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Seek Labs Announces Successful Completion of African Swine Fever Virus In Vivo Trial Utilizing CRISPR-based Treatments

The trial, which aimed to replicate and expand an earlier trial, demonstrated pigs infected with ASFV and treated with Seek Labs’ CRISPR-based systems survived longer than untreated infected pigs. Over half of the CRISPR-treated pigs survived beyond the duration of the trial. Observations and data from both studies reveal compelling outcomes where treatment prolonged lifespans of infected pigs compared to control groups.

Hyundai Bioscience Announces Clinical Development Plan for Niclosamide-based Metabolic Anticancer Drug Targeting P53 Mutation Cancer

Sang-ki Oh, CEO of Hyundai Bioscience, stated, “Niclosamide-based metabolic anticancer drug candidate will be the first P53-targeting anticancer treatment that selectively kills p53 mutated cancer cells,” and added, “Through our subsidiary ADM Korea, we plan to conduct clinical trials targeting cancer patients with intractable cancer caused by p53 mutations, which will be the first step of clinical development on niclosamide-based anticancer agent pipeline.”

Preci and Biopredic International Partner for Higher Performance of Suspended Pooled Hepatocytes with Extended Longevity and Large-scale Availability

Under a license agreement, Biopredic will leverage Preci’s expertise and production capacity in sourcing primary hepatocytes, and combine with its own IP and know-how in cell pooling. The partnership will provide DMPK researchers access to large batches of high-performing suspended pooled hepatocytes with extended longevity from multiple donors.