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Maaria Ginai

The most talked about stories in biotech? Here's what I think about them.

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Cambridge based company Mogrify plan to use big data to discover, optimise and commercialise transdifferentiations- generating cells from adult cells without reverting them to a pluripotent state.

But will they be able to play catch up with stem cell therapies have already made it to clinical trials?


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Clinical trials have reached phase III for a treatment that has cured PTSD in previous studies. The catch? It uses a drug that has been restricted since the 80's.

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The FDA wrote published its draft guidance on the development of bispecific antibodies in April. And boy, the industry wasn’t happy about it!

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More and more biotech and pharmaceutical companies including big names like Eli Lily, AstraZeneca, Janssen, Charles River and Bayer are investing in AI and machine learning for drug discovery. But there are those who say we need to be cautious when using these approaches for synthesising complex molecules.

And yes, I got Enamine’s name wrong, apparently I can’t read. Sorry!

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Three years after getting approval for their Cystic Fibrosis drug in the UK, Vertex still can’t agree with NICE on a pricing strategy. And now Jeremy Corbyn has weighed in on the feud calling Vertex ‘greedy’ and claiming Orkambi is a people funded drug.

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Genmab and Janssen are teaming up to develop on their original blockbuster therapy and bringing forward a platform that could pave the way for blockbuster drugs against a whole range of diseases!

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Opioid drug maker Insys filed for bankruptcy this month after shady selling practices leading to criminal convictions. Find out what I think about the whole thing.

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I share my opinions on the CRISPR babies controversy, and the plans by Russian scientist Denis Rebrikov to continue the research.

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We've got fun and games- but not that many. But what we do have is facts and opinions the controversial and talked about news stories in Biotech. To get involved with the conversation, find the Biocast playlist on YouTube or hit me up on any of my socials :)

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