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Cell and Gene Therapy, Industrial Impact

ImmunoGen, Inc. | March 02, 2023

On March 1, 2023, ImmunoGen, Inc., a leading firm specializing in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), announced a global, multi-target license and option agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The deal provides Vertex with the rights to use ImmunoGen's ADC technology to research and discover targeted conditioning agents to be used in gene editing. After each research period, Vertex will have the option to obtain an exclusive worldwide license to research, develop, and commercia...

Medical

Absci | October 23, 2021

Absci Corporation the drug and target discovery company harnessing deep learning AI and synthetic biology to expand the therapeutic potential of proteins, today announced the opening of its new campus located in Vancouver, Washington, a few miles east of the downtown location that housed the company for the last four years. “Absci has been an incredibly positive force in the Vancouver community since establishing its headquarters here in 2016 I have fol...

Industrial Impact

Illumina, Inc. | October 12, 2022

Illumina Inc. a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced a strategic research collaboration with AstraZeneca, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, to accelerate drug target discovery by combining their strengths in artificial intelligence (AI) based genome interpretation and genomic analysis techniques along with industry expertise. The collaboration will evaluate whether a combined framework of these technologies can increase the yield and confidence o...

Medical

ImmunoTek Bio Centers | April 27, 2022

Donating plasma is now easier, thanks to a smart new tool allowing technicians to see the map of veins inside a plasma donor's arm. ImmunoTek Bio Centers proudly announces its two divisions – ImmunoTek Plasma and Freedom Plasma – are the first blood plasma collection centers to use this groundbreaking technology. The VeinViewer®, developed by Christie Medical Holdings, has had great success in hospitals and medical clinics, and recently in pilot programs with ImmunoTek. Using...