Broad Institute

MAY 14, 2025

Cas9 ancestor engineered into a compact genome editing tool By Tom Ulrich May 14, 2025 Breadcrumb Home Cas9 ancestor engineered into a compact genome editing tool Researchers adapt a compact RNA-guided enzyme from bacteria for a variety of DNA editing tasks in human cells.

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Broad Institute

JUNE 10, 2024

This system, called eePASSIGE, can make gene-sized edits several times more efficiently than other similar methods, and is reported today in Nature Biomedical Engineering. “To Nature Biomedical Engineering. We hope this system will prove to be an important step towards realizing the benefits of targeted gene integration for patients.”

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Agonist antibodies of immune checkpoint regulators These represent a groundbreaking class of immunotherapeutic agents that mimic the natural function of endogenous ligands by binding to specific cell-surface receptors. This approach augments the strength of achieving immune homeostasis.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Health insurers are always seeking access to actionable information about their members while adhering to data privacy laws and regulations. It can support, enhance, and accelerate based on rules engines, event logs, decision rules, and simple automations of high-volume processes.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 6, 2023

This master regulator of the regulatory T cell (Treg) genome has opened new horizons in the fight against cancer, offering a precise and tailored solution to modulate the immune system’s response. Our team has created proprietary techniques to engineer Tregs that specifically remove SRC-3 that is expressed in the nucleus.

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Advarra

JUNE 12, 2023

Gene therapy research is exciting and full of promise, but because of the risks involved, it’s also highly regulated, requiring an institutional biosafety committee (IBC) to provide additional oversight and risk assessment. What do the Regulations Say about IBC Review? What Does an IBC Review?

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Alta Sciences

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Engineering and Administrative Controls: The cornerstone of safe HPAPI manufacturing lies in strict controls and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Engineering controls, such as airlocks and pressure-controlled rooms, further minimized the risk of airborne contamination and cross-contamination.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 18, 2022

Columbia Engineering researchers report that they have developed a “cloaking” system that temporarily hides therapeutic bacteria from immune systems, enabling them to more effectively deliver drugs to tumors and kill cancer cells in mice. Sheng Professor of Biomedical Engineering. ” An Effective On/Off Switch.

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 30, 2025

Zylberberg shares a notable success story involving a CAR-T therapy developer – a type of cell therapy that uses genetically engineered T-cells to fight cancer. Building trust in AI – both among regulators and clinicians – will be key to unlocking its full potential in CGT, she explains.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 7, 2023

The epigenome (meaning ‘above the genome’) is a system of reversible marks regulating how the DNA is read, translated and used. 2 Additionally, the epigenetic editing toolkit allows for precise temporal regulation. What is epigenetic editing? So, where does epigenetic editing currently stand and how will it transition into the clinic?

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Chemical Biology and Drug Design

MARCH 18, 2025

In the context of our previous findings that artesunate (ART) could inhibit the migration and invasion of TC cells through phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt), this study was engineered to investigate whether ART regulates the tumor microenvironment in TC.

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PerkinElmer

MARCH 4, 2022

Early approaches focused on regulating intracellular aggregate formation by inhibiting tau kinases, tau aggregation, or improving microtubule stabilization. 1 “There is great interest in identifying targets that regulate the expression or degradation of tau,” explained the authors in Communications Biology. “We Communications Biology.

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Perficient: Drug Development

AUGUST 19, 2024

Banks have silos, these silos have been created due to mergers, regulations, entities, risk types, chinese walls, data protection, land laws or sometimes just technological challenges over time. The team analyzing the data warehouses, the data lakes and aiding the analytics will have to have this one major organizational goal in mind.

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LifeSciVC

MAY 14, 2025

Microgravity crystallization, in combination with modern innovations in antibody engineering (e.g., Regulators may reasonably ask is a drug crystallized in orbit the same as if made on Earth? Convenience is an increasingly common competitive lever in the biopharma industry, particularly for crowded targets.

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ASPET

AUGUST 21, 2024

This review details the onset mechanisms of drug-induced TdP, including I Kr inhibition, pharmacokinetic factors, autonomic regulation and reduced repolarization reserve. It also explores the utility of proarrhythmic surrogate markers (J-T peak , T peak -T end and terminal repolarization period) besides QT interval.

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MARCH 27, 2025

Data privacy regulations such as GDPR , HIPAA , and CCPA impose strict requirements on organizations handling personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI). Ensuring compliant data deletion is a critical challenge for data engineering teams, especially in industries like healthcare, finance, and government.

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The study mentions the overlap in genes associated with Fatigue Dominant long COVID and ME/CFS, including those involved in circadian rhythm regulation and insulin regulation. She is a computational biologist with a background in bioprocess engineering and biotechnology.

