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Arecor announces positive headline results for the first Phase I clinical trial of AT247, a novel ultra rapid acting formulation of insulin


Favourable pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic profile compared to current best in class insulin treatment

Cambridge, UK, and Stockholm, Sweden, 03 December 2019: Horizon Discovery Group plc (LSE: HZD) (“Horizon”), a global leader in the application of gene editing and gene modulation for cell line engineering, today announced that it has entered into a partnership with The Human Protein Atlas (HPA). HPA has selected Horizon’s CRISPR-edited knockout cell models to further expand the knowledge available in its Cell Atlas program, to advance our understanding of the genetic drivers of disease.

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Cambridge, UK, 03 December 2019: IONTAS Limited (IONTAS), a leader in the discovery and optimisation of fully human antibodies, today announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Adaptate Biotherapeutics, developers of antibody-based therapeutics for modulation of gamma delta T-cells. The agreement is to generate and optimise antibodies for novel immuno-oncology targets, including access to IONTAS’ proprietary Mammalian Display technology to select antibodies with optimal biophysical properties.

Cambridge and London, UK, 03 December 2019: Metrion Biosciences Limited (Metrion), the specialist ion channel CRO and drug discovery company, and LifeArc, a leading UK independent medical research charity, today announced an extension of their neuroscience-focused ion channel drug discovery collaboration, following the success of the initial twelve-month agreement.

Cambridge, UK: Global courier for cell and gene therapy, Biocair, will exhibit at Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Gene Therapy Congress between 3-6 December 2019. Taking place in Amsterdam, Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Gene Therapy Congress brings together key players from the industry to discuss the critical issues facing the development, scale-up and manufacture of cell-based and gene therapies.

NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY DRAMATICALLY INCREASES CAPACITY FOR CLINICAL TRIALS AND OFFERS CLIENTS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND CELL PROFILING CAPABILITIES COMBINING EPIGENETICS AND FLOW CYTOMETRY

London, UK, 28th November 2019 One Nucleus reveals the finalists of its annual BioNewsRound Award, recognising life science companies that have announced exciting developments for patient

AMSBIO reports on how it has worked with Singapore General Hospital (Singapore) to help them identify the best reagent to transfect their human embryonic stems cells.

Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership is to invest £1.2m into Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) to help grow a world-class cell and gene therapy cluster.


The £1.2m Local Growth Fund investment will provide much-needed temporary accommodation for growing cell and gene therapy companies, strengthening the UK’s sectorial advantage and Hertfordshire’s position within the Oxford-London-Cambridge golden research triangle.

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