AMSBIO reports on the positive customer feedback received for their One-Step Luciferase Assay kit recently introduced for quantitation of firefly luciferase activity in mammalian cell culture.Dr Maja Petkovic, Custom Services Business Unit Manager at AMSBIO said "Initial uptake of this new kit has been strong particularly for high throughput screening applications. Our customers have appreciated that the kit offers not just high sensitivity but also the convenience of a homogeneous, single step protocol. In a recent study, researchers at Excellerate Bioscience (https://excelleratebio.…
In recent months, the world has faced its most significant peace-time crisis, effecting all corners of the globe. Like many others, we at PIR International have adopted new working practices to adapt and to continue to support our clients and candidates, who are developing lifesaving treatments and technologies for all diseases. We wish to take this opportunity to thank those developing these important medicines, diagnostics and those on the frontline in healthcare settings looking after all those in need, effected by COVID-19, but also all other diseases which continue to impact millions of…
Westbury, NY – May 11, 2020 – BioIVT, a leading provider of research models and services for drug and diagnostic development, today announced that it is adding high-purity Kupffer cells to its portfolio of human primary hepatic cells to support liver disease drug discovery and development and help predict adverse drug reactions.
Kupffer cells perform a scavenger role in the liver, removing small particles, senescent cells and cell debris. They also play an important role in the immune response to liver pathogens. Dysregulation of the Kupffer cell response contributes to chronic inflammation,…
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees gives listeners access to insights from leading intellectual property specialists.
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Leading IP specialists discuss the most important topics in patents, trade marks, IP litigation and IP strategy, in real time.
Episode one features patent attorneys Adam Tindall, an engineer, and Richard Bray, a physicist, discussing IPO responses to COVID-19, navigating uncertainty in IP, new (and old) ways of working, sector-specific impacts, resurrecting…
Cambridge, UK, 07 May 2020: IONTAS Limited (IONTAS), a leader in the discovery and optimisation of fully human antibodies, today announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Inotrem, a specialist in immunotherapy for acute and chronic inflammatory syndromes. As part of the agreement, IONTAS will apply its Mammalian Display technology to identify antibodies involved in the TREM-1 pathway.
TREM-1, an immunoreceptor expressed on innate immune cells, has been identified by Inotrem as a key therapeutic target for many acute or chronic inflammation syndromes, including sepsis and…
AMSBIO has extended its COVID-19 research portfolio with the introduction of a service to provide custom lentivirus pseudotyped with spike glycoprotein from SARS-CoV-2 to help researchers identify potential targets for development of therapeutic drugs and vaccines. Various research groups around the world have demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 uses its spike glycoprotein S, a main target for neutralization antibody, to bind its receptor, and mediate membrane fusion and virus entry.In response to widespread demand, AMSBIO has developed a custom service to provide ready-to-use in…
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, A4P Bio Logistics has collaborated with Wren Healthcare to offer a one-stop solution for CROs, sponsors, and study sites to support the continuation of clinical trial studies through home nursing and direct-to-patient IMP and sample logistics. It has become increasingly difficult for patients to attend study sites, and our homecare solution allows studies to continue by taking the trial to the patient.
email tim.davies@a4pbio.com to find out how we can support through home nursing and our network of DTP logistic services.
Cambridge and Inverness, UK, 30th April 2020: TTP plc (TTP), a leading independent technology and product development company, has announced today that it has partnered with ODx (ODx Innovations Ltd), a company committed to developing a system for assessing urinary tract infections (UTIs). The collaboration is focussed on bringing ODx’ system to market through TTP’s Desktop Biology service.
The ODx system offers the potential to revolutionise the turnaround time for the assessment of suspected UTIs, reduce the use of antibiotics and provider faster access to optimal antimicrobial therapy.…
Cambridge, UK, 29 April 2020: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon”, “the Company” or “the Group”), a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation for cell line engineering, today announced it has added two new sample formats to its cell-based OncoSpan reference standards for use in the development and validation of workflows for cancer diagnostic assays.
Horizon’s OncoSpan range now includes formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) formats for mimicking solid tumors and liquid biopsy samples, respectively, in addition to its well-…