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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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Project launched for CAR-T cell immuno-oncology therapy development
6 January 2016 | By Victoria White
The Cell Therapy Catapult, the University of Birmingham and Cancer Research Technology have launched the project to develop a new immuno-oncology cellular therapy based on gene modifying T-cells to target solid tumours...
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AIC649 shows potential to induce functional cure in preclinical HBV study
5 January 2016 | By Victoria White
AIC649 is an inactivated parapoxvirus ovis particle preparation with distinct immunological activities including regulated cytokine release and activation of T-cell responses...
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Cellectis files clinical trial application for UCART19 in leukaemia
4 January 2016 | By Victoria White
UCART19 is a potential best-in-class allogeneic Talen gene edited T-cell product for treatment of CD19 expressing haematological malignancies...
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Molecular Devices ImageXpress® Micro Confocal High-Content Imaging System
23 December 2015 | By Molecular Devices
Run 3D cellular assays with confocal results – at a speed you’d only expect from widefield screening, with Molecular Devices’ new confocal HCS system...
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New £3.4 million project to investigate protein-protein interactions
15 December 2015 | By Victoria White
There are thought to be as many as 600,000 protein-protein interactions that could be targets for new drugs. The project seeks to analyse and categorise the important features of these interactions...
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Kyoto University and Takeda T-CiRA Programme begins
15 December 2015 | By Victoria White
The "Takeda-CiRA Joint Programme for iPS Cell Applications" (T-CiRA) will begin research in six core directions to explore clinical applications of stem cells in therapeutic areas including cancer, heart failure and diabetes mellitus...
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ImmBio initiates First-in-Human study of PnuBioVax
11 December 2015 | By Victoria White
The study will look at the safety and tolerability of PnuBioVax for three different dosages against the bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae...
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Trial of CAR T-cell therapy in head and neck cancer starts
8 December 2015 | By Victoria White
Doctors are harnessing patients’ own immune systems in a pioneering trial taking place in London in an effort to find a new effective treatment for resistant head and neck cancer...
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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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Adaptimmune and Universal Cells in T-cell therapy collaboration
1 December 2015 | By Victoria White
With Universal Cells’ proprietary gene editing technology, Adaptimmune intends to develop affinity enhanced donor T-cells...
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Functional human hepatocytes grown in the lab
30 November 2015 | By Victoria White
This groundbreaking development could help advance a variety of liver-related research and applications...
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A drug that heals broken bones faster and better
23 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Using bone samples from people undergoing hip replacement surgery, researchers were able to show that a drug that activates the Wnt pathway causes stem cells found within bones to divide and to turn into more bone cells...
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy identified as a stem cell disease
17 November 2015 | By Victoria White
A new study is the first to show that Duchenne muscular dystrophy directly affects muscle stem cells...
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Scientists develop 3-D printing method for embryonic stem cells
4 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists have developed a 3-D printing method capable of producing highly uniform embryoid body that could eventually be used for tissue regeneration...
