Kerry talks c-LEcta acquisition: ‘Biotechnology, synthetic biology and precision fermentation are radically transforming food’...
Ingredient supplier Kerry Taste & Nutrition has acquired a majority stake in c-LEcta, a biotech company specialising in enzyme engineering and bioprocess development.The German biotech group will continue to operate on a stand-alone basis...
CNIO researchers design a drug screening platform compatible with patient biopsies to fight metastasis
It is estimated that about a quarter of cancer patients are at risk of brain metastases, a rate that is increasing especially among those who suffer relapses after having undergone different cancer treatments. This,...
How biotech aids biodiversity – Alliance for Science
As the basis for food, housing, clothing, medicine, industrial raw material and potentially many more benefits to human well-being, biodiversity is crucial to our survival and economic development.
Numerous scientific studies show that the use...
Get Me (DNA) Rewrite: Intellia’s First Acquisition Expands CRISPR Toolkit
Intellia concluded that Rewrite’s technology can provide safe and curative genome editing treatments like the ones it is working to develop. In announcing the acquisition, Intellia also said Rewrite offered it “the potential to...
Respiratory virus particles likely travel greater distance than previously thought
A modeling study raises questions about how far respiratory droplets, like those that transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless. Can the airborne particles that carry the virus remain infectious...
Nano-engineered sealer leads to more durable concrete
A nanomaterials-engineered penetrating sealer developed by Washington State University researchers is able to better protect concrete from moisture and salt – the two most damaging factors in crumbling concrete infrastructure in northern states.
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New approach to alter the skin microbiome and reduce acne lesions using bacteria
Acne on the face is often treated with topical antibiotics, which tend to be used for an extended period of time and contribute to the serious problem of antibiotic resistance. Scientists are investigating an...
New drug effective in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer ineligible for cisplatin chemotherapy
Findings from a new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers show enfortumab vedotin is effective in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) not eligible for cisplatin chemotherapy. The data is from Cohort H...
Study lays the groundwork for developing novel ways to promote tissue regeneration
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki lays the groundwork for the development of future ways to promote tissue regeneration in, for example, degenerative diseases or accelerate recovery from tissue damage. Tissue stem...
Decentralized Manufacturing of Advanced Therapies
Decentralized manufacturing of advanced therapies seems to be an emerging trend. GEN spoke to Nick Medcalf, deputy challenge director, medicines manufacturing at Innovate UK, about the benefits and challenges facing the industry.
What are the...
