The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Spectrum’s self-contained saliva collection kit provides critical sample consistency while suspending and neutralizing viral RNA transcripts completely inactivating the live virus. Qualified commercial RNA extraction chemistries include Perkin Elmer, Thermo Fisher, Roche, and Qiagen. This press release features multimedia.

RNA

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. Like Cas9, IscB enzymes cut DNA at sites specified by an RNA guide.

Engineering

The Pharma Data

MARCH 20, 2021

Coronaviruses are RNA viruses and include common human coronaviruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome-CoV (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV-2 ( 1 ). Detection of virus-specific antibodies allows for diagnosis of recent symptomatic or even asymptomatic infections. INTRODUCTION.

Virus

The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This can help healthcare professionals identify a SARS-CoV-2 infection in people suspected to carry the virus with results typically ready in 15 minutes. SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Test package insert [2] European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. At launch, there will be 40 million SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Tests available, per month.

Virus

Broad Institute

JUNE 27, 2024

They used an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) that crosses the blood-brain barrier after intravenous administration. CRISPRoff silences the targeted gene by adding methyl groups, chemical tags that prevent the gene from being transcribed or read into RNA and so from being expressed as protein.

Disease

The Pharma Data

JANUARY 21, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CABENUVA (consisting of Janssen’s rilpivirine and ViiV Healthcare’s cabotegravir), the first and only once-monthly, long-acting regimen for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in adults. 50 c/mL, meeting noninferiority criteria.

FDA Approval

Drug Target Review

MAY 22, 2024

What are the key findings of Circio’s in vivo proof-of-concept for its circVec circular RNA platform technology compared to conventional mRNA-based expression with DNA vectors? Circular RNA (circRNA) has two major advantages versus mRNA in a vector-expression context.

Therapies

The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Gustave Perna, who oversees the logistics for Operation Warp Speed, told reporters earlier this week that McKesson will package and distribute the vaccine to more than 3,000 sites across the country. The Moderna vaccine is similar to Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine in the sense that they both use an approach utilizing messenger RNA (mRNA).

Vaccine

Codon

APRIL 2, 2023

Read A new DNA polymerase variant, called RT-KTq I614Y, can directly detect RNA modifications, including pseudouridine (Ψ) and queuosine (Q). By combining this new variant with standard sequencing methods, it’s possible to identify RNA modifications in a really simple way. Nucleic Acids Research. Nature Biotechnology.

DNA

Codon

JULY 27, 2023

A LEGO robot , made by undergraduate students at Arizona State University, pours sucrose gradients (a tube with dense liquid at the bottom, and less dense liquid at the top), which are used to separate, say, proteins from RNA by spinning them really fast in centrifuges. How do transcription factors couple up with the correct RNA molecule?

Therapies

Codon

JULY 27, 2023

A LEGO robot , made by undergraduate students at Arizona State University, pours sucrose gradients (a tube with dense liquid at the bottom, and less dense liquid at the top), which are used to separate, say, proteins from RNA by spinning them really fast in centrifuges. How do transcription factors couple up with the correct RNA molecule?

Therapies

Codon

APRIL 23, 2023

Most people would take the two CRISPR gene-editing components (a Cas9 protein and guide RNA), package them up inside of a virus, and then inject the viruses into the skulls of mice. If you want to edit a gene inside of a neuron, what do you do? These viruses enter the brain and deliver the gene-editing ingredients into neurons.

Vaccine

Codon

APRIL 23, 2023

Most people would take the two CRISPR gene-editing components (a Cas9 protein and guide RNA), package them up inside of a virus, and then inject the viruses into the skulls of mice. If you want to edit a gene inside of a neuron, what do you do? These viruses enter the brain and deliver the gene-editing ingredients into neurons.

Vaccine

The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Nasdaq: MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients, today announced that the primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 study of mRNA-1273 conducted on 196 cases confirms the high efficacy observed at the first interim analysis. “I

Vaccine

Codon

JUNE 26, 2023

A phage is a virus that infects bacteria. A T4 phage can hold 171,000 bases of DNA or other molecules, including proteins and RNA. For context, the AAV9 that is often used in gene therapies has a packaging limit of 4,700 DNA bases.) But LLMs will greatly increase the number of people who could make or distribute a virus.

DNA

Codon

JUNE 26, 2023

A phage is a virus that infects bacteria. A T4 phage can hold 171,000 bases of DNA or other molecules, including proteins and RNA. For context, the AAV9 that is often used in gene therapies has a packaging limit of 4,700 DNA bases.) But LLMs will greatly increase the number of people who could make or distribute a virus.

DNA

Codon

MAY 30, 2023

The researchers first compared the editing efficiency of different versions of IscB when coupled with 'ωRNA,' which guides the enzyme to the right spot on the DNA. A particular variant, named IscB*-ωRNA*, had the highest editing efficiency across multiple different sites in the genome. Read more in Nature Methods.

DNA

Codon

MAY 30, 2023

The researchers first compared the editing efficiency of different versions of IscB when coupled with 'ωRNA,' which guides the enzyme to the right spot on the DNA. A particular variant, named IscB*-ωRNA*, had the highest editing efficiency across multiple different sites in the genome. Read more in Nature Methods.

DNA

SugarCone Biotech

APRIL 8, 2025

Lentivirus particles readily package genetic sequences for delivery into cells, particularly if the genetic construct is small, generally less than 5500 nucleotides (5.5 The most typical genetic cargo for LNP-mediated in vivo CAR T cell production is messenger RNA (mRNA). an expressed cytokine or a secreted BiTE-like protein.

Therapies

Codon

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

.” In 1974, Wolfram Ostertag , a German geneticist at the Max Planck Institute, explored whether zidovudine could block retroviruses , which carry RNA, and use a reverse transcriptase enzyme to convert it into DNA before integrating into the host genome. Researchers have instead focused on using antiretrovirals as preventives.

Clinical Trials