Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Mark Your Calendar! How Preclinical Manufacturing Can De-Risk the Path to GMP-Ready Viral Vector Programs Register for this FREE webinar sponsored by SK pharmteco: hubs.li/Q04BPbNf0 #AnimalModels #AssayDevelopment #Toxicology

Bonjour Genomics: A Video from ASHG GEN editors @UduakThomas9861 and @julemieux1 recap ASHG, highlighting key sessions, @UltimaGenomics’ user group meeting, @illumina news, and insights from @PacBio’s new CEO Mark Van Oene, PhD #ASHG26 #genomics hubs.li/Q04CC3wW0

Anthropic IPO Discloses Plans for Life Sciences Growth @AnthropicAI plans to expand its growing presence in #lifesciences by investing further in knowledge, talent, partnerships, and more, the #AI giant disclosed in its long-awaited IPO filing #GENEdge hubs.li/Q04CBWgy0

New eBook! Navigating the New Era of Therapeutic Innovation Download this FREE eBook sponsored by ProBio: hubs.li/Q04BCQCs0 #AI #Biopharmaceuticals #CellTherapy

Predicting Leukemia Survival May Be Aided by Six Gene Scoring System Collective activity of all six genes, which the researchers called the PHFScore, divided patients into groups with sharply different survival prospects @ludicroce @CRGenomica #leukemia hubs.li/Q04CsBP10

World HUPO 2026: Asia-Pacific Ambition and the Road to Predictive Biology Population studies, virtual cells, and spatial proteomics are widening the field’s reach into human biology and medicine @hupo_org #proteomics #AI #diagnosticbiomarkers hubs.li/Q04CstYQ0

Multiomic Study of MSS CRC Identifies Vulnerabilities Pointing to Therapeutic Possibilities Researchers suggest their AI tool, iPhenMap, could be used to identify more effective drugs for other tumor types @NetByrne @RCSI_Irl #multiomics #CRC #AI hubs.li/Q04Ch72p0

StockWatch: Investment Banker Talks U.S.-Chinese Deals, IPOs, and a Tough Climate for Startups Seeking Capital @GeoffMeyerson addressed the growth of U.S.-Chinese licensing/collab deals, IPO growth, and the still-chilly climate for startups #GENEdge hubs.li/Q04Ch4XV0

Researchers Validate Buoyant Mass for Cell Health Testing Researchers have used suspended microchannel resonator (SMR) technology to measure buoyant mass in T cells @MIT #NextGEN #cellculture #immunotherapy hubs.li/Q04C9rqG0

Raman+NIR Spectra Improves Glucose Soft Sensing A multi-modal soft-sensing framework overcomes the glucose-monitoring bottleneck, preparing the way for hybrid/continuous processing @CIE_ECUST #NextGEN #biomanufacturing #Ramanspectroscopy hubs.li/Q04C9qFy0

Patients Should Be Considered When Choosing a Vector Production Method Gene therapy firms need to consider patients when choosing a viral vector production method, say researchers behind new economic analysis @thermofisher #NextGEN #AAV #genetherapy hubs.li/Q04C9q2v0

iPSC Manufacturing Starts with the Source @pluristyx leaders outline how better starting materials, automation, and process control can scale iPSC manufacturing #NextGEN #biomanufacturing #iPSCs #bioprocessing hubs.li/Q04C9p2Z0

Proteins Circulating in Blood Linked to Future Risk of Prostate Cancer Further studies are needed to establish whether identified proteins could improve prediction of clinically significant prostate cancer @Oxford_NDPH #prostatecancer #proteomics hubs.li/Q04C7-020

ASHG President Susan Slaugenhaupt Calls for Hope, Leadership, and Communication in Science #ASHG26 President Susan Slaugenhaupt, PhD, opened the society’s Montreal meeting with a heartfelt address of hope, leadership, and communication #genetics #genomics hubs.li/Q04C7Zkh0

Nvidia, UW Institute for Protein Design Unveil Open-Source Protein Design AI Model The @UWproteindesign has partnered with @nvidia to develop an open, generative model that uses biomolecular reasoning for protein design #GENEdge #AI #proteins hubs.li/Q04C7YC90

#ASHG26: Signals Based on Clinical Obesity Show Stronger Links to Cardiovascular Health than Those Linked to BMI Researchers developed a clinical #obesity polygenic score that combined information from numerous genetic variants @JohnsHopkins @OhioState hubs.li/Q04C0SyH0

Top 10 Spatial Biology Companies Federal policy turmoil helps deflate revenues for 4 of the top 5 publicly traded instrument developers, though private companies keep raising capital as investor interest grows @AlexWestchester #spatialbiology #ASHG26 hubs.li/Q04C0NlL0

BCG Vaccine-Induced Trained Immunity May Help Protect Against Dementia Study findings suggest that #dementia protection by #BCG is a credible observation that merits future basic research and large scale prospective clinical trials @HopkinsTRAC #vaccine hubs.li/Q04C0G2F0

New Webinar! Chris Nieder, an expert in viral vector programs, will examine how strategically designed preclinical manufacturing campaigns provide a practical foundation for GMP production. Register for this FREE webinar sponsored by SK pharmteco: hubs.li/Q04BPbKL0

Roche, Hansoh Launch Up-to-$15B+ Cancer ADC Collaboration @Roche and #HansohPharma have launched their second collaboration focused on developing cancer-fighting #ADCs that could generate more than $15 billion for the Shanghai-based #drugdeveloper hubs.li/Q04BTKj00