Drug Discovery World

MARCH 7, 2024

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired Patch Biosciences, with the intention to strengthen its gene therapy services, cell therapy services, and RNA therapeutics services. JB Michel, CEO and co-founder of Patch Biosciences: “Joining Ginkgo Bioworks represents an exciting step in our journey to engineer better genetic medicines.

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WCG Clinical

MAY 28, 2024

CAR-T Cells Target Harmful B Cells in Lupus CAR-T cell technology, which uses genetic engineering to direct white blood cells to attack specific molecular targets, was originally proposed for treatment of HIV infection and hematological malignancies. In these cases B cell depletion is a feature, not a bug.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 31, 2023

It is worth noting that the transcription factor is responsible for recruiting RNA polymerase to bind to the gene and produce messenger RNA, which is then translated into the protein. An additional level of genetic control is provided by gene switches that are located upstream of the promoter region.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 23, 2023

Increasing interest in CRISPR-Cas gene editing systems over recent years has delivered innovative developments in precision genome engineering technologies, holding enormous potential for applications across the healthcare sector.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 10, 2023

Dr Megan MacBride and Dr Caroline Horizny Mitchell , Taconic, examine recent changes to animal testing in drug design. Drug discovery and development is an arduous process that can cost upwards of $2.6 In August 2022, the ICH issued an addendum to its S1B guidelines that allows certain drugs to forego two-year rat studies 1.

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