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SARS-CoV-2: advancing the production of the ACE2 protein

Drug Target Review

Researchers from Columbia University and the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have elucidated a method to produce large quantities of the receptor that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein uses to bind to the surface of human cells.

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Addressing increasingly resistant drugs by infectious agents

Drug Target Review

Infectious agent includes bacteria, virus, fungi, and parasites, and they are capable of causing disease in a living organism. I had earlier proposed the use of Palmatine and Silver Nitrate in the efficacy against the RNA structure of the COVID-19 virus. He has over two years of experience in research and laboratory work.

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Patent Application for TNX-1500 (Monoclonal Antibody Anti-CD40-Ligand) in Development for Preventing and Treating Organ Transplant Rejection and Treating Autoimmune Conditions

The Pharma Data

said, “Nearly 30 years ago my laboratory at Columbia University generated the first anti-CD40-ligand mAb (5c8), discovered and characterized human CD40-ligand and elucidated the molecular basis of T cell helper function 1. CD40-ligand is a protein expressed on the surface of activated T lymphocytes that mediates T cell helper function.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 1

Drug Discovery World

The luncheon presentation will be done by James Keck, PhD, President’s Innovation Fellow and Senior Director, Innovation and Product Development, Product Development, The Jackson Laboratory. CCO & Co-Founder, ATUM, on: “Using machine learning to predict protein expression”. Claes Gustafsson, Ph.D,

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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

By Greta Friar, Whitehead Institute June 27, 2024 Images of a mouse brain show the effect of a technology called CHARM in turning off the expression of a gene in the brain. They used an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) that crosses the blood-brain barrier after intravenous administration. Credit: Neumann EN, Bertozzi TM, et al.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

Drug Discovery World

The luncheon presentation will be given by Hans Gerstmans, Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory for Biomolecular Discovery & Engineering, KU Leuven, VIB, alongside Wai Long Tam, Head of Technology Watch at VIB, Technology Watch, VIB. The session ends with two presentations and two luncheon presentations.

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BioSpace Global Roundup: Cevec Licenses AAV Program to Biogen

The Pharma Data

Germany-based Cevec Pharmaceuticals GmbH signed a licensing agreement with Biogen for the use of its proprietary ELEVECTA Technology for the manufacturing of adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy applications. based Mogrify Limited expanded its research collaboration with MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.