The protein eIF4A3 may hold the key for future cancer treatments, Karolinska researchers find.

British drug developer Mission Therapeutics plc has bagged a $20m milestone payment from Abbvie within the companies’ neurodegenerative disease collaboration.

The big pharma company is shelling out US$1.5bn in the acquisition of US screening specialist Vividion Therapeutics.

Belgian semiconductor specialist Spectricity BV has baged €14m  to speed up the development of mobile hyperspectral sensors for medical applications.

Sanofi further launches into the messenger RNA space with US$3.2bn buy-out of mRNA pioneer Translate Bio.

Efficient and reliable scale-up is one of the major hurdles in modern biotechnology. Engineering parameters such as impeller tip speed, oxygen transfer rate, impeller power number (Np) and the impeller power consumption per volume (P/V) are just a few of the parameters that need to be considered to ensure a successful tech transfer from bench to pilot and production scale. The BioFlo® 720 bioreactor control system was designed to save time and to mitigate risks.

Life sciences tool provider Abcam plc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BioVision, Inc. for $340m.

This white paper explores vaccine development during a pandemic, a response to complex challenges that traditional manufacturing methods won’t solve.