswoman of the Studierendenwerk Berlin, a public institution to provide the necessary services for studying at the Berlin universities, accepted a donation cheque in the amount of 5,800 Euros for the "Technikfonds".

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 22 Jul 2020

Sartorius raises 2020 sales and earnings forecast based on dynamic performance in the first half

Sartorius, a leading international partner of life science research and the biopharmaceutical industry, raised its growth and earnings guidance for the current year based on its very dynamic business performance in the first six months of 2020, as well as on high demand expected to continue for the rest of the current fiscal year.

From Sartorius 22 Jul 2020

Laboratory News and Research

Study shows interferons do not induce the expression of SARS-CoV-2 cell entry receptor

Analytik Jena Web Weeks – Analytik Jena launches new web seminar series for biomolecular applications, lab automation, and liquid handling

Researchers recreate pancreatic cancer tissue using 3D-cell culture technique

New article sheds light on challenges faced by vaccine developers

Study shows how leptin regulates the presence of neurons in fat

Research could lead to more efficient cellular immunotherapies for advanced cancers

NIH leaders create a framework to scale up testing technologies for COVID-19

New biomolecules can benefit agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors

Ashion Analytics and Elevation Oncology form innovative cancer treatment partnership

Vesigen Therapeutics to develop and commercialize novel drug-delivery technologies

New approach tracks tumors in real time, could improve outcomes for cancer patients

Experts use genomic analysis tools to create personalized treatment for kidney cancer patients

Clinical trial evaluates rapid PCR testing for COVID-19 in London care homes

Scientists isolate potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from COVID-19 patients

KNAUER donates to the "online campus participation" fund of the Studierendenwerk Berlin

Sartorius raises 2020 sales and earnings forecast based on dynamic performance in the first half

IBBL and LNS launch MIRABANK in Luxembourg

Avacta provides update on clinical validation of Adeptrix COVID-19 diagnostic test

Avacta provides update on clinical validation of Adeptrix COVID-19 diagnostic test

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