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New software could enable the design of DNA robots for drug delivery
Researchers have developed software that can design complex DNA nanodevices which could be used to deliver medicine while in the body.
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Raman technique developed for high-throughput discovery of enzymes
A flow mode Raman-activated cell sorter called FlowRACS has been created by researchers for high-throughput discovery of enzymes and their cell factories.
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Robot researcher discovers new highly active catalyst
The autonomous robot scientist can independently perform experimental procedures and makes its own decisions about which tests to perform.
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Laboratory automation in early drug discovery
The future of drug discovery lies in an automated world where the workflows for biological assays, chemical synthesis and data analysis are connected by flexible, mobile and modular hardware, integrated with software solutions that will interface with scientists for increased efficiency and productivity (the realisation of Industry 4.0). This article…
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Lab Automation In-Depth Focus 2020
In this in-depth focus are features on the best data management options currently available and how the future of drug discovery will be connected and fully automated.
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Virtual reality could be used to design new drugs, say researchers
Researchers have used virtual reality (VR) to control how drugs bind to their protein targets, which they say could be useful for designing new treatments.
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Developing an automatic microfluidic platform using ‘ferrobots’
A new microfluidic technology has been developed by researchers, which utilises magnetic ferrobots to automate chemical analyses and assays.
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Automation of complex synthetic biological molecules enabled by robotics
A new platform combines AI, flow chemistry and robotics to minimise the need for human intervention in the synthesis process.
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Magnetic microbots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets
MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumour or another disease site.
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Expert view: High-throughput screening – make an impact by removing barriers
For drug discovery and biomarker research, screening campaigns are employed to identify potential new treatments for diseases and to answer questions that remain unknown in the scientific community.
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Expert view: Preparing drug discovery for smart screening era
Advances in genomics and structural biology are providing drug discovery scientists with more biological targets to prosecute, and greater information about each one.
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Milking it: A new robot to extract scorpion venom
A new scorpion-milking robot designed to extract venom could replace the traditional manual method.
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£22m fundraise targeted for innovative diabetes monitoring platform
Radisens Diagnostics, an Irish medtech business, is aiming to raise £22 million to bring its innovative diabetes management platform to market...
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Research shows promise for VR in mental health care
A growing body of evidence suggests that virtual reality (VR) technology can be an effective part of treatment for phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental health conditions, according to new research.
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Finger prosthesis provides clues to brain health
In a collaboration between Swedish and Italian researchers, the aim was to analyse how the brain interprets information from a virtual experience of touch, created by a finger prosthesis with artificial sensation. The result was – completely unexpectedly – a new method for measuring brain health.
