INDUSTRIAL IMPACT
Second Genome | March 03, 2022
Second Genome, a biotechnology company that leverages its proprietary platform to discover and develop precision therapies and biomarkers, announced today it has completed its multi-year collaboration with Bayer to discover proteins for potential development of next-generation insect-control products. During the collaboration, Second Genome generated and explored environmental metagenomes that include genomic information from bacteria that are yet to be identified and cultured.
"We are proud to have successfully executed a collaboration with Bayer following our discovery of thousands of novel proteins using our machine learning-enabled platform that have the potential to be developed into next-generation products. The discoveries Second Genome made are an important validation for the broad potential of our platform to develop novel therapeutic approaches for human health."
Karim Dabbagh, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Second Genome
Under the terms of this multi-year agreement, Second Genome generated a large microbial metagenomic dataset that was subsequently evaluated using a machine learning driven platform to identify novel insecticidal proteins.
"With our vast human datasets, as well as our platform's machine learning, metagenomic and data standardization and analytic capabilities, we can efficiently analyze vast and geographically diverse data to advance Second Genome's pipeline of precision therapeutics and biomarkers and collaborators' portfolios," said Susannah Cantrell, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer and Chief Business Officer of Second Genome. "We look forward to continuing to demonstrate the potential of our approach through additional industry collaborations in the health care field as we advance our lead mucosal healing and oncology programs toward the clinic this year."
About Second Genome
Second Genome is a biotechnology company that leverages its proprietary technology-enabled platform to discover and develop transformational precision therapies based on novel microbial genetic insights. We built a proprietary drug discovery platform with machine-learning analytics, customized protein engineering techniques, phage library screening, mass spec analysis and CRISPR, that we couple with traditional drug development approaches to progress the development of precision therapies for wide-ranging diseases. Second Genome is advancing lead programs in IBD and cancer into IND-enabling studies. We also collaborate with industry, academic and governmental partners to leverage our platform and data science capabilities. We hold a strategic collaboration with Gilead Sciences, Inc., utilizing our proprietary platform and comprehensive data sets to identify novel biomarkers associated with clinical response to Gilead's investigational medicines. We also hold a strategic collaboration with Arena Pharmaceuticals to identify microbiome biomarkers associated with clinical response for their lead program in gastroenterology, etrasimod.
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MEDICAL
Nanoform | November 27, 2020
Nanoform Finland Plc ("Nanoform"), an innovative nanoparticle medication empowering organization, today reported a proprietary technology that can frame biological nanoparticles as small as 50 nm and declared another close term business focus for 2021 to convey its first biologics Proof of Concept project for this new technology with a pharmaceutical or biotech partner.
As drug molecules become more complex so do the alternatives to convey them. This complex nanoparticle formation technology gives want to improving the potential outcomes and probabilities of growing better medications for patients and it extends Nanoform's reach into the growing biological market. The technology is in its beginning phases of advancement and a patent application has recently been filed with the US Patent Office for the technology. As of today, Nanoform has two non-GMP lines on the biologics side notwithstanding the eight CESS® little atom nanoparticle innovation non-GMP lines.
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CELL AND GENE THERAPY
Biocytogen | June 23, 2021
Biocytogen, a worldwide biotechnology organization zeroed in on neutralizer drug innovative work (R&D) utilizing creative genetically designed creature models, today declared the fruitful culmination of another round of financing adding up to a huge number of dollars. The financing was together finished by Lake Bleu Capital, CPE, Octagon Capital and OrbiMed.
Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd. was set up in 2009. Utilizing its primary quality altering innovation, the organization autonomously created mouse stages for completely human neutralizer disclosure, RenMab® and RenLite®, that have free protected innovation rights. With the execution of these stages, Biocytogen has advanced from an agreement research association (CRO) into a global biotechnology organization with aptitude crossing the whole cycle of new drug R&D, including immune response drug target check, high-throughput single B cell counter acting agent revelation innovation, in vivo drug viability assessment utilizing adapted objective mice, and clinical turn of events.
Genetic engineering of RenMab® and RenLite® mice has empowered the integration of Biocytogen's innovative qualities into a one of a kind enormous scope R&D plan for the revelation of helpful antibodies, a drive named the RenMice HiTS Platform. The HiTS Platform means the organization's obligation to finish high-productivity counter acting agent revelation and in vivo drug viability screening of in excess of 1,000 neutralizer targets in the following not many years, zeroing in on the disclosure of first-in-class and top tier drug targets. Through the ID of immune response drives that have been confirmed for adequacy in creature models, Biocytogen has set up co-improvement associations with in excess of twelve biotechnology and pharmaceutical organizations.
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