Companies and People News for April 2020

Companies and People News Archive

Touchlight appoints Dr. Helen Horton as Chief Research Officer Touchlight appoints Dr. Helen Horton as Chief Research Officer

Former J&J Senior Scientific Director and immunology expert joins at a pivotal time. Touchlight driving its dbDNA technology towards clinical development in therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines

Mogrify and Sangamo announce collaboration and exclusive license agreement for Mogrify’s iPSC- and ESC-derived regulatory T cells Mogrify and Sangamo announce collaboration and exclusive license agreement for Mogrify’s iPSC- and ESC-derived regulatory T cells

Cambridge, UK, and Brisbane, CA, 21 April 2020 Mogrify Ltd (Mogrify®), a UK company aiming to transform the development of cell therapies by the systematic discovery of novel cell conversions, and Sangamo Therapeutics (Sangamo) (Nasdaq: SGMO), a genomic medicine company, today announced that they have executed a collaboration and exclusive license agreement for Sangamo to develop allogeneic cell therapies from Mogrify’s proprietary induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and Sangamo’s zinc finger protein (ZFP) gene-engineered chimeric antigen receptor regulatory T cell (CAR-Treg) technology.

Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre Fast Tracked as Works Progress at Harwell Campus Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre Fast Tracked as Works Progress at Harwell Campus

Construction of the UK’s New Vaccines Centre by Glencar Construction Starts Well Ahead of Schedule as Timelines are Fast Tracked Due to Covid-19

XenoGesis wins prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of export growth XenoGesis wins prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of export growth

Nottingham-based leading independent DMPK provider, XenoGesis, has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise, International Trade, in recognition of its outstanding year-on-year export growth.

Independent SMO Panthera Biopartners continues to expand its network of clinical trial sites Independent SMO Panthera Biopartners continues to expand its network of clinical trial sites

Panthera’s second clinical trial site in the UK, in North Manchester is open for business.As a standalone site ideal for existing or new trials with much lower contamination risk during COVID-19

Medicines Discovery Catapult, at Alderley Park, in partnership with industry and academia, advancing COVID-19 testing capacity Medicines Discovery Catapult, at Alderley Park, in partnership with industry and academia, advancing COVID-19 testing capacity

Last week the Government announced the establishment of large scale national COVID-19 hub laboratories across the UK. The initial laboratories have been established in Cheshire, Milton Keynes and Glasgow.

Catapult Ventures appoints Vijay Curthan as Investment Director; promotes Emma Johnson to Associate Catapult Ventures appoints Vijay Curthan as Investment Director; promotes Emma Johnson to Associate

6th April 2020, Alderley Park: Catapult Ventures has announced the appointment of Vijay Curthan as Investment Director in its GM & Cheshire Life Sciences Fund. Vijay joins Catapult with a background in healthcare private equity, investment banking and pharma industry corporate strategy

Horizon Discovery expands cell-based CRISPR screening services Horizon Discovery expands cell-based CRISPR screening services

New arrayed B cell CRISPR knockout screening service strengthens support for development of therapeutics for diseases involving the immune system. First in the market, this unique service complements the Company’s T cell screening service