Highlighting innovation

Companies looking to get innovative biology to patients around the world need to be aware that it takes a 360-degree view of the intellectual property requirements, and in the case of CRISPR this landscape is becoming more and more convoluted, with companies scrambling to renegotiate licensing laws for GMOs to use in research and industry. Taken together, this points towards an opportunity for Forge Genetics to position themselves perfectly, to create a novel, gold-standard gene-editing technology, supporting innovation throughout the global biotechnology industry.

Aonghus Topham

May 29, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of scientificresearch, access to cutting-edge technologies and expertise is pivotal forbreakthrough discoveries. Among the array of analytical techniques, NuclearMagnetic Resonance (NMR) stands out for its ability to provide detailedinsights into the structure, dynamics, and interactions of molecules. However,the challenge lies in accessing NMR instruments and specialized analyticalservices, particularly for researchers and institutions with limited resourcesor in-house expertise.Bruker BioSpin, a pioneering leader inanalytical magnetic resonance instrumentation, has introduced an innovativesolution: Connexus. Connexus serves as adigital bridge, connecting NMR scientists with laboratories equipped withstate-of-the-art instruments and expertise.

Tobias Wingbermühle

May 15, 2024

PentaBind, a biotech start-up from London, aims to drug the undruggable, targeting diseases that have long been considered beyond the reach of conventional drug discovery methods. Recognising that only 15% of the human proteome has been effectively targeted by existing drugs [2], they are pioneering a novel therapeutic approach that combines the high specificity of aptamers with the power of artificial intelligence (AI).

Giovanni Maresca di Serrapriola

March 14, 2024

In the quest to revolutionise cancer diagnosis, BioMavericks emerged amidst the COVID-19 crisis, recognizing a crucial gap in advanced sequencing methods for cancer detection. Their ground-breaking in vitro diagnostic tool, fuelled by proprietary biomarkers, with a sensitivity and specificity of over 97% promises exceptional accuracy in detecting prevalent cancers.

George William Ssendagala

March 6, 2024

Microneedle Solutions (MNS) is on a quest to increase vaccines uptake by manufacturing affordable self-adhesive vaccine patches that patients can use themselves. The self-administration means that, ultimately, MNS’s product can reduce the strain on healthcare systems and increase vaccine uptake, thus reducing health inequality whilst improving access to vaccines globally.

Ana Ivanus

January 31, 2024

Pear Bio is revolutionising the way cancer treatments are assigned to patients. They have developed a functional precision medicine platform by integrating tissue engineering, confocal microscopy, and computer vision into a single patient stratification tool. This facilitates the assessment of the treatment efficacy in the human tumour microenvironment by modelling the impact a drug or a combination of drugs has on the progression of disease.

December 4, 2023

The biomanufacturing industry is currently experiencing a ground-breaking transformation driven by the integration of AI and new technologies that make high-throughput engineering possible. This paradigm shift has not only pushed the boundaries of biological capabilities, but has also prompted several companies to challenge traditional biomanufacturing methods. Among them, Eden Bio stands out with its bold ambition to redesign and optimise the process for unprecedented efficiency.

October 24, 2023

Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), together with carbon monoxide (CO), methanol (CH3OH), and formate (HCOOH), form a class of molecules classified as one-carbon (C1) compounds. From a fundamental point of view, carbon is a necessary building block for many commonplace goods, such as biofuels, medicines, and packaging materials. It has been argued that a circular bioeconomy should eliminate, effectively utilise, and sequester more carbon than it emits into the atmosphere.

George William Ssendagala

September 25, 2023

Synthetic biology has grown tremendously popular in recent years, following successes from the realms of gene therapies to sustainable agriculture and much more. Our next guest on the SEC series truly embodies the ‘dogma breaking’ aspect of synthetic biology, targeting the inside of our cells through their start-up NanoSyrinx.

Charles Leach

September 15, 2023

‍London, September 2023 - The Innovators Club, a network accelerator programme run by the non-profit Science Entrepreneur Club (SEC), has today announced its fourth cohort welcoming six start-ups innovating across the life sciences.

September 14, 2023