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Companion Diagnostic Will Support NSCLC Clinical Trials
To learn more about some of the ways that companion diagnostics can benefit oncology patients, Technology Networks spoke to Dr Luca Quagliata, Global Director of Medical Affairs for Clinical NGS and Oncology at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Collaboration To Develop Gene-encoded Antibody Vaccine Against COVID-19 Is Underway
Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. and SmartPharm Therapeutics Inc. recently announced a research and development collaboration in which they will work to develop a next-generation, gene-encoded antibody vaccine for COVID-19. Technology Networks spoke with SmartPharm's CEO Jose Trevejo to learn more about the collaboration and the next steps in the development of the vaccine.
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Using Fast-growing Tobacco Plants To Develop a COVID-19 Vaccine
Technology Networks recently spoke to David O’Reilly, PhD, Director of Scientific Research at BAT to learn more about the tobacco plant “biomanufacturing factories” that are being used to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. We also discuss the challenges faced when developing a vaccine and the benefits tobacco plants offer compared to conventional vaccine development methods.
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Developing Personalized Strategies To Maximize Cancer Therapy Success
Technology Networks recently spoke with Ofer Sharon, CEO of OncoHost, to learn more about ways to overcome patient resistance to immunotherapy and how proteomic profiling in oncology can aid diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of this incredibly complex disease.
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Which Vaccines Against COVID-19 Are in Human Clinical Trials?
Here, we outline which vaccine candidates against COVID-19 are currently in human clinical trials.
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Repurposing Drugs To Treat COVID-19 – Benefits and Challenges
Whilst scientists work tirelessly to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine as a long-term preventive strategy, in parallel, researchers are also exploring the therapeutic potential of existing drugs as an efficient immediate approach. We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Alan Fletcher, VP/GM, Life Sciences at PerkinElmer, Inc. to learn about the benefits and challenges of repurposing a drug in this context.
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This Digital Pharmacy Aims To Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 outbreak has accelerated the digitization of healthcare. “Digital pharmacy” Genius Rx says it will trial same-day couriered delivery of scripts to patients’ doors from this summer. We spoke to Randy about the process of getting medication online and how analytics technology could save patients money.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Development: An Interview With GeoVax
Technology Networks spoke with David Dodd, President and CEO of GeoVax, to learn more about the vaccine candidates against COVID-19, what progress has been made in clinical testing and how the company is working to accelerate vaccine development timeframes.
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Degassing Technology That Could Improve HPLC and Laboratory Efficiency
In the world of analytical chemistry, liquid chromatography has become indispensable in the analyst’s toolbox. Decades of research and refinement have brought many advances, which begs the question, where else can improvements be made?
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Scale and Speed in Proteomics Data Processing
Targeted proteomics start-up ProteiQ Biosciences recently announced the launch of InfineQ, its cloud-based solution software for near real-time processing of proteomics data. Technology Networks spoke with Arnoud Groen, CSO and co-founder of ProteiQ, to learn more about the solution and how it provides the scale and speed required for biomarker discovery.
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