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JUNE 2, 2025

But Sensei’s true value isnt limited to content operations, it’s the unified AI engine that quietly powers marketing intelligence, customer personalization, and even creative automation across Adobes enterprise ecosystem. This post takes a broader look at how Adobe Sensei connects data, creativity, and experiences, at scale.

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Advarra

MARCH 6, 2025

The Value of Clinical Research Clinical research is the engine that drives medical innovation, leading to the discovery of new drugs, treatments and medical devices that enhance patients access to treatment options, improve patient care and outcomes, and transform the healthcare landscape.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

In research published in Scientific Reports , 1 investigators focused on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), known for their potential in treating cell defects and regulating immune responses.

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Agency IQ

JULY 22, 2024

The 103 regulations the EPA is currently working on On July 5, 2024, the EPA published its Spring 2024 Unified Agenda, which reveals what regulations the agency is planning on releasing by the end of the year and beyond.

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Codon

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Genetic engineering in the medicine cabinet is one thing; allowing it at the dinner table is another. Through genetic engineering, researchers have developed Golden Rice which can help address the problem of vitamin A deficiency , cotton that produces its own insecticide , virus-resistant papayas , and more. At the dining table.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 21, 2025

Becky explains: This is a significant transition in the space that will require alignment of therapeutic developers, equipment developers, regulators and operators. I think blood centres offer the ideal environment to support and drive this innovation.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Loloei tackled legal matters related to various aspects of the regulation of medical devices, in vitro diagnostics, and combination products including regulatory and compliance issues, dispute resolutions between the FDA and sponsors, and FDA enforcement actions. During her FDA tenure, Ms. Gibbs , HP&M Director.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A groundbreaking study conducted by Jun Sun’s research team at the University of Illinois Chicago has revealed a new and critical role of Axin1 in regulating intestinal epithelial development and microbial homeostasis. Credit: Shari Garrett et al. […]

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 11, 2024

Can you explain the methodology used to investigate the genetic variants regulating extracellular matrix (ECM) secretion in SMCs, and predict proteins associated with vascular disease? Previous studies support LTBP1’s involvement in ECM organization and TGF-beta activation, crucial for fibrous cap formation and stability.

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Broad Institute

MARCH 14, 2024

Continuous evolution of compact protein degradation tags regulated by selective cereblon molecular glues. By Leah Eisenstadt March 14, 2024 Credit: Courtesy of the authors. Paper cited Mercer JAM, et al. March 14, 2024. Funding This work was supported in part by the National institutes of Health and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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DrugBank

JUNE 13, 2024

These microscopic particles, which are smaller than 100 nanometers, can be engineered to deliver drugs to specific targets with precision. Viral vectors, engineered from modified viruses that have lost their disease-causing potential, have emerged as a powerful tool for this purpose.

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Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

By 1972, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had instituted severe regulations that restricted access, said Roberts. These regulations were designed primarily to prevent methadone from being diverted to the street, he said. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Drug Target Review

AUGUST 17, 2023

These antibodies are negatively regulated by the inhibitory IgG receptor, FcγRIIB (CD32B). Dogma suggests inhibition is mediated through the FcγRIIB immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM), negatively regulating immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)-mediated signalling from activating FcγRs.

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 14, 2025

The ability to engineer spirulina in this way offers significant advantages in terms of manufacturing costs and scalability. We genetically engineer spirulina to express therapeutic proteins like antibodies or enzymes right inside the organism, Finrow explains. Its simple in principle.

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Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2024

States that regulate cannabis and cannabis-derived products do not have uniform testing procedures or regulatory approaches to ensure product integrity, safety, and labeling (Schauer, 2021)." dwf_admin Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:00 Source National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Lisa M. Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — As an end of the year gift, FDA finalized its guidance document, Digital Health Technologies for Remote Data Acquisition in Clinical Investigations , in late December. By Adrienne R.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Dr. Won will share his expertise and insights on the intricacies of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations pertaining to medical devices, with a special focus on class II and class III hearing devices. Philip Won , of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.

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Perficient: Drug Development

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

election results could significantly shift healthcare policy and impact healthcare access, affordability, regulation, and innovation. Strict regulations around HIPAA, PHI, and PII create significant barriers, making it difficult to adopt off-the-shelf AI solutions from fields like commerce or digital experience.

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DrugBank

JULY 8, 2024

This membrane regulates the diffusion of the drug from the reservoir into the skin. Nanoparticles offer a versatile platform for drug delivery, where their size and surface properties can be engineered to optimize interaction with the skin. Encapsulating drugs within nanoparticles brings several advantages for TDD.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

These include engineering the cells to express cytokines that promote their maturation and/or differentiation, and engineering drug-resistant γδ T cells that can be combined with chemotherapies, which stress cancer cells but would otherwise also deplete the T-cell population. Regulation of cutaneous malignancy by gammadelta T cells.

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