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Versantis | November 15, 2021

Versantis, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapies for orphan liver and pediatric diseases, announced that positive Phase 1b clinical data from a study of its lead investigational, orphan-designated product, VS-01, in 12 hospitalized patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis will be presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) annual meeting. The data show that VS-01 was safe and well tolerated in these patients, and demonstrated promi...

Cell and Gene Therapy

ginkgo biowork | November 11, 2021

ginkgo biowork the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, announced the launch of its Cell Development Kits (CDKs) service. CDKs provide streamlined access to the company's platform for aspiring cell developers to program cells to tackle the biggest challenges facing society. The first CDKs to launch are focused on protein expression programs. The service provides developers access to the toolkit needed to get started developing commercial proteins, including pre-engineered ...

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Bio-Techne Corporation | April 13, 2022

Bio-Techne Corporation launched 3G assay for automated process impurity assessment on the EllaTM immunoassay platform ( NASDAQ: TECH ) and Cygnus Technologies, a division of Maravai LifeSciences ( NASDAQ: MRVI ). In cell and gene therapy applications, the purification of viral particles to reduce host cell protein (HCP) contamination is an important part of the viral production workflow. To guarantee HCP impurity clearance is performed in compliance with regulatory criteria, accurate quan...

Cell and Gene Therapy

SQZ Biotechnologies | July 13, 2022

SQZ Biotechnologies Company focused on unlocking the full potential of cell therapies for multiple therapeutic areas, announced the publication of a technical review examining the ability of SQZ® Antigen Presenting Cells to activate CD8 T cells through MHC-I antigen presentation, an approach that may enable a more powerful T cell response and infiltration into solid tumors. Published in ESMO’s Immuno-Oncology and Technology journal, the review further explores the advantages of t...