• Appointment of Dr Gary Clark as Head of Screening Technologies supports Metrion’s cell biology initiative and introduction of new screening platforms
• Service capabilities expanded by addition of 384-well high throughput assay platforms and automated low volume liquid handling systems
Metrion Biosciences Limited (“Metrion”), the specialist ion channel contract research and drug discovery company, today announced it has expanded its capabilities and expertise through the addition of automated low volume liquid handling capability and 384-well electrophysiology and fluorescence-based high…
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Cambridge, UK, 1 December 2021: CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), has been recognised by The Scientist for developing a Top 10 Innovation of 2021. This year’s list includes CN Bio’s PhysioMimix™ Multi-Organ MPS; a next-generation OOC platform that provides advanced insights into the potential effects of novel therapeutics that were previously only achievable using animal models.
Annually, the industry-leading publication, The Scientist, publishes a list of innovations and solutions that its…
Alderley Park, Cheshire – One of the UK’s leading infectious disease biotech companies has announced a breakthrough in laboratory trials of a new drug to treat COVID-19 and new variants of the disease, such as the Omicron variant.
Infex Therapeutics’ COV-X program inhibits a new protease target that is responsible for viral replication across the broad spectrum of SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. As such, this new approach is unaffected by changes to coronavirus spike protein that is the focus of current concerns about vaccine effectiveness.
Exciting laboratory results at Infex have…
What can patent data reveal about global progress in green innovation, and what might be achieved in years to come?
Appleyard Lees’ inaugural ‘Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021’, analyses patent filings across several areas of green innovation, including food and agriculture, bioplastics and plastics recycling, and renewable energy storage.
This data-driven report gets behind the rhetoric, to shed light on the state of progress in the development of green technologies. How close are we to finding the technological solutions that will be so important for achieving sustainability?…
AstraZeneca will today, in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, formally unveil The Discovery Centre (DISC) in Cambridge, UK – a state-of-the-art research and development (R&D) facility designed to the world’s highest environmental standards and accommodating over 2,200 research scientists.
The new £1bn facility will include the most advanced robotics, high-throughput screening and AI-driven technology. It will support AstraZeneca’s focus on specialised and precision medicines and foster the discovery and development of next generation therapeutics, including nucleotide…
Drawing upon over 30-years’ experience of serving the glycobiology research community - AMSBIO has established a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality reagents including unique ranges of antibodies, lectins, enzymes, assay kits and standards, backed by in-depth technical support.
Glycobiology (the study of the structure, biosynthesis, and biology of carbohydrates) is a complex and dynamic area of research that combines enzymology, molecular and cellular biology, organic chemistry and materials science. Widely acknowledged as critical for both cellular biology and studies of carbohydrate-…
Are you building an innovative and emerging life science or biotechstart-up?Now is your opportunity to accelerate your research and transform it into meaningful value for patients byapplying for an Astellas Future Innovator Prize.Astellas is o ering up to two Future Innovator Prizes for a pioneering science and technology platformthat would be a game-changing approach in Astellas’ interest areas including Blindness & Regeneration,Mitochondria Biology, Genetic Regulation, Immuno-Oncology, Cell Therapy, and other areas
The award for each Astellas Future Innovator Prize winner will:Cover the…
OXFORD, England, Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmaVentures is delighted to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the leading Korean investment bank, Shinhan Investment Corp Group & Global Investment Banking Group (SHIC). This MOU was signed by Adrian Dawkes, Managing Director at PharmaVentures and Keun Soo Chung, SHIC GIB Group Head, during an event last week at Seoul Yeouido SHIC tower, Seoul, South Korea.
Through this MOU, PharmaVentures and Shinhan Investment Corp intend to collaborate closely to provide a much broader range of capabilities and services to…
15 start-ups with huge potential have successfully completed the Data-driven Advanced Therapeutics Accelerator (DATA) programme at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC), one of Europe’s most important science parks for life sciences. The course was tailored to give data-focused biotech start-ups the skills they need to get potential new drugs and therapies to market more quickly. It was supported by SBC’s community of biotech leaders who shared their expertise through this unique programme focused on the intersection of data analytics and drug discovery.
The programme was launched to seek out…