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The cfPure® Cell Free DNA Extraction Kit from AMSBIO is a magnetic bead-based DNA extraction kit designed to isolate circulating cell free DNA (cfDNA) from human plasma or serum samples.

Research Triangle Park, NC, USA and Cambridge, UK, 20 January 2021 – Inivata, a leader in liquid biopsy, today announces that the first patients have been tested using InVisionFirst®-Lung as part of the Phase II ALKALINE trial sponsored by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). As part of the study Inivata’s InVisionFirst-Lung liquid biopsy will be used to test and monitor ALK positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients initiating treatment with lorlatinib, Pfizer Inc.’s third generation ALK inhibitor therapy.

Cambridge and London, UK, 18 January 2021:


Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, and LifeArc, a leading UK independent medical research charity, today announced a 12-month extension of their neuroscience drug discovery collaboration, as a result of the continued success of their ongoing agreement.

Cambridge, United Kingdom – 14 January 2021 - Congenica, the digital health company enabling rapid and accurate analysis of complex genomic data to transform people’s lives, today announces the launch of a Patient Advocacy and Engagement Advisory Board.

Taiho Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd., (hereinafter Taiho) announces that it and Astex Pharmaceuticals (UK), (hereinafter Astex), both Otsuka group companies, have granted an exclusive license under their joint, small-molecule drug discovery program targeting SHP2 to Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada (hereinafter MSD) through a subsidiary. 

Cambridge, UK, 13 January 2021: Today Abcam (AIM:ABC; NASDAQ:ABCM), a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, was honored with a Employees’ Choice Award recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2021 by Glassdoor, the worldwide leader on insights about jobs and companies.

Cambridge animal health technology pioneer PetMedix has clinched a multi-year partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim to develop novel and transformative companion animal antibody therapeutics using PetMedix's proprietary Ky9™ platform. 

Cambridge, UK, 12 January 2021: CN Bio, a leading developer of single and multi organ-on-chip microphysiological systems (MPS) that improve the accuracy and efficiency of drug discovery, today announced the publication of co-authored research with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)1.

Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge, UK, 12 January 2021 – Sosei Group Corporation (“the Company”; TSE: 4565) and PharmEnable, a UK drug discovery company, announce they have entered a collaboration to apply their respective technologies to drive novel drug discovery against a challenging G protein-couple receptor (GPCR) target associated with neurological diseases.

Cambridge, UK and New York City, USA, 12th January 2021: Artios Pharma Limited (“Artios”), a leading DNA Damage Response (DDR) company developing a broad pipeline of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer, announces the appointment of Abid Ansari as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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