Engine Biosciences raises $43M for combo genetic platform Engine Biosciences has raised $43 million to advance its drug discovery and development platform, which uses next-generation combinatorial genetics to decipher genetic codes. The company will use the funds to expand its portfolio of precision oncology therapeutics, prepare for its first clinical programs, and scale its proprietary technology platform.Read More
GNS to develop computer model for prostate cancer GNS Healthcare has announced plans to develop and launch an in silico digital patient called Gemini to help determine responses to treatment for developers of prostate cancer drugs.Read More
Trial to test oral bacteria protein against cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given a Rutgers School of Dental Medicine researcher the green light to treat cancer patients with a new kind of therapy based on a protein produced by an oral bacterium.Read More
Waters launches SARS-CoV-2 LC-MS research kit Lab equipment supplier Waters has debuted a new SARS-CoV-2 liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) Kit for research use only. The kit uses an orthogonal analytical method to directly detect and quantify SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid peptides.Read More
Twist launches enzymatic fragmentation library prep kit Twist Bioscience has unveiled its Twist Library Preparation Enzymatic Fragmentation Kit 2.0, an all-in-one solution designed to maximize accuracy and efficiency in library construction and amplification when conducting next-generation sequencing.Read More
Moderna vaccine 100% effective for teens Moderna announced its phase II/III study of its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents has met its primary immunogenicity endpoint with no cases of COVID-19 observed in more than 3,700 participants ages 12 to 17 who received two doses of the vaccine.Read More
Ajinomoto expands fill-finish capacity Ajinomoto Bio-Pharma Services is opening a high-speed, multipurpose fill-finish line in its commercial manufacturing facility located in San Diego, CA.Read More