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Touchlight completes expansion of one of world’s largest DNA manufacturing facilities in London

May 24, 2023
Manufacturing and Production DNA, London, Manufacturing Facility, Touchlight, manufacturing

Touchlight, a company that focuses on pioneering enzymatic DNA production, has announced that it has completed the redevelopment and expansion …

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CRISPR gene editing may frequently cause undetected genetic damage

July 17, 2018
Manufacturing and Production DNA, crispr, gene editing, genetic damage

Scientists studying the gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 have discovered the technique appears to frequently cause genetic damage that may slip …

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Furore over DNA testing company’s licensing of consumers’ data

May 26, 2017
Medical Communications 23andME, Ancestry, DNA, DNA testing, genetic information

A company that assesses DNA is dealing with the repercussions of public outcry after a data protection lawyer highlighted a …

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China conducts first gene-editing human trial

November 21, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, DNA, cas9, crispr

China has used Crispr/Cas9 gene-editing technology to edit the DNA of a human subject, suffering from metastatic lung cancer. This …

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23andMe targets $150 million for drug development

July 8, 2015
Research and Development 23andME, DNA, DNA testing, genetics, venture capital

The genetic testing firm 23andMe is seeking to raise $150 million in order to move into its own drug development …

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23andMe to move into drug development

March 16, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, Genentech, Pfizer, google

The Google-backed DNA test company 23andMe has announced plans to start using genetic data to design new drugs. In recent …

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Genentech and Human Longevity ink genomics deal

January 19, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, Genentech, Illumina, hli, human longevity

Genentech is partnering with US genetics firm Human Longevity (HLI) in another 2015 genomics deal to continue its push into …

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Genentech makes $10m gene testing outlay

January 8, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, Genentech, MHRA, Pfizer, Roche

Genentech has thrown its weight behind the contentious DNA testing company 23andMe, by agreeing a deal to buy the genomic …

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MHRA approves Google gene test for UK

December 2, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, FDA, MHRA, UK, US, gene, google, test

The MHRA has approved a controversial genetic test for the UK – despite it being banned by the US FDA. …

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Google hopes DNA search will yield health results

July 27, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DNA, calico, google, smart lens

Google is to collect samples of human tissue from thousands of people as part of an experiment that could help …

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Illumina ‘gets 100,000 Genomes contract’

July 15, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cambridge, DNA, DoH, NHS, genomes, illimina

Gene analysis specialist Illumina has been chosen to deliver a project to sequence 100,000 whole genomes from NHS patients by …

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AbbVie advances oncology drug

January 21, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, DNA, oncology, veliparib

AbbVie has begun a Phase III trial of its investigational compound veliparib in women with early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer.  This …

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Sanofi signs new genetics deal with Isarna

January 14, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DNA, RNA, Sanofi, aso, isarna

Sanofi has agreed to produce genetic compounds developed by German biotech Isarna Therepeutics to accelerate their progress to the clinical …

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£10 million competition for gene mapping

December 3, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DNA, UK, cansar, genes, mapping

The Department of Health has launched a £10 million competition to fund businesses working on new technology which will map …

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Scientists map cancer ‘family tree’

November 18, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, DNA, ICR, family tree

A method to take the DNA fingerprint of individual cancer cells is uncovering the true extent of cancer’s genetic diversity …

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