Turnkey mRNA therapeutics: what is behind Nutcracker Therapeutics’ technology

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – April 20, 2022 | During recent decades, biopharmaceuticals have gained considerable attention as revolutionary therapeutics and vaccine strategies, attempting to fulfil the high expectations of resolving serious health conditions. Regarding nucleic acids, mRNA-based technologies have been established as promising approaches in therapy and prevention of numerous diseases. mRNA’s great potential can[…]

Cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) transplant assessment test: What is the IP situation behind Natera’s Prospera™ test?

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – July 07, 2021 | Natera was founded by Matthew Rabinowitz, Ph.D., and Jonathan Sheena, M. Eng, in 2004. This American company provides DNA testing across multiple clinical areas including women’s health, organ health, and oncology. This DNA testing, involving a noninvasive blood-based test, is carried out using its next-generation cfDNA technology[…]

Beyond BioNTech and Moderna, will CureVac be the future leader in mRNA vaccines?

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – February 01, 2021 | After three decades of research, mRNA-based vaccines have proven their safety and efficacy. They have finally reached the market, holding the promise to revolutionize the field. In December 2020, the FDA and EMA granted historic authorization to the first mRNA vaccine in the United States and in[…]

Biofidelity, the UK start-up about to revolutionise amplification-based cancer diagnostics

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – August 31, 2020 | Biofidelity recently announced that it has raised $12 million, completing its Series A financing. The company disclosed that the series A investors are BlueYard Capital, Longwall Ventures and Agilent Technologies. Biofidelity is, above all, focused on developing non-small cell lung cancer detection assays that surpass the performance[…]