Bionanoscience ‘will precipitate a Fifth Industrial Revolution’
Professor Jonathan Heddle is set to embark on a new era in Bionanoscience at Durham University, thanks to a £4.8million Leverhulme International Professorship award.
Currently based at Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology (MCB), Jagiellonian University in...
Reducing the risk of bio-contamination in gene, cell and CAR-T therapy
Bioquell’s Dr Rolf Hansen examines how the latest isolator systems create aseptic working conditions for reducing risk and keeping gene, cell and CAR-T therapies efficient, compliant and accurate, whilst also supporting biologics manufacturing expansion...
Combatting antibiotic resistance
In the UK alone, the government estimates there are currently 5,000 deaths each year because antibiotics no longer work for some infections. Worldwide, drug-resistant infections are set to kill more people than cancer and...
Stanford shows that breast cancers punch tunnels into neighbouring tissue
Stanford researchers have found that malignant breast cancer cells can extend protrusions known as invadopodia to dig escape tunnels through surrounding tissue, revealing a possible new target for therapies.
Cancers pose the greatest danger when...
Adult Vaccination
“Vaccination can provide cost-effective protection against a host of diseases throughout life, but remains an underused public-health strategy in adults for the promotion of healthy ageing. Without specific vaccination programmes for the adult population...
New link between gut microbiome and artery hardening discovered
The gut microbiome is under increasing scrutiny in medical research as it is known to affect many different aspects of our health, including our metabolism and auto-immune system. A lack of diversity or range...
New research predicts a positive future for biosimilars
The prospect of reducing treatment costs for payors supports a positive future for biosimilars
Biosimilar approvals in the US market still significantly lag behind Europe despite an evolving regulatory landscape and three new...
Collaboration, Clustering and Converting
Partnerships between small biotechs and Big Pharma could unlock faster drug development for rare diseases, says Dan Williams, PhD, CEO of SynaptixBio.
In an increasingly interconnected and competitive world, collaboration has become an essential tool...
New microscope uses photonics for insights into ‘superbugs’
Scientists are building a new super-resolution microscope that uses laser light to study the inner workings and behaviours of superbugs to gain new insights into how they cause disease.
The microscope will allow scientists to...
Brain scan tech takes major step forward
Advanced MRI scanners being developed by University of California Berkeley will allow doctors and scientists to see the brain in greater detail than ever before, which could lead to ground-breaking treatments for brain disorders...
Scottish research project secures funding
Exciting work is under way in Scotland where Keisuke Kaji, researcher at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine (CRM), has been awarded a £4m Fellowship Award by the Medical Research Council.
The...
New material to treat wounds can protect against resistant bacteria
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new material that prevents infections in wounds – a specially designed hydrogel, that works against all types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones. The new...
The Age of Cell Therapy Industry that takes advantage of pioneering research
For a cutting-edge technology, cell therapy has a surprisingly long history. Indeed, the idea of injecting living cells into a patient originated in the nineteenth century.
Although scientists’ early rudimentary attempts did not really work,...
AI tailors artificial DNA for future drug development
With the help of artificial intelligence, Swedish researchers have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells’ protein production.
The technology, developed at Chalmers University of Technology, can contribute to the development and production...
Helping everyone breathe easier – finding new approaches to treating respiratory disease
Everyone should be able to breathe clean air with healthy lungs, yet sadly far too many people continue to gasp for breath because of lung disease. In the UK, one in five people develop...
Accreditation: Delivering Confidence in Health Services
The quality of health and social care services is under constant and close scrutiny. Professor Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recently acknowledged that accreditation and...