Tag Archives: Biotechnology

How did the UK become the first to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and are there dangers authorizing it so quickly?

[ad_1] The UK government’s Department of Health and Welfare Executive Agency validated the Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccine ahead of the US and Europe. AP The UK Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency became the first regulator in the Western world to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer …

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Horizon Discovery licenses CHOSOURCE to Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals Co.

[ad_1] 2 December 2020 Horizon Discovery Group plc, a global leader in applying gene editing and gene modulation to cell line engineering, today announced that it has granted two commercial licenses for its cGMP-compliant CHOSOURCE ™ platform to Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., a leading biotechnology company focused on the research, …

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“Artificial Pancreas Dashboard” can help standardize closed-loop hybrid reports

[ad_1] A standardized “Artificial Pancreas (AP) Dashboard” should provide an easy-to-use single-page hybrid closed-loop (HCL) reporting system for diabetic patients requiring insulin. The AP Dashboard will help standardize HCL reporting similar to standardized CGM reporting and an electrocardiogram (ECG) and will likely help improve glycemic control and reduce hypoglycemia. It …

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SMART researchers develop custom targeting of bacteria using lysines

[ad_1] IMAGE: SMART AMR researchers Boon Chong Goh (left) and Linh Chi Dam (right) evaluate bacterial cells after treatment with lysine visualization More Credit: Wei Lin Lee, SMART AMR New method to customize lysines to specifically target unwanted bacteria while leaving others unharmed Lysines are enzymes that help open bacteria …

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