Entries by Thomas Gabrielczyk

Andera Partners co-leads $118m Series B of Mineralys thx (USA)

Andera Partners, Paris based European private equity player, announced on Wednesday that, together with RA Capital Management, it is leading an oversubscribed and up-sized $118m Series B financing for Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc., Philadelphia (USA), a private, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company  developing novel therapy for the treatment of hypertension.

Chemspec Europe 2022 wrapped up with high-level networking and learning opportunities

Successful restart: From 31 May to 1 June 2022, Chemspec Europe attracted 5,122 industry experts from 57 countries, of which 3,162 were trade visitors. A total of 287 exhibitors from 26 countries presented their product portfolio on a net exhibition space of 5,300 m2 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany. With topics such as sustainable innovations, regulatory compliances, circular bio-economy, green chemistry, digitalisation, and the flourishing startup scene, the 35th International Exhibition for Fine and Speciality Chemicals highlighted insights of current and future developments within the industry.

From waste to sugar – demonstration plant opens in Wales

The South Wales-based demonstration plant "VAMOS" that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online these days. The products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.

MGI turns a new page in the human genome era with ultra-high throughout DNBSEQ-T7 sequencer*

Amidst the rapid evolution of DNA sequencing technologies in past years, the industry has been working tirelessly to make genomics more accessible. Since the Human Genome Project, which saw scientists from six countries coming together to map the first human genome at nearly $3 billion over 13 years, the cost of whole-genome sequencing has fallen to less than $1,000 today. Yet, the quest to produce larger amounts of short- and long-read data in a shorter span of time and at an even lower cost continues.

Anti-ID antibody production

An anti-idiotypic anti­body (anti-ID Ab) can recognise and bind to the idiotypic center of another antibody. Anti-idiotype antibodies are widely used in therapeutic drug development, such as immunogenicity assessments, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) studies, and vaccine development.