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Novel robotic bronchoscope system can help catch lung cancer earlier
Researchers from China have formulated a robotics system that can access areas in the lung non-invasively before cancer diagnosis.
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Automated liquid handlers market set to record $242.84m growth
A report has found that increased investment in drug discovery will help the demand for personalised medicine, encouraging the growth of the liquid handling market.
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Researchers develop robotic intracellular sensing system
An automated intracellular sensing system could provide an efficient approach to reveal the cellular characteristics of disease progression.
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Researchers have developed a drug that can break through the mucus barrier
A capsule that tunnels through mucus in the gastrointestinal tract could be used to orally administer large protein drugs such as insulin.
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How robotics enable process automation in the modern laboratory
30 June 2022 | By Brooks Automation
Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how collaborative robots are improving accuracy and efficiency in today’s laboratories.
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Biohybrid micro and nano robots could revolutionise drug delivery
A recent paper highlights how tiny robots with living parts can be designed to effectively deliver drugs to body tissues.
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Episode 5 – Small molecule screening with Dr Sheraz Gul, Fraunhofer Institute & Dr John Fuller, Beckman Coulter
In this latest episode, we discuss how small molecule discovery can be automated and how this process saves researchers time and money.
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AI & Informatics: Drug discovery and development – industry survey infographic
View Drug Target Review's new infographic on the use of AI and informatics within early therapeutic development here.
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Record-breaking 3D bioprinter could speed up drug development
Nanoengineers have developed a high-throughput bioprinter that 3D prints at record speed, potentially accelerating drug development.
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New software could enable the design of DNA robots for drug delivery
Researchers have developed software that can design complex DNA nanodevices which could be used to deliver medicine while in the body.
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Raman technique developed for high-throughput discovery of enzymes
A flow mode Raman-activated cell sorter called FlowRACS has been created by researchers for high-throughput discovery of enzymes and their cell factories.
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Robot researcher discovers new highly active catalyst
The autonomous robot scientist can independently perform experimental procedures and makes its own decisions about which tests to perform.
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Laboratory automation in early drug discovery
The future of drug discovery lies in an automated world where the workflows for biological assays, chemical synthesis and data analysis are connected by flexible, mobile and modular hardware, integrated with software solutions that will interface with scientists for increased efficiency and productivity (the realisation of Industry 4.0). This article…
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Lab Automation In-Depth Focus 2020
In this in-depth focus are features on the best data management options currently available and how the future of drug discovery will be connected and fully automated.
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Virtual reality could be used to design new drugs, say researchers
Researchers have used virtual reality (VR) to control how drugs bind to their protein targets, which they say could be useful for designing new treatments.