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Diagnostics

evonetix | April 04, 2022

EVONETIX LTD (‘Evonetix’), the synthetic biology company bringing semiconductor technology to DNA synthesis, today announced it has been granted patent EP3551331B1 in Europe for its proprietary thermal control technology for DNA synthesis, as well as the design and manufacture of its silicon chips. This patent extends Evonetix’s IP portfolio and is a key step in the Company’s strategy to develop a benchtop DNA synthesis platform, to change how DNA is accessed, made, and u...

MedTech, Industrial Impact

Ribbon Biolabs | December 21, 2022

Ribbon Biolabs, the DNA synthesis company announced the successful implementation of their innovative InfiniSynthTM platform for the automated assembly of sequence-agnostic and long DNA. Ribbon Biolabs achieved this milestone in collaboration with HighRes® Biosolutions, a leading laboratory automation technology company. The InfiniSynthTM platform enables Ribbon Biolabs to enter the market in 2023 with a highly differentiated approach to providing critical tools for life science research and...

Cell and Gene Therapy

WuXi AppTec | March 08, 2022

WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXi ATU), a wholly owned subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, today announced the launch of Tetracycline-Enabled Self-Silencing Adenovirus (TESSA™). This technology is a state-of-the-art novel process for transfection-free, scalable manufacture of adeno-associated virus (AAV) at Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) grade. Developed by OXGENE in the United Kingdom, a WuXi Advanced Therapies company, TESSA™ will expedite AAV manufacturing and significantly reduce the cost ...

MedTech, Industry Outlook

Globenewswire | July 18, 2023

Vaxxinity, Inc. a U.S. company pioneering the development of a new class of medicines, announced new data from a Phase 1 clinical trial demonstrating that antibodies derived from its investigational immunotherapeutic for Parkinson’s disease (PD), UB-312, slows seeding of alpha-synuclein (aSyn) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with PD as demonstrated using multiple target engagement assays. These data signify that UB-312 has established clear target engagement in PD patient CS...