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Invitae (NYSE: NVTA), a leading genetics and synthetic biology company, and ArcherDX, a leading genomics analysis company innovating in precision oncology, today announced the companies have entered into an agreement to combine. The combined company aims to advance care for cancer patients by accelerating adoption of genetics . Integrating germline testing, tumor profiling and liquid biopsy … Read more
According to McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), several trends in science and technology are powering human understanding of biological processes and enabling us to engineer them for myriad uses. MGI says that innovations cover a wide range of interdisciplinary fields in four key arenas: biomolecules, biosystems, biomachine interfaces, and biocomputing. Major breakthroughs in each are reinforcing … Read more
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (Sana), focused on engineering cells as medicines for patients, announced today the funding of all tranches of its initial financing, raising over $700 million. Sana’s shareholders include ARCH Venture Partners, Flagship Pioneering, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Baillie Gifford, F-Prime Capital, Alaska Permanent Fund, the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Bezos Expeditions, GV, … Read more
ArcherDX, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for its next-generation sequencing (NGS) device under development as a companion diagnostic (CDx) to detect neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase (NTRK) gene fusions that lead to the formation and growth of cancer. ArcherDX’s NGS technology utilizes proprietary Anchored Multiplex PCR … Read more
The study of viruses once challenged the world’s notion of what is “biological,” and for a time it was unclear whether viruses were regulated by the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC). Lying “at the edge of life,” viruses likely were not banned as a biological weapon until they were defined as a biological agent in 1969, … Read more
Advances in biological sciences, accelerated by computing, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI), is fueling a new wave of innovation that will impact economies and societies that will surpass the industrial revolution. In fact, these new capabilities and applications are already improving our response to global challenges from climate change to pandemics. But these innovations come … Read more
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) Research Laboratory is sponsoring a $1 million challenge for synthetic biology solutions to reduce the cost and improve the quality for aerospace thermosets. The challenge is focused on the use of biotechnology to create products or product precursors required by USAF. Interested parties must submit white papers on the viability … Read more
A pill could soon radio signals from inside your gut to help doctors diagnose diseases in what can best be described as foundational part of your personal area network. Scientists have developed a small, swallowable capsule that mixes synthetic biology and electronics to detect bleeding in the digestive tract. The system can be adapted for … Read more
March 31, 2020 by The Editors Welcome to the reboot of The Undark Podcast, which will deliver — once a month from September to May — a feature-length exploration of a single topic at the intersection of science and society. In this episode, join multimedia producer Eliene Augenbraun and podcast host Lydia Chain as they untangle the … Read more
Earlier this year, the U.S. Government (USG) announced it will launch a competition for its ninth Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) led by the Department of Defense (DoD). The technical focus area for this Institute will be Synthetic Biology. Funding will be commensurate with the other DoD MIIs with similar expectations for cost-share from non-Federal sources … Read more