Novel serum biomarkers to detect NAFLD-related fibrosis
With an estimated 25% of people worldwide affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), there is a large unmet need for accurate, noninvasive measures to enhance early diagnosis and screening of hepatic fibrosis. A...
Sabancı University opens biotechnology research unit – Turkey – Hurriyet Daily News
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Istanbul has a new biotechnology research and development laboratory as a result of a partnership which includes Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM)
“The studies to be carried out here will contribute to...
This Biotech Turns Paper Waste into Biogas Using Enzymes
In sunny Turkey, the company Episome Biotech is developing a fermentation technique that digests paper waste and turns it into useful products such as biogas, biofuel, and fertilizer.
Mission: To transform paper waste from garbage...
AMPEL BioSolutions and MedNet Solutions Partner to Host Virginia Biotechnology Association Networking and Educational...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AMPEL BioSolutions, a precision medicine technology company and MedNet Solutions, an eClinical technology company, today announced they will host and sponsor a Virginia Biotechnology Association (Virginia Bio) educational and...
Biotechnology Industry Wants to Diversify Leadership – IndustryWeek
Understanding that diversity is good for the bottom line, The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) announced on April 16 that it’s taking action on trying to increase gender, racial, ethnic and LGBTQ representation on biotech...
New insights into how vitamin D affects immune system
Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might influence susceptibility to diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Vitamin D is produced by the body in response to sunlight and...
Advance in breakthrough cancer treatment eliminates serious side effects
An advance in the breakthrough cancer treatment known as CAR T-cell therapy appears to eliminate its severe side effects, making the treatment safer and potentially available in outpatient settings, a new USC study shows.
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The Biotechnology Patent Landscape – BioSpace
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Most of the luxuries that we enjoy are the result of patented developments, especially in the field of biotechnology. Every time we take a medication, enjoy a food or beverage,...
Rapid, AI-Powered Genetic Disease Diagnosis for Critically Ill Infants
The researchers at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) are known for working quickly. In February of last year, they broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest diagnosis through whole genome sequencing,...
New technology developed for microscopic imaging in living organisms
Biotechnologists, physicists, and medical researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have developed technology for microscopic imaging in living organisms. A miniaturized multi-photon microscope, which could be used in an endoscope in future, excites the body's...
