Using scientific literature to aid the development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine
Researchers in the US describe how they utilised previously published scientific literature to guide the design of their potential COVID-19 vaccine.
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Expert view: GenScript’s unique four-tier platform for successful synthesis of challenging neoantigen peptides for precision medicine
Despite hundreds of off-the-shelf treatments, cancer remains the second leading cause of death globally.
Expert view: Delivering better therapeutics: fully characterising and recovering T cells
T cell-based therapies have shown promise as new treatment options for various cancers.
Expert view: From 3D high throughput to simple automated imaging: cellular imaging within reach of every laboratory
Our Ability to image cells has come a long way since the pioneering days of Galileo Galilei and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.
Expert view: High-throughput analytics for smarter cell-line development
Combine titer and glycan screening during clone selection and cell culture optimisation to make more informed choices sooner, significantly reducing the development time for therapeutic antibodies.
Expert view: CRISPR screening: a powerful approach to drug discovery and development
CRISPR screening utilises the power and precision of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to reveal and validate novel drug targets or to study the underlying causes of disease.
Expert view: Finding a translatable disease model suitable for drug discovery screening
Effective drug discovery and development greatly relies on the availability of predictive pre-clinical models.
Using pharmacologically-established medicines to treat COVID-19
A new suggestion has highlighted that the available pharmacologically-established existing medicines should be used to combat COVID-19.
Expert view: Critical consumables: meeting the need for a steady supply of microplates
In a time when rapid screening and fast-paced drug development are necessary for fighting illness and disease, having a robust supply of high-quality, fit-for-purpose consumables is critical.
Stem Cells In-Depth Focus 2020
The stem cells in-depth focus includes articles on using computational approaches to expand the applications of stem cell therapies and how organoids could be used to speed up the drug discovery process with a focus on retinal disease.
Imaging In-Depth Focus 2020
The articles in this in-depth focus discuss the difficulties in deciding what information to capture when imaging three-dimensional (3D) cell models and the use of non-invasive imaging techniques to discover small molecule drugs to control protein translation.
Immuno-oncology In-Depth Focus 2020
This in-depth focus features articles on using combinations of immuno-oncology drugs to target solid tumours and haematological cancers and how neoantigens of cancer cells could be used as the basis of novel immuno-oncology vaccines.
Screening In-Depth Focus 2020
Included in this in-depth focus are articles on how high-throughput screening can be used to identify lead compounds, using chemoinformatics as a map to guide drug discovery and a novel in vitro model to screen potential treatments for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Drug Target Review – Issue 2 2020
In this issue authors discuss the development of COVID-19 antibody therapies, how high-throughput screening enhances research at the Crick Institute and why combinations of immuno-oncology drugs could revolutionise treatment of advanced cancers. Also included in the issue are articles on stem cells and imaging.
Empty phage viruses as a method to combat influenza
A group of German researchers has proposed an empty phage capsid with ligands on its surface as a novel technique to treat influenza.