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mRNA Platforms as Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Human Infertility Treatments

Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Khalifa University
Junaid Kashir is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Khalifa University and has previously chaired multiple researchadministrative committees He has been heavily involved in multiple programs for training graduate clinical embryology students Dr Kashirs research aims to develop therapeuticdiagnostic interventions to treat infertility and understand embryology

Articles

Metabolic Stability

The liability of a drug substance to the metabolism is referred to as metabolic stability The liver uses CYPmediated metabolism to clear most orally administered drugs Metabolic stability data is essential for evaluating and optimising the human therapeutic dose for the drug In vitro systems obtained fromthe human liver such as microsomes and hepatocytes

Research Insights

Linking Spatial Drug Heterogeneity to Microbial Growth Dynamics in Theory and Experiment

Drugs play a central role in limiting bacterial population spread yet laboratory studies typically assume wellmixed environments when assessing microbial drug responses In contrast bacteria in the human body

Case Studies

Quality Management In Clinical Trials: An Observational Case Study By Pfizer

Abstract Clinical trials are conducted to collect the data necessary to provide information for academia industry and regulators to make decisions about the safety and efficacy of the disease illness or preventative medicines under study To ensure investigators are following the protocol complying with regulatory and G

Techno Trends

Portola Pharmaceuticals Introduces Antidote for the Reversal of Factor Xa Inhibitors

Portola Pharmaceuticals develops Andexxa coagulation factor Xa recombinant inactivatedzhzo the first and only antidote indicated for patients treated with rivaroxaban and apixaban when reversal of anticoagulation is needed due to lifethreatening or uncontrolled bleeding Andexxas rapid reversal of the anticoagulating effects of rivaroxaban and apixaban will help cli...

White Papers

Cloud Computing in the Laboratory Informatics Solutions and Validation Approaches

In the modern business environment, a significant portion of work is conducted using computerized systems. Many solutions are used to complete tasks, including simple desktop programs like email and Microsoft Office to enterprise-wide, global systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), and LIMS

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Single Domain Antibody

Marco Pirisinu

Dr. Marco Pirisinu graduated from the University of Sassari, Italy, with a degree in Biomedical Sciences focusing on the novel design and application of cell penetrating peptide targeting mitochondria. He has more than 10 years of research experience working with academic institutions and biotechnology companies. His primary research interest are nanomedicine, targeted therapy and drug delivery systems. Dr. Pirisinu is first author and corresponding author of peer reviewed articles and Guest Editor forSCI-indexed journals. He is currently Senior Scientist at City University of Hong Kong and Head of Innovative Product Development at Jotbody (HK) Limited.

 

Likun Wei

Dr. Likun Wei obtained his BEng from Tianjin University of Technology, majoring in computer science and MSA from Shanghai Ocean University, majoring in agriculture.He completed his PhD in Biomedical Sciences at City University of Hong Kong in 2021. His PhD work demonstrated a small shark model for affordable high affinity sdAb production.He has co-authored 12 publications in SCI-indexed journals including Nature Communications, Bioresource Technology, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Iscience, The Journal of Immunology, and Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.  Dr. Likun Wei is currently R&D Lead at Jotbody (HK) Limited.

 

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Detangling the Diagnostic Odyssey in Neurodevelopmental Disorder by Genomic Consultancy

Emili Banerjee Bhattacharjee

Emili is a well-known genetic consultant with vast experience in cytogenetics, molecular biology with special emphasis in neurobiology. She is doing human genetics for past 22 years and now is practising genetic counselling as well as continuing her passion for research.

 

Koutilya Bhattacharjee

Koutilya basically is an academician in Zoology and has research interest in areas like anti-microbial peptides of amphibians, bio-active components of amphibians and genetic aspects of human reproductive disorder.

 

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A BITTER PILL: Exploring the Realm of Drug Counterfeiting

Stephen Ward

Stephen Ward is Pinkerton’s the Vice President of East Coast USA. Established in 1850, Pinkerton National Detective Agency offers organizations in today’s modern age, a range of corporate risk management services from security consulting and investigations to executive protection, employment screening and protective intelligence.

Angelo Krizmanic

Angelo Krizmanic is Pinkerton’s Vice President of Asia Pacific. Established in 1850, Pinkerton National Detective Agency offers organizations in today’s modern age, a range of corporate risk management services from security consulting and investigations to executive protection, employment screening and protective intelligence.

