Slingshot Biosciences

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Slingshot | June 16, 2022

SLINGSHOT BIOSCIENCES, INC. the makers of synthetic cells that bring consistent precision and accurate control to replace inconsistent blood and tissue controls for use in flow cytometry and other biotech markets, today announced they have extended their distribution channel through a new agreement with Cambridge Bioscience, a UK-based specialist distributor of life science research tools. The agreement entitles Cambridge Bioscience to the right to distribute and resell Slingshot ...

Cell and Gene Therapy, Industry Outlook

Businesswire | July 17, 2023

Slingshot Biosciences, Inc. a leading provider of cell mimic control products, is proud to announce the launch of its new SpectraComp fluorescent protein series collection. This groundbreaking series provides scientists with a cutting-edge fluorescent protein control platform for use in flow cytometry analysis. By genetically modifying T cells and other immune cells in humanized mice to express fluorescent reporter proteins, including eGFP and mCherry, scientists are able to obs...

Labiotech.eu | January 28, 2020

A Swiss research group has developed tiny plastic particles that could carry gene therapies to the center of the cell with less risk of getting attacked by the immune system than conventional gene therapies. The majority of gene therapies in use today are delivered to the DNA of target cells using viral vectors. While efficient at their job, viral vectors can risk triggering the immune system to destroy them. This can lead to the therapy becoming ineffective....

FierceBiotech | January 27, 2020

Johnson & Johnson is joining the growing ranks of biopharmas, including the likes of Moderna and Gilead Sciences, in trying to create a speedy vaccine for the coronavirus out of China. Over the weekend, we learned of a wider range and more deaths as the new virus, which appears to have come out of Wuhan, China, is doing what these diseases do best: spread. The causes of death have so far been reported as pneumonia, with other reports suggesting most of these have come from those with underly...