Affimed lands big, backloaded immunotherapy deal with Genentech, sending…
Genentech is handing over $96 million (€82 million) in upfront and near-term payments to work with Affimed on NK and T cell engagers. The deal features $5…
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Roivant appoints NEA partner Torti to oversee its ‘vant’ subsidiaries |…
Roivant Sciences named New Enterprise Associates partner Frank Torti, M.D., as Vant investment chair to assist in overseeing its family of biopharma…
Researchers develop ‘cytological ruler’ to build 3D map of human genome |…
It has been almost 20 years since the human genome was first sequenced, but researchers still know little about how the genome is folded up and organized within…
Leaf molecules as markers for mycorrhizal associations | Digital Science
Plants, like this wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata, produce blumenol C derivates (blue) in their roots when they have established a functional symbiosis…
CRISPR biotech Editas to lose CMO as it continues push for clinical trials…
Editas Medicine is to lose its chief medical officer at the end of the year, as the search is on for a new clinical leader. Afterhours last night the biotech…
WuXi AppTec names Hu as co-chief executive; search on for new CFO | Digital…
Chinese contract R&D and manufacturing giant WuXi AppTec promoted Edward Hu from chief financial officer to co-CEO. He will continue to report to Dr. Ge…
Scientists ‘fix’ bacterial tree of life | Digital Science
The ‘tree of life’ for the bacterial world, bacteria’s taxonomy in a phylogenetic tree. Credit: The University of Queensland
Bacterial classification has…
How do fruit flies grow legs? Solving a molecular mystery | Digital Science
Cross section of developing leg imaginal disc, which will develop into the fruit fly leg. Credit: Roumen Voutev/Mann Lab/Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute…
FDA nixes Akcea’s volanesorsen despite favorable AdComm | Digital Science
The FDA served up a Complete Response Letter for Akcea Therapeutics’ volanesorsen, rejecting the antisense drug for familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), a…
Measuring the tension of a cell with a molecule | Digital Science
The volume of cells can vary dramatically. Similarly to an inflating balloon, the volume increase of growing cells pushes on the plasma membrane — the lipid…