Putting the Bio in Canadian Biomanufacturing
By Eduardo Longoria “One of the things to remember is Canada no longer has any domestic production capacity for vaccines. We used to have it […]
Mês: Fevereiro 2021
Spotlight: How Does the Human Gut Microbiota Affect Immune Cell Dynamics?
By Eduardo Longoria An article published recently in the journal Nature reported findings on how the gut microbiota influences the development and maintenance of the mammalian immune […]
Ginkgo Receives $1.1B from the US Government to Fight Pandemics
By Eduardo Longoria Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks has received a $1.1 billion investment from the US government’s International Development Finance Corp (DFC) for COVID-19 testing and […]
Genomics Companies Form an Alliance with Microsoft for DNA Data Storage
By Eduardo Longoria On November 12th, California-based Twist Biosciences, Illumina, Microsoft, and Western Digital announced the launching of a joint effort with 11 other companies to advance the field of DNA data […]
New Cas9 Alternatives Give Mammoth Biosciences an Edge Over Other CRISPR companies
By Eduardo Longoria Genome editing is the process by which researchers make targeted changes to an organism’s DNA. While there are various technologies for genome editing, the […]
Dewpoint Snags Successful Series B to Target Lesser Known Cellular Compartments
By Eduardo Longoria On September 29th, Dewpoint Therapeutics, the biomolecular condensates company, announced raising US$ 77 million in a Series B round led by ARCH Venture Partners. The round […]