Well intentioned but flawed: The US National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

Linkedin Well intentioned but flawed: The US National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative On September 12th, the Biden administration issued an executive order to enhance the development and commercialisation of biotechnology in the United States. This order promises the investment of 2 billion US dollars into subsidizing the biotech industry and to improve the regulatory framework […]

Biopharmaceutical models that work (1): Somatic gene therapy

Linkedin Biopharmaceutical models that work (1): Somatic gene therapy Since CRISPR/Cas was discovered ten years ago and made available for usage in eukaryotic cells, this genetic recombination technology has raised high hopes and revived the prospects for gene therapy. But which type of gene therapy? Exhaustive experiments with CRISPR/Cas in the mammalian germ line have […]