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We recently had the pleasure of speaking with William Levine, D.D.S., CannRx Founder and Chief Scientific Officer. Levine discusses CannRx’s mission to develop transformative, scientifically based, proprietary cannabis technologies, highlights some of the medical applications of cannabis-derived products, and explains why it is so important to analyze the various active compounds in cannabis.

With the number of new cancer cases worldwide per year predicted to rise to 23.6 million by 2030, it seems as pertinent as ever that the disease is stopped early in its tracks. We spoke with Mike Fisher, Ph.D., Commercial Director of Oncimmune, to find out more about a trial utilizing a simple blood test for early detection of lung cancer.

Technology Networks recently had the pleasure of speaking with Bruce Steel, CEO Equillium, Inc. to learn more about how they are leveraging their comprehensive understanding of immunobiology to develop novel treatments for inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.

The pharmaceutical market is in a period of transition as the introduction of new biosimilars increases. Here, George I'ons, Owen Mumford Pharmaceutical Services, explores a lesser known but albeit important factor influencing the success of this transitional period is delivery device design of such drugs.

Technology Networks recently spoke with Stephen Williams, CMO at biotechnology company SomaLogic, to learn more about research progress in the proteomics space and the technology that has enabled it.

Speaking to Technology Networks, Ryan Denomme highlights the key challenges faced when using “traditional” surface plasmon resonance (SPR), how SPR is being used to aid drug discoveries, and explains the benefits of designing an SPR instrument that integrates digital microfluidics, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology.

Over the last five to ten years, multi-modal imaging has become established as a significant component of a preclinical researcher’s analytical toolbox. Here, we highlight perhaps the most used and certainly the most sensitive and quantitative of these imaging modalities, the combination of positron emission tomography (PET) with X-ray computed tomography (CT), or PET/CT.

Technology Networks recently spoke with LifeArc’s CEO Melanie Lee, PhD, CBE. Melanie elaborates on LifeArc's mission, discusses the importance of bridging the gap between "bench" and "bedside", and highlights how genomics can help drive earlier intervention.

Technology Networks spoke with Rodney Varner, CEO of Genprex, to learn more about the next steps for Oncoprex, a lead drug candidate that treats non-small cell lung cancer, and how the FDA Fast Track Designation will facilitate the delivery of this drug to cancer patients.

Less than 5% of adult cancer patients enroll in clinical trials even though it is estimated that a large percentage (70% of Americans) are very willing to take part in a clinical study. So, why is there such a large discrepancy in the number of actual participants versus those willing to, but not actually participating?