• RNA-Protein Complex Contributing To ‘Background Autoimmunity’ In Women

    Bio-IT World | The single biggest risk factor for autoimmune disease is being biologically a female and many explanations have been proposed as to why that is, among them sex hormones and the X chromosome with its large number of immune-related genes.

    Apr 3, 2024

  • Spatial Biology: Market Outlook Across the Drug Discovery Pipeline

    Bio-IT World | Miguel Edwards, a partner at DeciBio Consulting, broke down the market outlook for spatial biology at last week’s Precision Medicine TriConference. “We think about this market really as opening up a new dimension of biological insight into tissue analysis,” Edwards said. “You’re seeing the excitement and promise for really improving our understanding of fundamental biology and really driving better therapeutics and better diagnostics.”

    Apr 2, 2024

  • Joseph La Barge On The Challenges Of Advancing Gene Therapy, Finding The Right Support

    Bio-IT World | In the newest episode of Trends from the Trenches, host Stan Gloss speaks with La Barge about his unique perspective on growing biotech businesses. La Barge delves into the challenges he and his team face in gene therapy advancement and how a company—especially one just starting out—can pave the path to successful research.

    Mar 28, 2024

  • PacBio’s Repeat Expansion Panel, Owkin-Sanofi AI Take on Immunology, More

    Bio-IT World | PacBio announced the PureTarget repeat expansion panel, a new solution designed to enable the comprehensive analysis of 20 genes associated with serious neurological disorders; Owkin and Sanofi take on immunology; new products from Beckman Coulter, Arrayjet, and PatientSight; and more.

    Mar 27, 2024

  • Follow the Money: In Vivo CAR-T Candidate Development, Modular T Cell Engagers, Wearable Tech, More

    Bio-IT World | Capstan Therapeutics is advancing CPTX2309, their lead in vivo chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) candidate, to early clinical proof-of-concept in autoimmune disorders; Clasp is developing modular T cell engagers tailored to each patient’s immune system that are directed to common oncogenic driver mutations, resulting in off-the-shelf, antibody-like medicines that can specifically target a wide variety of hard-to-treat tumor types; Ultrahuman plan to further manufacture capacity and deepen research in the health tracking space; and more.

    Mar 26, 2024