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Rethinking How Medicines Work

Dr. Asawari Pagare

Dr. Asawari Pagare is a bioinformatician at UW Medicine where she studies the genomics of myositis, an autoimmune disease that is not yet well understood. She earned her PhD in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, where she explored how timing and fluctuations influence how living systems interpret signals relevant to medicine.

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Telix and Ekalia to Collaborate on Astatine-211 Production in the U.S.

Telix and Ekalia a joint venture between IBA Ion Beam Applications SA EURONEXT and Framatome today announced a collaboration to advance scalable United States US production of astatine At an alphaemitting radioisotope being investigated for targeted alpha therapy

HistoIndex and A*STAR Partner To Advance Early – Stage Development Of Pipeline Therapies For Fibrotic Diseases

HistoIndex a pioneer in AIdriven digital pathology for fibrotic diseases and the Agency for Science Technology and Research ASTAR Singapores lead public sector RD agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to collaborate on the preclinical evaluation

Cotecna Group Acquires Energon Labs

Cotecna a leading provider of Testing Inspection and Certification TIC services today announced the acquisition of Energon Labs a cGMPcompliant USFDAinspected ISO and ISO certified analytical testing laboratory based in Hyderabad India

Waters Launches AI Link, Advancing AI-Enabled LC-MS Workflows from Research to Release

Waters Corporation announced that it has launched Waters AI Link a software capability that brings Anthropics Model Context Protocol MCP to its informatics platform and has joined Anthropics Model Hardware Standard MHS research program

Takeda’s ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) Launches Simultaneously in Japan and China Giving Physicians First Access to Prescribe Novel Orexin Agonist to Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1

Takeda announced that ORZEYFUL oveporexton is now available in Japan and China for the treatment of narcolepsy type NT providing first access to clinicians to prescribe treatment with the new class of medicine ORZEYFUL is a firstinclass orexin receptor OXR agonist in tablet form designed to treat...

Merck Inaugurates State-of-the-Art ADVANCE Bioanalytical Facility on West Point, Pennsylvania, Campus

Merck known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada today inaugurated its stateoftheart ADVANCE research facility on its West Point Pennsylvania campus signaling a new chapter in global scientific discovery Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro joined Merck executive leadership federal and state gove...

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UCB Receives Approval for ZILBRYSQ Autoinjector for Adults with Generalised Myasthenia Gravis

UCB has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration FDA for a new autoinjector option for ZILBRYSQ zilucoplan a treatment for adults with generalised myasthenia gravis gMG who test positive for antiacetylcholine receptor AChR antibodies

Nxera Pharma Partners with Synmosa to Commercialise QUVIVIQ

Nxera Pharma has entered into an exclusive licensing supply and commercialisation agreement with Synmosa Biopharma to expand access to QUVIVIQ daridorexant a medicine used to treat insomnia across eight AsiaPacific markets QUVIVIQ was discovered and developed by Idorsia Pharmaceuticals

Vir Biotechnology Enters into Collaboration with Gilead Sciences to Develop T-cell Engagers for Solid Tumours

Vir Biotechnology has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences to discover and develop three novel Tcell engager TCE candidates for the treatment of solid tumours Tcell engagers are designed to direct T cells a type of immune cell towards cancer cells and help destro...

Zealand Pharma Enters into Collaboration with Generate Biomedicines on AI-Designed Protein Therapies for Metabolic Diseases

Zealand Pharma and Generate Biomedicines have entered into a multitarget collaboration and licensing agreement to develop proteinbased treatments for obesity and other metabolic diseases using artificial intelligence AI The collaboration will combine Zealand Pharmas expertise in metabolic diseases w...

Enodia Therapeutics Enters into Collaboration with Pfizer to Develop Small-Molecule Sec61 Inhibitors

Enodia Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Pfizer to discover and develop smallmolecule inhibitors targeting Sec a protein complex involved in the movement of newly formed proteins across cell membranes

InnoCare Announces Approval of Clinical Trial of Bispecific Antibody ICP-B161 Targeting TL1A and IL-23p19 in China

InnoCare Pharma a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases announced today that the Center for Drug Evaluation CDE of Chinas National Medical Products Administration NMPA has approved its Investigational New Drug IND application for ICPB a bispeci...