SemaCyte Microcarrier Platform addresses limitations within adherent cell assays to accelerate the pace of in vitro drug discovery
Early access will further validate the technology and provide feedback on applicability across customer workflows
Cambridge, UK, 18 October 2023: Semarion Ltd, a University of Cambridge spin-out company from the Cavendish Laboratory combining materials engineering and cell biology to tackle unmet drug screening needs, today announced the opening of its Early Adopter Programme for its SemaCyte® Microcarrier Platform. The platform overcomes current…
Research published in Molecular Cell used INDUCE-seq to identify DNA topology as an important regulator of CRISPR targeting specificity
Peer-reviewed data demonstrates the sensitivity of INDUCE-seq DNA break mapping platform, in identifying topology-related off-target events across the genome in cells
Cambridge, UK, 18 October 2023: Broken String Biosciences (“Broken String”), a genomics company building a technology platform to drive the development of cell and gene therapies that are safer by design, today announced that its INDUCE-seq™ DNA break-mapping technology had been used in…
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Tessellate BIO Emerges from Stealth
The Next Generation Synthetic Lethality Precision Oncology Company
• The company aims to become a global leader in precision oncology by redefining Synthetic Lethality to treat large, currently unserved patient populations
• Lead program targets Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) through the FANCM protein complex
• Company backed by leading venture firms, BioGeneration Ventures (BGV) and Forbion
• World-class leadership team with proven experience as entrepreneurs and deep expertise in drug discovery and precision oncology
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Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s leading specialist property provider, founded by Legal & General and Bruntwood in 2018 to support the growth of the life science and tech sectors, has secured £500 million of additional investment and welcomed the UK’s largest local authority pension fund, Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), to the partnership. GMPF is the first local government pension scheme to make a direct and active investment into a UK-wide science, tech and innovation specialist property platform. The deal demonstrates the role that such funds can play in regenerating the UK’s towns…
Cambridge, UK, 13 October 2023, Astex Pharmaceuticals (UK) (“Astex”), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics for oncology and diseases of the central nervous system, congratulates its Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), David Rees PhD, FMedSci, FRSC on being honoured by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Heroes of Chemistry.
The award recognises researchers and companies for developing products that have led to significant advancements in improving health and the environment. The ceremony to honour these impressive achievements…
Phil Melia and R&D expert, Max Stanyard, delve into how recent R&D changes impact UK life sciences businesses.
The impact of R&D changes for UK life sciences - YouTube
• The collaboration combines Sosei Heptares’ leading structure-based drug design platform with PharmEnable’s advanced artificial intelligence-enabled platform for designing high quality novel chemistry leads on a second neurological disease target
Cambridge, UK and Tokyo, Japan, 10th October 2023 – PharmEnable Therapeutics, a UK drug discovery company, and Sosei Heptares (TSE: 4565), the international biopharmaceutical company, announce they have expanded their collaboration to apply their respective technologies to drive novel drug discovery for a second neurological disease target.
Sosei…
In the world of life science logistics, precision and reliability are paramount. John Roach, a Life Science Logistics Technician at Biocair with over 15 years of experience, shares his insights into this critical profession.
When you think of a patient needing life-saving medicine, we often hail the medical professional administering it as the hero. But, we overlook the important journey that medicine takes and who ensures it gets there. The role of a Life Science Logistics Technician goes far beyond just driving - they ensure that the most critical and urgently needed medicines reach their…