Tag: genomics
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Cancer Organizations, Biotech Partner on Drug Discovery
Institute of Cancer Research and Cancer Research Technology in London, and the drug discovery company Nuevolution A/S in Copenhagen, are collaborating on identifying leads for new cancer treatments that act on a promising biological pathway. The agreement includes the option to co-develop therapies from candidates identified in the project, but financial aspects of the deal…
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European Venture Licenses Biotech Drought-Resistant Traits
Genective, a joint venture between German and French seed companies to develop new corn varieties, is licensing engineered gene science from the biotechnology company Arcadia Biosciences Inc. in Davis, California. Arcadia Biosciences will receive initial, milestone, and sales royalty payments under the agreement, but the dollar amount of the deal was not disclosed. Arcadia Biosciences…
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Trial Shows Gene Therapy Helps Treat Genetic Eye Disease
Researchers at University of Oxford in the U.K. report initial results of a clinical trial showing healthy genes injected into the retinas of patients with a rare inherited disease improved their vision after six months. Findings from the study led by Oxford eye surgeon Robert MacLaren are published in today’s online issue of the journal…
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Biotech, National Lab Partner on Gas-to-Liquid Conversion
Calysta Energy, a biotechnology company in Menlo Park, California and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California are developing a biological process for converting methane to liquid fuel. Financial aspects of the agreement were not disclosed. Livermore National Lab is a facility of the U.S. Department of Energy. The project aims to devise a technique…
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Regeneron, Geisinger Health to Partner on Genetic Sequencing
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Tarrytown, New York and Geisinger Health System, a health care provider in Pennsylvania, are studying genetic causes of disease among the 2.6 million residents in areas served by Geisinger’s facilities. Financial terms of the five-year agreement were not disclosed. Under the deal, Geisinger will collect blood specimens from 100,000 Geisinger patients…
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DNA Diagnostics Company to Crowdfund Malaria Testing Device
QuantuMDx, a biotechnology company in Newcastle, U.K. says it will start a crowdfunding campaign next month to finance development and field trials of a handheld device to test for malaria. The device is an application of its Q-POC point-of-care diagnostics system, which will be the subject of an Indiegogo campaign beginning 12 February. The company,…
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UCSF, Quest Diagnostics to Partner on Precision Medicine
Medical diagnostics provider Quest Diagnostics in Madison, New Jersey and University of California in San Francisco are researching new tests based on genetic and molecular indicators to better find genetic causes of developmental disorders like autism, and identify children with brain tumors who can best respond to treatments. The collaboration is the first for UCSF…
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Imaging Technique Captures RNA Viral Infections in Progress
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University in Atlanta, and Vanderbilt University in Nashville devised a method with advanced microscopy to follow the process of viral infections without affecting the virus or its host. The team led by Georgia Tech biomedical engineering professor Philip Santangelo appeared online yesterday in the journal ACS Nano…
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ARPA-E Challenge Seeks Bio Energy Measurement Techniques
A new challenge on InnoCentive, sponsored by Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), a division of the U.S. Department of Energy, is seeking new ideas for measuring the potential energy output of biofuel feedstocks, without harming the plant material. The competition, which has a maximum prize of $30,000, requires a written proposal and has…
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Genetic Mechanism to Increase Tomato Production Explained
Biologists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York discovered a genetic process underlying a breeding practice that helps improve yields of tomatoes. The Cold Spring Harbor team led by plant biology professor Zach Lippman, with a colleague from Monash University in Australia, published its findings yesterday in the journal PLoS Genetics. The team’s research…