Tumor cells evade the immune system early on

Newly discovered mechanism could significantly improve cancer immunotherapies

26-Apr-2024 - Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) Hospital have now uncovered for the first time how this ...

CRISPR/Cas breakthrough

Enhanced “genetic scissors” enable stable insertion of large genes

26-Apr-2024 - Major progress on the CRISPR front. Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) have succeeded for the first time in stably and precisely inserting large gene segments into the DNA of higher plants very efficiently. To do this, they optimized the gene-editing method ...

Merck Invests More Than € 300 Million in New Life Science Research Center in Germany

Research center to accelerate biopharmaceutical product development

26-Apr-2024 - Merck, a leading science and technology company, is investing more than €300 million in a new research center at its global headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany. In the Advanced Research Center, the Life Science business sector will research solutions for manufacturing antibodies, mRNA ...

Discover the world of biopharmaceutical manufacturing

bionity.com presents new topic world for biopharmaceutical production

25-Apr-2024 - In a world where the demand for biopharmaceutical products is constantly growing, the industry faces the challenge of being not only efficient but also innovative. Here at bionity.com, we have recognized this challenge and have responded with an exciting addition to our portal: the new ...

Evotec appoints Dr Christian Wojczewski as CEO

25-Apr-2024 - The Supervisory Board of Evotec SE has appointed Dr Christian Wojczewski as the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), effective 01 July 2024. The election was unanimous and is the result of an extensive selection process that began in January. Dr Mario Polywka, who has led Evotec as ...

AI for medical documentation is a rapidly growing future market

Smart Reporting successfully closes financing round for 23 million euros

24-Apr-2024 - Smart Reporting has successfully completed a financing round of 23 million euros. TVM Capital Life Science (lead investor) and Bayern Kapital are newly on board in the Series C funding, while the existing investors are also participating in the financing round. The capital raised will primarily ...

Electrified bacteria: Method developed for faster determination of antibiotic resistance

"The results are available to us after just five to ten hours"

24-Apr-2024 - The increase in antibiotic-resistant pathogens and the associated treatment, which is a major problem in public healthcare facilities, is the subject of a research project at Furtwangen University. "The number of resistant bacterial species is growing faster than new antibiotics are being ...

New compound from blessed thistle promotes functional nerve regeneration

Researchers have found a new use for Cnicin

24-Apr-2024 - Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) is a plant in the family Asteraceae and also grows in our climate. For centuries, it has been used as a medicinal herb as an extract or tea, e.g. to aid the digestive system. Researchers at the Center for Pharmacology of University Hospital Cologne and at the ...

Biotechnologists want to replace petroleum-based substances with a bacterium from bovine stomachs

The cow as climate savior?

24-Apr-2024 - Petroleum is found in most of our everyday products, for example in diapers and detergents. In future, such substances could be replaced by biodegradable raw materials that a bacterium can produce from the stomach of cattle. Scientists at Saarland University are researching how this could work ...

Bioluminescence - the natural glow

How glowing molecules can also be used in industry

23-Apr-2024 - Many living organisms can glow in the dark. Researchers are already using this ability in medicine. A research team led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Schramm from HTWD is investigating how glowing molecules can also be used in industry. Dresden, 17.04.2024 - Bioluminescence is the emission of light as a ...