Industry Insights
The Link Between Cancer and Metabolic Dysfunction
Industry InsightSynDevRx is working to address the unmet medical need in the field of metabo-oncology by developing treatments for cancer patients who are overweight or have systemic metabolic dysfunction. Technology Networks recently spoke with SynDevRx's Jim Shanahan, to explore the impact of metabolic dysfunction on treatment outcomes and learn more about the company’s lead compound SDX-7320.
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Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Harvesting CTCs
Industry InsightIn a recent study, CTCs were harvested to investigate the causes of brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer patients. We spoke to Andrew Newland, CEO, ANGLE, to learn more about the study, the challenges of harvesting CTCs and how the Parsortix system overcomes some of these challenges.
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Pushing the Boundaries of Translational Molecular Imaging
Industry InsightProfessor Ron Heeren recently embarked on a study to bring together the spatial molecular information that is provided by MALDI-MSI with the microproteomic characterization generated by LC-MS on the same tissue specimen, on a single instrument. Heeren and colleagues were successful in this feat. Their work is published in the journal Proteomics and forms the basis of this interview.
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Engineering Innovative CAR T-Cell Therapy Candidates for Cancer
Industry InsightTechnology Networks recently had the pleasure of speaking with Celyad Oncology’s CEO Filippo Petti. In this interview, Petti discusses key immunotherapy advances, highlights the two main CAR T-cell therapy approaches and elaborates on the company’s “off-the-shelf” CAR T cells.
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Using Organoids in the Study of Infectious Diseases
Industry InsightBy providing greater physiologic relevance and a species- or patient-specific test platform, organoids overcome many limitations of conventional 2D cultures and even live-animal disease models.
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Progress in Companion Diagnostic Development for Low-Grade Glioma
Industry InsightTo learn about the benefits of accelerating turnaround times for genomic testing and the importance of partnering with pharma companies to develop companion diagnostics, Technology Networks spoke with Luca Quagliata, PhD, BCMAS, Global Director of Medical Affairs for Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Breaking Down Barriers in Proteomic-Based Drug Discovery
Industry InsightSomaLogic recently announced an agreement with the biopharmaceutical company Amgen that aims to advance Amgen's drug discovery and development programs through comprehensive proteomic profiling. We spoke with Roy Smythe to discover what barriers have been holding proteome analysis back, and how the collaboration with Amgen aims to change the landscape of drug discovery.
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Biomaterial-Based Vaccine That Sits Under the Skin Shows Promise Against SARS-CoV-2
Industry InsightA team of multidisciplinary scientists – including bioengineers, materials-scientists and immunologists – at the Wyss Institute has created a novel infection vaccine platform know as OmniVax. Technology Networks spoke with Lead Senior Staff Scientist Ed Doherty from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, to learn more.
Decoding the Immune System
Industry InsightOur immune system is incredibly complex. Developing a complete understanding is an enormous undertaking but one to which scientists have been striving in order to advance disease understanding and improve treatments.
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Blood Test Detects Over 50 Different Cancers With a 0.7% False-Positive Rate
Industry InsightEarlier this year, researchers reported in Annals of Oncology that they had developed a blood test that was able to detect, with 99.3% specificity, more than 50 types of cancer and identify exactly where in the body the cancer had originated – in some cases before any symptoms of the disease had manifested. We spoke to the study’s corresponding author, Michael V. Seiden MD PhD, to learn more.
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