Fecal Microbiome Transplant Converts Melanoma Immunotherapy Non-Responders into Responders
Scientists at the NIH in collaboration with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center have shown how some patients with advanced melanoma that hasn’t responded to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, can be converted to immunotherapy responders by...
Gene panel test enables highly accurate diagnosis of liposarcomas
Researchers have leveraged the latest advances in RNA technology and machine learning methods to develop a gene panel test that allows for highly accurate diagnosis of the most common types of liposarcoma. It quickly...
Pharmacologist lays out a plan to improve the equity of drug development
In a new perspective piece published in the Feb. 5 issue of Science, pharmacologist Namandje Bumpus, Ph.D. -- who recently became the first African American woman to head a Johns Hopkins University School of...
Global survey reveals heavy toll of COVID-19 first wave on liver cancer care
The global Liver Cancer Outcomes in Covid-19 (CERO-19) Survey included 76 high-volume cancer treatment centres which participated during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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‘Manufacturing-First Approach’ Pays Off for CAR-NK Cell Therapy Artiva
Merck and Artiva have agreed to partner on an initial two CAR-NK programs, with the pharma giant retaining an option for a third. Merck has already selected the first target, and the companies have...
Sana Biotechnology raises largest-ever IPO for preclinical biotech company – Yahoo News
Sana Biotechnology, a Seattle gene regulation startup led by several co-founders of Juno Therapeutics, raised $588 million in its IPO. The company priced 23.5 million shares at $25, for a fully diluted market value...
Novel quantum sensor offers a new route to early diagnosis, preventive treatment
Oxygen is essential for human life, but within the body, certain biological environmental conditions can transform oxygen into aggressively reactive molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can damage DNA, RNA, and proteins. Normally,...
Kangaroo overgrazing could be jeopardising land conservation, study finds
The native species has reached numbers that are contributing to drier soil and less vegetation – and may be more damaging to conservation areas than rabbits.
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PDS Biotechnology Moves Forward With Full Enrollment In PDS0101 Trial In HPV-Associated Cancers, Shares...
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Sana Biotechnology boosts IPO range, looks to raise $517 million – GeekWire
Sana’s technology (screen grab via IPO filing)
Sana Biotechnology — the Seattle upstart that’s looking to treat a variety of diseases through gene therapy and cell engineering — is generating buzz on Wall Street.
Sana boosted...
