PERTH, Australia – Australian researchers have debunked previous research that suggests autism spectrum disorder behavior may be caused by differences in the composition of the gut microbiota.
In contrast to most adult mammalian tissues, the liver can regenerate itself to an impressive degree. That regeneration is critical to survival – as a key digestive organ, the liver deals with all sorts of toxins, from rotten-ish food in the wild to alcohol in more cultured settings.
New and updated preclinical and clinical data presented by biopharma firms at The Liver Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, including: 89bio, Akero, Cymabay, Intercept, Protagonist, Sagimet, Surrozen, Versantis.
PERTH, Australia – Australian researchers have debunked previous research that suggests autism spectrum disorder behavior may be caused by differences in the composition of the gut microbiota.
Novome Biotechnologies Inc. wasn’t out shaking the trees looking for a partner in its drive to develop cellular therapies for the gut to treat chronic diseases but it found one in Genentech Inc., which was familiar with Novome’s founding work at Stanford University. Now the two have struck a multiyear collaboration to discover, engineer and develop bacterial strains expressing and delivering molecules to targets in the intestinal tract to treat diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease.
After signing a potential $1.2 billion cell therapy deal with Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. in August, Arbor Biotechnologies Inc. has raised $215 million in series B financing to advance next-generation precision gene editing therapeutics.