Biologically Inspired Engineering, synbio, synthetic biology, crispr
Recent face offs at the Sino-Indian border are part of a long-term, low-grade military conflict over a border dispute. What’s different this time is India’s response. Rather than escalate militarily, the Indian government chose to express its sovereignty by banning Chinese apps from India. This is an economic response, and one remedy that is not … Read more
An image on the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s History Wall in its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters memorializes the agency’s first grants. NSF’s very first grant, for $10,300, was in the biological sciences and went to the Institute for Cancer Research. In writing his prescription in 1945 for a new agency devoted to the progress of science, … Read more
Freeline Therapeutics is a UK-based biotechnology company that develops liver-directed gene therapies for bleeding disorders and other diseases. Its therapies are based on a next-generation proprietary AAV vector platform, specifically a gene therapy to treat haemophilia B. The company plans to raise $125 million by offering 7.4 million ADSs at a price range of $16 … Read more
The U.S. government is concerned that domestic personal and health data are at risk for improper or illegal acquisition by the Chinese government and companies related to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to reports by the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Such risks rise to the national security level because China’s access … Read more
VeriSIM Life (VSL), a San Francisco-based biotechnology startup, builds artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled biosimulation models to accelerate drug development. The company’s BIOiSIM tool is an in-house technology that enables simulation and prediction of drug disposition in human and animal bodies. The company’s goal is lofty. VSL is attempting to model whole human biology to solve, in … Read more
Synthetic Genomics Inc (SGI) is a private company based in La Jolla, California that develops genomic-driven solutions to address global energy and environmental challenges. The company started synthesizing and programing DNA in 2005, long before CRISPR technology greatly improved gene editing techniques. In some ways, the company’s activities appear to be like a sandpit for … Read more
According to a report by the World Bank, China is well advanced in building a national innovation system (NIS) capable of supplying the innovation and technologies needed for a growing economy that is productivity-led. Currently, the country’s NIS focuses on discovering new innovations and accelerating the diffusion of technologies throughout to support a rapidly increasing … Read more
The U.S. military believes the key to finding a vaccine or effective treatment against COVID-19 may lie in its genetic code. Researchers around the globe are searching for clues to unlock the secrets of the novel coronavirus as the epidemic continues to spread worldwide. The Air Force Genetics Center of Excellence at Keesler Air Force … Read more
BeiGene was founded nearly ten years ago in China. Today, the company a lot more than a cute-sounding name. It is a commercial-stage, publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative molecularly-targeted and immuno-oncology drugs for the treatment of cancer. The Chinese biotech giant raised $2 billion in a registered direct offering in July. … Read more
According to Loncar Funds, biotechnology innovation matters. Whether it is a cure for hepatitis C, new advances in cancer care, or progress against rare and debilitating diseases like cystic fibrosis, patients around the world are benefiting from unprecedented innovation that the biotech industry is delivering. Loncar Funds attributes this innovation to precision medicine. As the … Read more