Turning the Patent Cliff into a Bioplant Opportunity
The 2030 patent cliff may either decimate revenue streams or provide an opportunity for innovation that can transform the biopharmaceutical industry. As it stands today, some 200 biopharmaceuticals are scheduled to go off patent...
New SMArT platform improves safety of CRISPR gene editing
A team of researchers led by Luigi Naldini at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) has developed a new strategy to significantly improve the precision and safety of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing...
Building a better biosensor polymer
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Xavier Pita
A new organic (carbon-based) semiconducting material has been developed that outperforms existing options for building the next generation of biosensors. An...
AI-Powered Pan-Cancer Map Reveals Tertiary Lymphoid Structures
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a spatial atlas of specialized immune structures known as tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs), across multiple cancer types, revealing how key features vary...
The growing role of NIR-II imaging in preclinical research
insights from industryJade MarrowSenior Product ManagerScintica Instrumentation Inc.
In this interview, industry expert Jade Marrow discusses how NIR-II imaging supports deeper, higher-contrast preclinical imaging and helps researchers improve translational studies, biodistribution analysis, and real-time monitoring of...
Gut microbiota may determine severity of life-threatening sepsis infections
Why do some people recover easily from bacterial infections while others rapidly deteriorate into life-threatening sepsis? According to a new study, the answer may lie not only in the invading pathogen itself, but also...
New mathematical model tracks microbial contribution to human digestion
Food labels make calories seem simple. They show the number of calories per serving, which is calculated based on how much fat, carbohydrates and protein the food contains. But inside the body, digestion is...
New colorectal cancer screening guidelines emphasize advanced stool tests
With colorectal cancer a growing concern among younger people, the American Cancer Society has endorsed two new types of stool tests to encourage people to get screened while also recommending a limited role for...
Tecan establishes direct sales and specialist lab automation service operations in India
Tecan, a global provider of laboratory automation and solutions, today announced the launch of direct operations in India, including a dedicated local sales and service team based in Gurugram, near New Delhi. The launch,...
Novel wearable ultrasound patch improves high-risk pregnancy monitoring
Current fetal monitoring tools for physicians to closely follow high-risk pregnancies are inadequate, so researchers at Stanford Medicine, the University of California San Diego and Oxford University developed a wearable ultrasound patch to monitor...
