Industry Insights
Supporting the Development of Regenerative Medicines
Industry InsightRegenerative medicine is a branch of translational research which focuses on methods to regrow, repair or replace human cells, tissues or organs. We recently spoke with Michael May, President & CEO of CCRM, an organization supporting the development of regenerative medicines and associated technologies to learn more about their latest projects and collaborations.
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Accelerating the Development of Organs-on-Chips
Industry InsightEmulate, Inc. and AstraZeneca recently announced they have formed a collaborative partnership which will see Emulate's Organs-on-Chips technology embedded in AstraZeneca's Innovative Medicines and Early Development Biotech Unit.
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Novel Neuromuscular Junction Model Benefits Drug Discovery
Industry InsightThe first functional stem-cell derived neuromuscular junction model has recently been licensed, which could help the quest to develop new drugs to treat associated neurodegenerative diseases. We caught up with James Hickman, CSO, Hesperos, to learn more about the model, and some of the benefits it brings.
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Harnessing Stem Cells for Blood Vessel Regeneration
Industry InsightVascugen recently announced that it had licensed stem cell technology for blood vessel regeneration at IU School of Medicine, which could lead to new treatment options for patients suffering from Peripheral Artery Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia. We caught up with Carter Cliff, CEO, Vascugen to learn more about the technology and the science behind it.
A New Generation of Flow Cytometers Advances Multiomics
Industry InsightFlow cytometry allows the analysis of physical and biochemical features of cells. Advances in machine that can characterize and sort cells will allow researchers to look deeper than ever before into the proteome and transcriptome. We talk with Bob Balderas, VP Market Development at BD on how the cutting-edge machines like the FACSymphony S6 cell sorter incorporate new technology and advance multiomics research.
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What Makes Hair Curl?
Industry InsightIn work published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, scientists from New Zealand and Japan tested two previously proposed theories of hair curvature using curly merino sheep wool.
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Revolutionizing the World of Pipetting
Industry InsightNecessity is the mother of invention, and nowhere is this more clearly demonstrated than in the laboratory. We caught up with Alex Studer, VP of Marketing and Innovation at INTEGRA Biosciences, to discuss the company’s aim to transform the world of pipetting.
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Building in Purity
Industry InsightLaboratories rely on the constant provision of high quality water for a variety of purposes, from glass washing to reagent preparation and instrumental analysis. It is all too easy to take this valuable commodity for granted yet, behind the scenes, a great deal of thought goes into designing a facility that reliably and cost-effectively provides water of the required quality on a round the clock basis.
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Human Cell Culture Made Easy
Industry InsightWe spoke to Dr Mark Kotter to learn about some of the limitations of current disease and drug discovery research models and the benefits that using human stem cells can bring.
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Carrying the Torch for Scientific Glassblowing
Industry InsightDespite the important role glass plays in science, the skill to develop the glassware is in decline. Scientific glassblowing has now been classed as an endangered craft by The Radcliffe Trust.
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