Biologically Inspired Engineering, synbio, synthetic biology, crispr
A change of instructions in a computer program directs the computer to execute a different command. Similarly, synthetic biologists are learning the rules for how to direct the activities of human cells. “Cells are intricate machines that have evolved many interacting circuits—sets of genes that coordinate functions like migration, metabolism, and cell division,” explains David … Read more
Verve Therapeutics, a biotech company innovating new approaches to the care of cardiovascular disease with single-course gene editing medicines, announced terms for its $201 million IPO on today. Insiders Wellington Management and Casdin Capital and new investor Fidelity have indicated an interest in purchasing up to an aggregate $75 million worth of shares in the … Read more
In October 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two blood tests, known as liquid biopsies, that can help guide treatment decisions for people with cancer. The tests, Guardant360 CDx and FoundationOne Liquid CDx, are made by different companies and were approved separately. Doctors have traditionally based treatment decisions on features like the organ … Read more
Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized marketing of the GI Genius, the first device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) based on machine learning to assist clinicians in detecting lesions (such as polyps or suspected tumors) in the colon in real time during a colonoscopy. The GI Genius is composed of hardware … Read more
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), established in 1958, is an agency within the Department of Defense (DOD) responsible for catalyzing the development of technologies that maintain and advance the capabilities and technical superiority of the U.S. military. In short, it’s the way the U.S. military tries to prevent technical surprise. The Nucleic acids … Read more
Synthetic biology starts and ends with data, and it’s no secret that the human immune system is migrating to the cloud. Cleveland Clinic and IBM have announced a planned 10-year partnership to establish the Discovery Accelerator, a joint Cleveland Clinic – IBM center with the mission of fundamentally advancing the pace of discovery in healthcare and … Read more
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $2.5 million in grants to 12 institutes around the world to support research on bacteriophage therapy. These awards represent NIAID’s first series of grants focused exclusively on research on this therapy, an emerging field that could yield … Read more
Founded in 2018, Biotheus is a Zhuhai, China-based clinical development stage company with the mission of treating cancer and autoimmune diseases through next-generation therapeutics. The company’s product pipeline consists of over ten novel monoclonal and multispecific antibodies focused on curing malignant tumors and autoimmune diseases. Biotheus currently has two bispecific antibodies in phase I clinical … Read more
Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden has reaffirmed a national commitment to integrity in scholarship and research, appointing scientists to numerous leadership roles. Educators and experts applaud these appointments and say elevating intellectual integrity in research and science will take the combined effort of universities, industry and the public, too. Biden appointed Eric … Read more
Infinitus is a voice robotic process automation (VoiceRPA) company that is targeting the complexity and cost in U.S. healthcare. Another player in the healthcare robotic process automation (RPA) arena just completed a large capital raise. These RPA companies are bringing enterprise cloud/SaaS dynamism towards a much-needed re-platforming of the ailing and inefficient U.S. healthcare industry. … Read more