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Implant turns the immune system against Alzheimer’s disease
17 March 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists have developed a capsule containing cells that have been genetically engineered to produce antibodies against the Abeta...
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Drug Delivery
Drug delivery refers to approaches for transporting a pharmaceutical compound in the body as needed to safely achieve its desired therapeutic effect.
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DNA origami successfully used to kill leukaemia cells
24 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers at The Ohio State University are working on a new way to treat drug-resistant cancer that uses DNA origami packaging...
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TAxI holds promise as a carrier for spinal cord treatments
17 February 2016 | By Victoria White
The small peptide has been shown to be an effective at shuttling functional proteins into the spinal cord after a muscle injection...
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The practicalities of targeted cell delivery: senior scientists gather in London to explore the latest in RNA Therapeutics
8 February 2016 | By SMi Group
SMi will open its doors to host RNA Therapeutics 2016 in just 1 week on 15th and 16th February in Central London...
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Empty Hepatitis E virus shells used to carry vaccines
4 February 2016 | By Victoria White
Researchers showed that virus-like particles carrying LXY-30 could home in on breast cancer cells both in a laboratory dish and in a mouse model...
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Nanoparticles inhibit liver cancer tumour growth in study
26 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Scientists from UTSW have crafted synthetic "dendrimer" nanoparticles that are able to provide a tumour-suppressing effect without further damaging the liver or neighbouring tissue...
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Pfizer expands its R&D investment strategy
12 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The first four investments of the newly focused initiative include $46 million in financing to companies at early stages of the discovery process that are actively exploring Conditionally Active Biologics (CABs), immuno-oncology, neurodegenerative technologies and gene therapy...
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Scientists design new CAR architecture with switch-on system
12 January 2016 | By Victoria White
A new study describes the design of a CAR architecture with an integrated switch-on system that permits control over CAR T-cell functions...
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Takeda and NsGene to research encapsulated cell therapies in Parkinson’s disease
8 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The partnership will focus on the delivery of recombinant Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor to affected brain regions by way of implanted, encapsulated cell therapy devices...
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Renova expands its robust gene therapy intellectual property portfolio
5 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Renova and Research Development Foundation (RDF) have entered into a worldwide exclusive license agreement for RDF's portfolio of urocortin and stresscopin genes, as well as select peptides and proteins...
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Nanobombs – the future of cancer drug delivery?
3 December 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers say nanobombs might overcome a biological barrier that has blocked development of agents that work by altering the expression of genes in cancer cells...
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Protein Expression: The growing potential of plant-made monoclonal antibodies
The success story of Mapp Pharmaceuticals’ experimental drug, ZMapp, during last year’s Ebola outbreak highlights the potential of plant-made monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) as life-saving treatments.
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Intelligent biogel effective at delivering anti-cancer agents
20 November 2015 | By Victoria White
The technology has already been successfully tested in the laboratory. If it works in patients, the therapy could one day revolutionise treatment for many forms of cancer...
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DBV Technologies presents data on its Viaskin technology in RSV
18 November 2015 | By Victoria White
DBV Tecnologies observed an immunogenic response in mice and swine treated with Viaskin with a patented formulation containing an N-FsII antigen...
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Studies justify mode of delivery and dosing regimen for Anisina
11 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Preclinical studies confirm the efficacy of Anisina when delivered using a clinically relevant formulation, mode of administration and dosing regimen...
