Gene Therapy in the Big Easy: Society CEO and President Preview ASGCT 2025
The 28th American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) meeting kicks off in mid-May in New Orleans. The annual event, which is on pace toward a goal of 8,000 attendees, will be a...
Immune Response in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Weakened by Phospholipids in Ascites
Research, headed by teams at Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, has uncovered how lipid-rich fluid in the abdomen, known as ascites, plays a central role in weakening the body’s immune response in...
Hematologic, Lymphatic Risks of CAR-T Therapy Revealed
In recent years, chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, commonly known as CAR-T therapy, has revolutionized the field of oncology, offering hope for patients with refractory or relapsed hematologic malignancies. Despite its transformative potential, this...
Improving CGT Production to Speed Delivery and Lower Cost
The production of cell and gene therapies (CGTs) requires many steps, and each one determines the quality of the final product, especially its patient safety and efficacy. The key technologies used in producing these...
Superconductivity and Spin Canting in Trilayer Graphene
In recent years, the exploration of flat-band systems within two-dimensional materials has dramatically transformed our understanding of correlated electronic phases. Among these, graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as a particularly compelling...
SARS-CoV-2 Likely Spread Through Wildlife Trade, Not Bat Migration
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been controversy surrounding the origins of SARS-CoV-2. New research from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine suggests that the virus likely...
Revolutionary Device Instantly Identifies Hazardous Street Drugs, Paving the Way for Harm Reduction Advances
A groundbreaking innovation from the University of Bath has the potential to transform drug safety and harm reduction practices around the world. Scientists have designed a portable device capable of detecting dangerous street drugs...
Molecular Devices launches automated QPix FLEX Microbial Colony Picking System
Molecular Devices, LLC., a leading high-performance life science solutions provider, today launched the QPix® FLEX™ Microbial Colony Picking System. Building on the company’s 20-year legacy developing colony pickers, the QPix FLEX system automates and streamlines...
BMS Commits $40B over Five Years to U.S. R&D, Manufacturing
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) Board Chair and CEO Christopher Boerner, PhD
Bristol Myers Squibb, Board Chair of BMS and CEO Christopher Boerner, PhD, have committed the pharma giant to investing $40 billion over the next...
MINFLUX Nanoscopy Boosted by High-Order Vortex Beams
In the relentless pursuit of pushing optical microscopy beyond traditional limits, a groundbreaking advancement has emerged that promises to revolutionize nanoscale imaging. Researchers XJ Tan and Z. Huang have recently unveiled a novel enhancement...
