New resource that categorises genes essential for supporting life could be used to identify rare disease mutations
31 January, 2020
Researchers at the University of Dundee have developed an unrivalled, fully automated robotic screening system which allows them to rapidly test the effect of drugs and other chemicals on human sperm.
30 January, 2020
This new development from a collaborative team of international scientists shows promise for the treatment of herpes simplex (cold sore virus), respiratory syncytial virus, hepatitis C, HIV, and Zika virus to name a few. The team have demonstrated success treating a range of viruses in the lab – including respiratory infections to genital herpes.
29 January, 2020
Proposals feature a soft robotic heart, cure for genetic heart disease, heart attack vaccine and next generation health tech
23 January, 2020
Next-generation gene editing system has applications in development of cell and gene therapies. Base editing builds on CRISPR offering and will expand Horizon’s research tools and services. Horizon seeks partners to assess and shape platform development
15 January, 2020
CAMBRIDGE, UK, and LEUVEN, Belgium, 13 January 2020 – EVONETIX LTD (‘Evonetix’), the synthetic biology company developing a desktop platform for scalable, high-fidelity and rapid gene synthesis, today announced it has partnered with imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies, to increase production of Evonetix’s proprietary microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based silicon chips, enabling the platform to be manufactured at a commercial scale. The novel silicon chip is a key component of Evonetix’s desktop DNA platform which, once fully developed, will facilitate and enable the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology.
13 January, 2020
Web-based platform provides broad access to the first-ever cloud laboratory to integrate automated biology and chemistry research capabilities in a closed-loop system that enables an accelerated design-make-test-analyze cycle
10 January, 2020