Drug Target Review

JULY 31, 2023

I was ‘pre-med’ and got really interested in the science and especially the integration of chemistry and art. I struggled with going to graduate school in art conservation science, ie, the science of art, or more general chemistry, and I decided to do chemistry because it had broader opportunities.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

2 In response, DNA-damaging agents that could target the entire cell cycle received renewed attention as ADC payloads. Groundbreaking strategies like proteolysis-targeting chimeric molecules (PROTACs) are also being explored. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Queen’s University of Belfast (Northern Ireland). Fu Y, Ho M.

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

These regimens frequently include one or two small molecule inhibitors and immuno-oncology (IO) therapies, such as monoclonal antibodies and T-cell engagers. To bring us closer to curing cancer, a combination of effective drugs with non-overlapping mechanisms of action is required. References Blood Cancer UK.

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PLOS: DNA Science

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Gleevec is a small molecule that interferes with entry of an enzyme – a tyrosine kinase – that enables growth signals to enter specific cells and trigger division. A name ending in “nib” means a small molecule that inhibits an enzyme called a kinase, and is short for “inhibit.”

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Codon

JUNE 11, 2024

And unlike traditional DNA sequencers, which parse genetic material by breaking it up into fragments and interpreting it chunk-by-chunk, a nanopore device unspools a long strand of DNA and reads it all at once. A scientist can isolate DNA and load up a flow cell in fifteen minutes. Nanopore devices work incredibly fast.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 5, 2021

Durham, North Carolina-based Ribometrix announced a strategic collaboration deal with Genentech , a Roche company, to identify and advance novel RNA-targeted small molecule therapeutics. This is because many proteins do not have small-molecule binding sites. This is not the first deal for RNA therapeutics for Genentech.

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Sygnature Discovery

JUNE 17, 2024

Our skilled protein science team can provide in-house production of proteins to support all these assay formats if needed. Microscale Thermophoresis (MST) Microscale Thermophoresis (MST) is a technology that uses fluorescently labelled proteins to analyse small molecule binding in solution.

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Dark Matter Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

The majority of small molecule drugs induce their therapeutic effects by seeking out and binding to their intended target while avoiding most other molecules in the dense milieu of the cell interior. Our overall mission at Arrakis is to expand the set of “druggable” targets for small-molecule medicines to include RNA.

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Codon

DECEMBER 12, 2024

” The report accompanies an article in Science , also released today, entitled “Confronting Risks of Mirror Life.” For the article in Science , more than 30 scientists from ten countries are calling on the broader community to confront the risks of mirrored life. ” But what, exactly, is a mirrored organism?

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KIF1A

JANUARY 27, 2024

Drugs that treat symptoms in other HSP types could inform treatments for similar symptoms in KAND, so we’re always on the lookout for small molecule or technological interventions that work in other SPGs. Simran Kaur’s 2023 conference talk briefly describes the KIF1A mini-gene approach.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 19, 2024

The other powerful benefit is that our cell lines can become any of the cell types of the human body – these cells have within their DNA the capability to become any of the more than 200 human cell types which you might want to manufacture. Just like small molecules and antibodies, cell therapies are changing how we treat patients.

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LifeSciVC

AUGUST 5, 2024

The genomic capabilities that were brought online for drug discovery (cheaper & faster next-gen DNA sequencing) did not diminish the need for biologists and translational scientists in target and patient selection, respectively. One final parallel to 2001.

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KIF1A

AUGUST 20, 2024

Susannah is being treated with an Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO) : To break down the term, this is a molecule designed with a sequence of 20 (oligo, “few”) letters of DNA (nucleotide) that match a sequence on the mutant KIF1A RNA (Antisense) and knock it down. With gratitude, in the Year of Pioneers.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 15, 2023

Gilead Strengthens Early Pipeline in Oncology and Inflammation Through the Acquisition of XinThera Gilead Sciences, Inc. Through the acquisition, Gilead gains rights to a portfolio of small molecule inhibitors targeting PARP1 for oncology and MK2 for inflammatory diseases that could enter clinical trials later this year.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 28, 2021

Broadens company’s oncology platform of Targeted Alpha Therapies / Acquisition includes actinium-225 labeled differentiated PSMA small molecule for the treatment of prostate cancer. Noria was founded by Dr. John Babich, Chief, Radiopharmaceutical Sciences in Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Noria) and PSMA Therapeutics Inc.

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Codon

APRIL 2, 2023

Basic Science *No evidence for a common blood microbiome based on a population study of 9,770 healthy humans. But now, by studying DNA extracted from microbes in the blood of almost 10,000 healthy people, this paper shows that there is no such thing. Read Transcription factors bind to DNA and control gene expression.

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LifeSciVC

DECEMBER 6, 2022

These hair clip-like molecules clamp onto DNA, thereby turning many genes on and off. As Darnell observed, the prospect of being able to regulate Transcription Factor function holds the potential to reframe the way we treat disease but achieving that goal with traditional small molecule screening approaches is impossible.

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Nvidia Developer: Drug Discovery

MARCH 21, 2023

New supercomputing-scale large language models (LLMs) that understand biology and chemistry text are helping scientists understand proteins, small molecules, DNA, and biomedical text. These state-of-the-art AI models help generate de novo proteins and molecules and predict the 3D structures of proteins.

