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Porton Advanced Announces a Strategic Partnership with BioMap, with AI Models Facilitating AAV Gene Therapy Development

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Mercredi, novembre 8, 2023

BioMap will leverage Porton Advanced's unique Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) vector technology platform and research data to develop AAV assembly efficiency models and an assembly distribution model.

Key Points: 
  • BioMap will leverage Porton Advanced's unique Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) vector technology platform and research data to develop AAV assembly efficiency models and an assembly distribution model.
  • The goal is to harness the power of large-scale life science models, accelerating the design of AAV vectors, and expanding the application of AI models in the field of gene therapy.
  • However, the limitations of natural serotype AAVs in satisfying clinical needs have stimulated scientists' interest in fostering innovative AAV development through AI technology, especially AI models.
  • Dr. Yangzhou Wang, CEO of Porton Advanced, commented, "We are very excited to cooperate with BioMap to provide better solutions for gene therapy research by using AI models.

BioMap Establishes a Strategic Collaboration with Sanofi to Co-Develop AI Modules to Accelerate Drug Discovery for Biotherapeutics

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Mardi, octobre 10, 2023

BioMap announced today a groundbreaking strategic collaboration with Sanofi to co-develop cutting-edge AI modules for biotherapeutic drug discovery leveraging BioMap’s AI platform.

Key Points: 
  • BioMap announced today a groundbreaking strategic collaboration with Sanofi to co-develop cutting-edge AI modules for biotherapeutic drug discovery leveraging BioMap’s AI platform.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231010485897/en/
    With the power of BioMap's foundational life science models, researchers can innovate in various phases of the drug discovery and development process, including target discovery, molecular design, and optimization.
  • BioMap’s foundational models are revolutionizing AI in biology by enabling one large model, trained on ubiquitous unlabeled data, to inform multiple downstream task models.
  • BioMap will be eligible to receive payments of over $1 billion based on achievement of pre-clinical development, clinical development, regulatory, and commercial milestones.

BRV China-Backed HPC-AI Tech Completes $6 Million Seed and Angel Round Financing

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Mercredi, septembre 14, 2022

BEIJING, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HPC-AI Tech, an artificial intelligence high-performance optimization platform, recently closed $6 million seed and angel rounds, with BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China) acting as the lead investor for the angel round.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HPC-AI Tech, an artificial intelligence high-performance optimization platform, recently closed $6 million seed and angel rounds, with BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China) acting as the lead investor for the angel round.
  • Founded in Beijing in 2021, HPC-AI Tech has established an overseas R&D center in Singapore and is focused on the enterprise AI market.
  • Colossal-AI efficiently promotes the application of large AI models on the ground and helps enterprises achieve low-cost AI intelligent solutions.
  • "As an early-stage investor of HPC-AI Tech, BRV China is pleased to see that HPC-AI Tech has been recognized by many users in terms of its product development and global open source ecology.

Data Showing MyMD Pharmaceuticals’ MYMD-1® May Extend Life and Improve Health Published in the Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences

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Mercredi, août 3, 2022

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220803005056/en/
    We are very excited that this important early data with our lead product MYMD-1 has been published in a prestigious medical journal, said Chris Chapman, MD, President, Director, and CMO of MyMD Pharmaceuticals.
  • Our ongoing Phase 2 study of MYMD-1 in sarcopenia/frailty, a result of a pathological aging process, is going well.
  • The companys scientific advisory board met recently and agreed to move to the next higher dose in the study.
  • In vivo, a longitudinal cohort of C57BL/6 mice, was randomized to receive either MYMD-1, high-dose rapamycin, or low-dose rapamycin plus metformin.

Legend Capital Portfolio Company: The Global-Leading AI Medical Imaging Company Lunit Goes Public Successfully

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Jeudi, juillet 21, 2022

Lunit SCOPE is an AI biomarker for immunotherapy, providing therapy response information that can critically affect treatment outcomes for cancer patients.

Key Points: 
  • Lunit SCOPE is an AI biomarker for immunotherapy, providing therapy response information that can critically affect treatment outcomes for cancer patients.
  • For the past 4 years, Lunit not only has produced world-leading AI medical solutions but also gained its commercial value achieving rapid topline growth.
  • Legend Capital has invested heavily in companies that integrate technology and the medical industry and has kept betting on AI medical sectors.
  • In addition to Lunit, Legend Capital has also invested in AI medical companies such as Xbiome, an AI microbiome drug development company; StoneWise, an AI drug R&D platform; Deepwise, an AI medical imaging company; BioMap, a biocomputing platform; Deep Informatics ++, an AI medical pathology diagnosis company; and Unimed, an AI brain diagnosis and treatment platform.

Use of BioMAP Platform to Assess Nutraceuticals Published in BioMed Central

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Jeudi, juin 23, 2022

ST. CHARLES, Mo., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofins Discovery, the leading brand with over 35 years of success providing a complete solution of products and services for drug discovery, announces a client publication advancing cognitive health research through use of the company's BioMAP® Human Phenotypic Profiling and Screening Platform and enzyme assays for neurotransmitter degradation.

Key Points: 
  • The BioMAP Diversity PLUS Panel can provide this key assessment while covering a broad range of tissue and disease biology.
  • Additional neurotransmitter metabolism enzyme assays from Eurofins Discovery helped identify specific effects of sage extract, with implications for cognitive performance.
  • In addition toin vitrosafety pharmacology strengths, we also offer a broad portfolio of over 3,500 drug discovery services and 1,800 products.
  • We support a variety of drug discovery targets such as GPCRs, Kinases, Ion Channels, Nuclear Hormone Receptors and other proteins & enzymes.

Use of BioMAP Platform to Assess Nutraceuticals Published in BioMed Central

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Jeudi, juin 23, 2022

ST. CHARLES, Mo., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofins Discovery, the leading brand with over 35 years of success providing a complete solution of products and services for drug discovery, announces a client publication advancing cognitive health research through use of the company's BioMAP® Human Phenotypic Profiling and Screening Platform and enzyme assays for neurotransmitter degradation.

Key Points: 
  • The BioMAP Diversity PLUS Panel can provide this key assessment while covering a broad range of tissue and disease biology.
  • Additional neurotransmitter metabolism enzyme assays from Eurofins Discovery helped identify specific effects of sage extract, with implications for cognitive performance.
  • In addition toin vitrosafety pharmacology strengths, we also offer a broad portfolio of over 3,500 drug discovery services and 1,800 products.
  • We support a variety of drug discovery targets such as GPCRs, Kinases, Ion Channels, Nuclear Hormone Receptors and other proteins & enzymes.

QureBio Ltd. to Showcase its Q-1802 Clinical Advances at 2022 ASCO Annual Meetings

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Mardi, mai 31, 2022

In animal model studies, Q-1802 demonstrates both superior anti-tumor activities and excellent safety profiles.

Key Points: 
  • In animal model studies, Q-1802 demonstrates both superior anti-tumor activities and excellent safety profiles.
  • It recruits multiple immune mechanisms to kill tumor cells, offering a novel therapeutic opportunity for Claudin18.2 positive solid tumors.
  • Q-1802 also exhibits robust physicochemical properties and superb productivity with titers exceeding 4 grams per liter.
  • QureBio Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on innovative biopharmaceuticals for urgent and unmet clinical needs, such as the treatment of refractory cancers, inflammation and other serious disorders.