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IWD: Spotlight on women in life sciences

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How did you get into life sciences? After a few years, I decided I wanted to move into the commercial side of the business, so I completed an MBA and went on to hold various positions in Corporate Business Development, Life Science and Healthcare. What has your career path been? Ultimately, this has to start at school.

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Modernizing cell culture processes for the next wave of genomic medicine

Pharmaceutical Technology

The field of genomic medicine has reached a true turning point. More efficient, suspension-based cell culture processes are urgently needed in the now fast-developing genomic medicine space. Cytiva and the Drop logo are trademarks of Life Sciences IP Holdings Corp. CEVEC became part of Cytiva in October 2022.

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Athersys Announces Three Appointments to Board of Directors

The Pharma Data

She chairs the board of directors of Sellas Life Sciences, a publicly traded biotechnology company, chairs its nominations & governance committee, and is a member of its audit, compensation and finance committees. She currently serves as a non-executive director on the board of Genfit, S.A.,

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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

XTalks

These tumor-derived entities are used to derive genomic and proteomic data. However, Dr. Bahassi reported that the selection of CTCs using this method is often not very efficient and the CTC population is usually highly contaminated with leukocytes. Detection of Genomic Alterations from cfDNA: Targeted, Non-Personalized Approaches.

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Black History Month: Recognizing the Revolutionary Contributions of Black Individuals in Science

XTalks

It wasn’t until the early 1970s when large numbers of other cell lines were found to be contaminated with HeLa in some labs that an investigation was launched. However, when a strain of HeLa cells was sequenced and researchers published its genome in 2013, Skloot informed the Lacks family about this.

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Top 10 Biotech Trends for 2025

XTalks

Additionally, CRISPR genome-wide screening holds great potential for identifying key disease-associated genes and uncovering novel therapeutic targets. This reduces human error and contamination risks, ensuring higher-quality production outcomes. The global NGS market is projected to grow from $13.0 billion in 2022 to $27.0