Maggie Chen

According to researchers at the Universite Sorbonne Paris Nord, Universite Paris-Saclay, ants can be trained to sniff out the specific odors associated with certain cancers.
Recently, antimicrobial resistance has re-emerged in the public limelight as an increasingly severe global health problem.
Many human diseases have been linked to malformed or malfunctioning proteins. Sickle cell disease is one example.
Deepcell, a biotechnology company spun out of Stanford University in 2017, focuses on quantifying and understanding morphology – part of the cell’s phenotype.
What makes a candidate attractive? For Deschoolmeester, three critical elements stand out: pragmatism, creativity and collaboration.
To alleviate the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, several biotechnology companies are developing different strategies to target and kill these microorganisms.
A team of researchers has developed an mRNA-based Lyme vaccine that aims to prevent Lyme disease by deterring the tick itself. And here’s how effective it is.
Celares and Mission Bio are part of the rapidly evolving push to create and characterize the superhuman powers cells can be endowed with.
Kymera was able to demonstrate for the first time proof-of-biology ex vivo using whole blood from one of their KT-474 treated patient cohorts.
Cartesian’s Descartes-08 is a new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) - T cell therapy that strives to target the myasthenia gravis disease at its source.
The ability to utilize one protein degrader against a whole host of diseases drives Kymera’s strategy when choosing protein targets.
This newfound ability to take tumor cells directly from a patient and incorporate them into a more clinically accurate glioblastoma model could lead to greater patient personalization in cancer therapeutics.
The company aims to make RNA molecules visible and druggable – opening the door to study RNA-based diseases.
Levitt has practiced law for over 20 years in the FDA regulatory space. Previously chief regulatory counsel for Pfizer Inc., Levitt has had extensive experience working with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, executives and lawyers to push a candidate to market.
The company’s overarching aim is to edit and equip cells with molecular tools, through CRISPR, to eliminate certain cancers.