Celgene, Immatics Launch Up-to-$1.5B+ Cancer T-Cell Collaboration
Harpreet Singh, CEO of Immatics
Celgene will partner with Immatics Biotechnologies to develop novel adoptive cell therapies against multiple cancers, Immatics said today, through a collaboration that could generate more than $1.5 billion for the...
Computer program analyzes blood plasma to identify weight gain biomarkers
Researchers at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil, have developed a computer program that analyzes molecules in blood plasma to search for biomarkers that identify individuals who are at risk...
EdiGene Biotechnology moves into new R&D center in Massachusetts – BioPharma-Reporter.com
Located in the Winter Street office park in Waltham, EdiGene’s 14,000 sq. ft. space holds laboratories integrated with office space.LEAPER (Leveraging endogenous ADAR for programmable editing of RNA) was developed in a lab at...
A genomic barcode tracker for immune cells
Credit: Dr. Martin Smith
Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a new method to spot rare immune cells that are reactive against cancer cells, from within a patient’s own immune system.
The...
Agilent to Acquire Resolution Bioscience for up to $695M, Expanding in Precision Medicine
Agilent Technologies has agreed to acquire Resolution Bioscience for up to $695 million, the companies said Tuesday, in a deal intended to expand the buyer’s precision medicine offerings by complementing and expanding its capabilities...
Study reports overall response of HER2-low breast cancer patients to neoadjuvant T-DXd treatment
Patients with localized, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-low breast cancer treated with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd, Enhertu) in the neoadjuvant setting had an overall response rate of 75 percent in the absence of anastrozole and 63 percent...
Neonatal ICU mystery: Unraveling the secrets of the prevalent Staphylococcus strain
In a recent study published in Microbial Genomics, researchers investigated the genomes of a group of Staphylococcus capitis isolates from neonates. Study: Characterisation of neonatal Staphylococcus capitis NRCS-A isolates compared with non NRCS-A...
Using unconventional materials, like ice and eggshells, as scaffolds to grow tissues
Credit: Nguyen and Camci-Unal/Trends in Biotechnology
As the global demand for tissue and organ transplants significantly outstrips supply, tissue engineering might provide a potential solution. But one...
Parkinson’s Disease Drug Stabilizes Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Improves Vision
The results of an open-label pilot study have found that treating patients with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using the Parkinson’s disease drug, levodopa, stabilized their disease and improved vision. The...
Oil in the ocean photooxides within hours to days, new study finds
Study provides new details on the fate of spilled oil in the marine environment, effectiveness of chemical dispersants
Credit: MODIS on NASA’s AQUA satellite, 9 May 2010 @ 190848 UTC. Downlink and processed at the...
