Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector now worth nearly £750m – Holyrood
Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector is now worth nearly £750m, according to figures from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC). This far exceeds the ambition of reaching £400m by 2020 that was set out in...
Rules Deciphered for Reorganizing Rooms Without Walls within Cells
Compartmentalizing tasks quickly, efficiently, and accurately is the key to any successful organization—including the tiny but complex biological cell.
Vital and at times opposing biochemical tasks are constantly being performed within spherical chambers within the...
Nautilus Biotechnology, Arya III sign business combination agreement – pharmaceutical-technology.com
Proteomics company Nautilus Biotechnology and a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Arya Sciences Acquisition Corp III (Arya III) have signed a definitive business combination agreement.
On closing of the deal, the combined company will reportedly...
Avecho Biotechnology raises $5.06m to develop pharmaceutical cannabinoid products – Small Caps
Avecho chief executive officer Dr Paul Gavin said the strong support for its placement was “indicative of the strong commercial momentum” gathering in the medicinal cannabis space.
As the global medicinal cannabis space matures, Avecho...
New discovery revises the ‘text book view’ of cell migration
Research groups at University of Helsinki and Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, discovered a new molecular mechanism that promotes cell migration. The discovery sheds light on the mechanisms that drive uncontrolled movement of cancer cells,...
Social distancing in the natural world: Strategies to detect and avoid disease
Credit: Dominik Scythe on Unsplash
The notion of social distancing rose to public prominence approximately a year ago, when health officials began recommending it as a way...
Is Biotechnology the Answer to a More Sustainable Beauty Industry? – Fashionista
In Borneo, the balmy forests of the Malay Archipelago are home to some of the richest biodiversity on Earth. The ecosystems of this island nation, the third-largest in the world, and the...
Simple blood test can detect a wide range of diseases
In diagnostic medicine, biopsies, where a sample of tissue is extracted for analysis, is a common tool for the detection of many conditions. But this approach has several drawbacks - it can be painful,...
Early Indian monsoon forecasts could benefit farmers
Seasonal forecasts for Indian summer monsoon accurate in India’s major agricultural regions
Credit: Amulya Chevuturi/University of Reading
Farmers in India should be provided with early forecasts of expected...
RNA in Its DNA: Avidity Biosciences Combines mAb Selectivity, Oligonucleotide Precision
AOC 1001 is based on Avidity’s Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs) platform, designed to treat diseases of high unmet need by combining the tissue selectivity of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies...
