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At EpiBiologics, a pair of Genentech alumni wants to make next-gen protein degraders

Bio Pharma Dive

Armed with a $50 million Series A round, the startup is building off of research from a lab run by protein engineering pioneer Jim Wells.

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Small glowing protein allows researchers to peer deeper into living tissues

Medical Xpress

Biomedical and genetic engineers at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed a small fluorescent protein that emits and absorbs light that penetrates deep into biological tissue.

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PKU researchers harness higher order protein catenation for the development of artificial antibodies

Scienmag

Chemical topology is a unique dimension for protein engineering. Over the past few years, the discovery of topological nontrivial proteins in nature has already revealed their many potential functional benefits, such as enhanced thermal/mechanical/chemical stability.

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Key Parkinson’s protein could offer new potential targets for treatment

Pharma Times

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have revealed new findings about a key pathological protein associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which could lead to new treatments. However, its relation to dopaminergic neuron death is unclear.

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Decoding protein assembly dynamics with artificial protein needles

Scienmag

Protein assembly is essential for the formation of ordered biological structures, but imagine engineering one! This is exactly what researchers at Tokyo Tech have now accomplished with protein needles.

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From Gene to Protein: The Journey of Protein Expression Technology

Roots Analysis

Over the years, pharmaceutical companies have shifted their priorities from traditional interventions towards more advanced pharmacological strategies, such as protein therapeutics. Further, $400 billion is the anticipated sales of protein-based therapeutics in 2023. The mRNA is then translated into to form functional proteins.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Takes Off on Latest SpaceX Flight for Protein Crystallization Research

XTalks

BMS researchers on the mission will study the crystallization of an assortment of their biologics medicines in microgravity. By growing high quality crystal structures of protein-based therapeutics under microgravity, researchers can gain better insights into their complex structures and stability.

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