Insilico Biotechnology

SciTechDaily | April 19, 2020

Genetic variability in the human immune system may affect susceptibility to, and severity of infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The research is published on April 17, 2020, in the Journal of Virology, a publication of the American Society for Microbiology. Individual genetic variation may explain differences in the strength of immune responses. Certain immune system genes, called human leukocyte...

Northwest Biotherapeutics | August 12, 2020

Northwest Biotherapeutics (OTCQB: NWBO)("NW Bio"), a biotechnology company developing DCVax® personalized immune therapies for solid tumor cancers, today announced that the Company has completed a financing on favorable terms for approximately $8 million. The Company anticipates that this financing will help maintain the Company's momentum, and will provide some prudent protection in the midst of the current global economic uncertainties. The financing also further ...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

ElevateBio | November 25, 2021

ElevateBio, LLC, a cell and gene therapy technology company focused on powering transformative cell and gene therapies, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent No. 11,162,114 with an anticipated expiry date of June 23, 2040, inclusive of 384 days of patent term adjustment . This patent, issued to LifeEDIT Therapeutics, Inc. is the first to provide composition and methods of use protection for various RNA-guided nucleases in Life Edit’s gene editing...

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

BIOMEDICAN | December 03, 2020

BIOMEDICAN, a biotech organization planning patented minimal methods for developing high-value compounds at scale with proprietary yeasts, has entered the Astaxanthin market to diversify products outside of Cannabinoids. This new advancement permits BIOMEDICAN's biosynthesis platform to focus on any high-value compound and fundamentally disturb the current advances. Astaxanthin is a widely used, high-value compound known as a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. The Ast...