Big news for patients and families affected by Alzheimer's Disease with the FDA approving the first new treatment in 20 years. Biogen's Aducnaumab, a monoclonal antibody, targets amyloid beta plaques in the brain which are thought to be a key driver of pathology and a hallmark of the disease.The drug is not, however, without controversy - clinical trial results were uncertain and were halted early when initial analysis showed the drug was no bett… Read more
9th Jul 2021
GeneWorks is happy to announce that we have partnered with Akoya Biosciences® to bring you an exciting technology for spatial biology.Akoya offers two complementary platforms:CODEX®Solution for hypothesis-free biomarker discovery.Phenoptics™ Solution for hypothesis-driven biomarker discovery and high-throughput translational research.Why Spatial Biology?Traditional immunohistochemistry (IHC) preserves spatial context but is limited to 2 to… Read more
28th Apr 2021
Serial millisecond crystallography (SMX) is a method used for determination of challenging protein structures which can be done with minimal radiation damage at room temperature which could be important for the elucidation of protein dynamics. Protein crystals are suspended in a highly viscous carrier medium and injected into the X-ray beam using high-viscosity injectors (HVI). This results in a much higher crystal hit rate, which mean a smaller… Read more