OpenPlant Fund open to applications: £5000 grants for synthetic biology & related activitiesCambridge NetworkThe OpenPlant Fund is now open to proposals for innovative, open and interdisciplinary projects relevant to plant or in vitro Synthetic Bio… Continue reading
Medical Xpress |
Scientists discover surprising immune cell activity that may be limiting immunotherapy
Medical Xpress Cancer immunotherapy treatments work by supercharging the immune system to fight cancer. So when Tregs come in and suppress the immune response, it shuts down the cancer-fighting effect. But eliminating the Tregs doesn’t help. Researchers have tried … |
Endpoints News |
Sanofi Genzyme retreats from its Parkinson’s deal with gene therapy upstart Voyager, part of an $845M pact
Endpoints News Sanofi $SNY gambled $100 million upfront in early 2015 on the hot gene therapy field, promising Voyager up to $745 million in milestones for their partnership on a full slate of development programs, capped by the leading Parkinson’s effort. Voyager … Voyager Therapeutics Announces Update to Parkinson’s Disease ProgramMarkets Insider |
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Greenville Health System performs 1000th stem cell transplant
Spartanburg Herald Journal Greenville Health System’s Cancer Institute marked its 1,000th stem cell transplant this month, marking a major milestone in 25 years of providing new transplant therapies in the Upstate, the healthcare system announced. Gwen King, 70, a retired … |
Boston Business Journal |
Broad Institute responds to Berkeley CRISPR patent appeal
BioNews This marks the latest development in ongoing dispute over the US patent for CRISPR/Cas9 between the University of California at Berkeley (UC), and the University of Vienna and Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier, against the Broad Institute of MIT and … Broad tells appeals court it led the way on gene-editing ‘revolution’Boston Business Journal |