March 2021- Volume 17, Issue 3
In this Issue
Editor's Focus
Cancer and clinical trials in the spotlight
Cancer and clinical trials in the spotlight
March is still the month where we put extra attention on cancer, but the landscape is different in a pandemic
Out of order: Beyond exhausted
Out of order: Beyond exhausted
While there will no doubt be and end, the COVID pandemic is tiring all of us out right now
Commentary
Commentary: As COVID-19 research evolves, so too will animal models
Commentary: As COVID-19 research evolves, so too will animal models
Infectious disease researchers must expand the repertoire of animal models to advance their research
Special Reports
Special Report on Clinical Trials: Delving into decentralization
Special Report on Clinical Trials: Delving into decentralization
Pandemic perils accelerate digital adoption in clinical trials
Feature
Focus Feature on Cancer
Focus Feature on Cancer
We explore advances in women’s cancers in addition to other recent oncology news
Discovery
Harnessing Electricity-Producing Bacteria
Harnessing Electricity-Producing Bacteria
Potential exists for better detection and understanding of human disease
Blending datasets for better research
Blending datasets for better research
AI collaboration seeks to improve access to COVID-19 datasets across institutions
Single-cell sequencing vs. Schistosoma mansoni
Single-cell sequencing vs. Schistosoma mansoni
Cell atlas of tropical disease parasite could highlight new targets for treatment
Autism answers within genetic disorders
Autism answers within genetic disorders
Collaboration aims at drug discovery pipeline for monogenic causes of autism
Preclinical
Developing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
Developing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
DIOS-202 and DIOS-203 have been engineered for high potency and potential for avoiding escape mutants
Novel neuroprotection from Noveome
Novel neuroprotection from Noveome
Data show full complement ST266 biologic offers better neuroprotection than fractionated formats
UC San Diego researchers target rare form of autism
UC San Diego researchers target rare form of autism
Study could lead to future treatment for autism spectrum disorder that mostly affects girls
Clinical Trials
Antibody against Alzheimer’s
Antibody against Alzheimer’s
Lilly’s donanemab Phase 2 trial brings positive results
Roflumilast foam advances to Phase 3
Roflumilast foam advances to Phase 3
Data show that roflumilast foam provides significant improvement for seborrheic dermatitis
Funding the jump to digital
Funding the jump to digital
Series C round to support Medable's plans for improving clinical trial technologies and options
Diagnostics
A different kind of TROLL
A different kind of TROLL
APIS and Moffitt pair up to assess TROLL lncRNAs as predictive biomarkers in cancer
Global effort on a neglected tropical disease
Global effort on a neglected tropical disease
Health partners team up to speed up development of new schistosomiasis test
Bringing down the cost of cancer?
Bringing down the cost of cancer?
NuView’s theranostics approach could make cancer diagnosis and treatment more affordable
A first-in-class diagnostic for Parkinson’s disease
A first-in-class diagnostic for Parkinson’s disease
AC Immune Initiates Clinical Study of ACI-12589 PET imaging tracer
Tools & Technology
The three dimensions: Impact, metrics, and process
The three dimensions: Impact, metrics, and process
Collaborative project model helps assess user experience maturity
Bringing biologics into the wearable device world
Bringing biologics into the wearable device world
Clinical trial data demonstrate potential for BD Libertas wearable drug delivery system
Tools and services making the rounds
Tools and services making the rounds
Find out about new offerings from BioTek, Repligen, Flow Eighteen38, and Cresset
Specifica sells antibody library platform to UCB
Specifica sells antibody library platform to UCB
The Generation 3 Library Platform will boost UCB’s discovery efforts