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Codon

MARCH 20, 2023

Basic Science A trailing ribosome speeds up RNA polymerase at the expense of transcript fidelity via force and allostery. Marine biofilm engineered to produce current in response to small molecules. Science Advances. A generalizable nanopore sensor for highly specific protein detection at single-molecule precision.

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Dark Matter Blog

JULY 16, 2021

As soon as I learned about DNA and RNA, I wanted to be a molecular biologist. Last stops at RNA My last roles in biotech were where my original passion began: DNA and RNA. My last stop at Arrakis Therapeutics is with a company targeting RNA with small molecules. I wanted to use molecular biology to create drugs.

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PLOS: DNA Science

JUNE 22, 2023

“If you’re an adult with newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer that’s spread and tests positive for PDL1 without an abnormal EGFR your first option could be …” announces a TV ad for a pair of targeted cancer drugs, flying by so fast that I doubt many patients can grasp anything.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 18, 2023

I think it is astonishing that The Human Genome Project was completed exactly 20 years ago and DNA was discovered by Franklin and published by Watson and Crick exactly 70 years ago, yet that 10 percent success rate has still not improved. Pharmaceutical companies are an absolutely pivotal part of the life sciences industry and ecosystem.

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Innovations in payload substances, such as topoisomerase inhibitors (topo-1i), and next-generation DNA- damaging agents to replace older, more toxic agents. Additionally, newer-generation linkers enable more specific and stable payload attachment, potentially improving therapeutic indices and safety.

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LifeSciVC

MARCH 1, 2023

By Jonathan Montagu, CEO of HotSpot Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC The phrase ‘build it and they will come’ dates all the way back to the Old Testament, and in more recent times has been romanticized in movies like Field of Dreams , but the concept also holds true in many areas of science.

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Codon

MAY 30, 2023

This week: A way to measure a transgene’s expression in the brain using ultrasound, a DNA sequencing method that uses 1000x less reagents, and base editors get even smaller. An engineered version of this protein can convert DNA bases with efficiencies up to 92%. so this Digest will be published more irregularly.

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Codon

MAY 30, 2023

This week: A way to measure a transgene’s expression in the brain using ultrasound, a DNA sequencing method that uses 1000x less reagents, and base editors get even smaller. An engineered version of this protein can convert DNA bases with efficiencies up to 92%. so this Digest will be published more irregularly.

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Alta Sciences

APRIL 17, 2024

Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024 aasimakopoulos Wed, 04/17/2024 - 15:52 Early-phase drug development is an ever-changing landscape, as emerging science leads to new promising areas of research for the treatment of human health issues.

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Codon

APRIL 30, 2023

Yeast die for two reasons: Either their nucleolus (where the DNA is kept) degrades and dies, or their mitochondria whimpers out and they stop making energy. Read more at Science. Science abstracts were pulled from five different medical journals and then fed into ChatGPT. kilobases” of DNA into a plant genome. (My

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Codon

APRIL 30, 2023

Yeast die for two reasons: Either their nucleolus (where the DNA is kept) degrades and dies, or their mitochondria whimpers out and they stop making energy. Read more at Science. Science abstracts were pulled from five different medical journals and then fed into ChatGPT. kilobases” of DNA into a plant genome. (My

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Elrig

APRIL 29, 2024

Rising from Research Scientist to Senior Scientist, I supported early-stage DD efforts within their Protein Science group, based in Cambridge, UK. During this time, I had the opportunity to step in as an interim Discovery Sciences project lead, sparking my interest in project leadership.

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DrugBank

JANUARY 9, 2025

This targeted therapy is a small molecule inhibitor of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase, the oncogenic driver of CML. The Science Behind Targeted Therapies Targeted therapies are grounded in deeply understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 18, 2022

By manipulating the microbes’ DNA, they programmed gene circuits that control the bacteria surface, building a molecular “cloak” that encapsulates the bacteria. They control the iCAP system by giving it an external cue – a small molecule called IPTG – that allows for programmable and dynamic alteration of the E.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, is designed to generate DNA aptamer-based anti-idiotypes to selected monoclonal antibodies identified in Dr. Ilya Trakht’s study. Ilya Trakht, Ph.D., The study led by Dr. Sergei Rudchenko, Ph.D., 1 Noyce RS, et al. 2018) PLoS One.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 4, 2023

The researchers turned to CRISPR —a gene editing tool that uses “molecular scissors to cut DNA ,” according to Sanjana—to edit the regions identified by GWAS. When CRISPR edits were made at a specific location in the noncoding genome near a gene called BCL11A , it resulted high levels of fetal haemoglobin.

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KIF1A

MAY 6, 2023

To do so, they tagged a single head of kinesin with a fluorophore, a small molecule that lights up when excited by (i.e. But we all carry mutations in our DNA, most of which have no impact on our health. hit by) the lasers in microscopes.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 11, 2023

In a study of more than 12,000 small molecule drugs , researchers found 40.4% This latter category is “not predicted to be metabolically activated via an α-hydroxylation pathway,” or would not be predicted to react with DNA. of the APIs analyzed were nitrosamine precursors.

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Vial

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We can link small molecule drugs to a payload that would enter in the cell and kill it. We have the capability of different types of targets, whether small molecules or antibodies. Also, payloads that are permeable payloads and specifically microtubule inhibitors or DNA alkylators or chemo. You speak impeccably.

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