This month's top tech news stories
Inpart
Gene therapy
Gene therapy has emerged as the most popular approach employed by academic institutes, biotechs, and NGOs in the treatment of rare diseases, according to the latest findings in Inpart’s rare disease Global Challenge report. It shows an increase in therapeutic strategies to treat rare diseases, with small molecule orphan drug discovery and protein or other biologics following closely behind on the list of focus areas for research collaborations. Gene therapy makes up 24% of total interactions from companies who engaged.
Cancer Research UK
Therapeutic cancer agents
Cancer Research UK, and the KWF Dutch Cancer Society – two of the world’s largest charitable funders of cancer research – have announced a new multi-project strategic partnership to advance promising therapeutic agents for cancer. KWF intends to provide funding to enable the development of select early phase clinical programmes through Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development (CDD). Cancer Research UK’s CDD will be utilising its 30 years of experience in ushering in first-in-class therapeutics.
Integra Biosciences
Pipetting ebook
Integra Biosciences is pleased to announce the release of a new free ebook providing a complete guide to pipetting. Liquid handling protocols form the backbone of many life sciences workflows, and mastering correct pipetting practices plays a vital role in obtaining reliable experimental results.
The ebook aims to equip readers with the essentials to turn pipetting from a tedious, necessary task into an efficient, accurate and enjoyable one. It covers key subjects such as: different types of pipettes and how to use them, pipetting best practices and tips for maintaining and calibrating.
The ebook will be a useful tool for any scientist looking to achieve high accuracy and precision.
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