🚀 @elrig.org launches #DrugDiscoveryUSA 2026 focussed on emerging multifunctional small molecule and biologic approaches to drug difficult targets.

📍Pfizer, Cambridge (MA)
📅 16–17 June 2026

Read the #pressrelease 🗞️ elrig.org/elrig-announ...

#DDUSA26 #drugdiscovery #ELRIG #messengersinscience

Primerdesign & Origin Sciences partner to create a new protocol that optimises #DNAextraction from novel rectal mucosal samples.

#pressrelease🗞️ www.primerdesign.co.uk/news-and-med...

#colorectalcancerawarenessmonth #CRC #diagnosis #precisionmedicine #messengersinscience

Abselion appoints Dale Gordon as Chair of the Board of Directors to drive continued commercial development and international expansion.

#pressrelease 🗞️www.abselion.com/abselion-appoints-dale-g...

#boardappointment #chair #leadership #biotech #Amperia #messengersinscience

.@elrig.org announces #keynote speakers for Advances in Cell-based Screening 2026
🎤Prof Hazel Screen @qmul.bsky.social
🎤Dr Dave Powell, Relation Therapeutics

#pressrelease 🗞️elrig.org/elrig-announces-keynote-...

#ELRIGCBS26 #ELRIG #messengersinscience

Abselion has established a US Subsidiary at The Engine
at MIT in Cambridge MA

🗞️Read the #pressrelease abselion.com/abselion-est...

🤝 Meet the team #BPIWest & #ELRIGCGT26

#Amperia #NorthAmerican #lifesciences
#academic #biotech #biologics #pharma #research
#messengersinscience

Wisdom Bioscience establishes SAB with leading experts in #cfDNA, #oncology screening & #moleculardiagnostics: Drs Giulia Kennedy, Arnold Levine , John Sninsky, Martin Goldberg & Prof Tin Tin Su. #pressrelease🗞️https://wisdombioscience.com/ #oralcancer #dental #NGS #messengersinscience

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.@elrig.org appoints Drs Kelly Gray & Elaine Duncan to its Board to lead Scientific Programmes & Early Career Professionals Work Groups, respectively #pressrelease 🗞️elrig.org/elrig-appoints-dr-kelly-... #drugdiscovery #boardappointment #messengersinscience

Syndex Bio announces:
🧬mcPCR (methyl‑copying PCR) platform @agbt.bsky.social
💵$15.5M #seedfunding
👥Gautam Kollu joins Board

#pressrelease www.syndex.bio/news/syndex-...

#AGBTGM26 #genomics #biotech #DNA #PCR #methylation #epigenetics #oncology #startup #boardappointment #messengersinscience

We're proud to partner with LSX World Congress again this year. Join innovative #biotech #medtech start-ups through to #pharmatech giants, and everyone in between.
📅 25–26 Mar📍Lisbon Congress Centre👉 informaconnect.com/lsx-world-co...
#LSXEurope #mediaparter #messengersinscience

A Look Ahead: Predictions for the Life Sciences in 2026 Industry insiders share what’s on their radar for next year.

As the year comes to a close, we're looking ahead to 2026 and wondering what we can expect. We asked life science researchers and industry insiders to share their predictions on precision medicine, animal models, companion diagnostics, and more.

Read here: www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Ar...

🚨 Just 1 month to go until @elrig.org Cell and Gene Therapy 2026!

📅 09–10 March 2026
📍 Hinxton Hall, Cambridge, UK
🎟 Free to attend

Registration closes on 20 Feb 👉 lnkd.in/efZV4pJm

#ELRIGCGT2026 #ELRIG #CGT #cellandgenetherapy #mediapartner #messengersinscience

#Astoriom has expanded its #samplemanagement capabilities in the #US with the #acquisition of #PrecisionStabilityStorage 🗞️#pressrelease www.astoriom.com/insight/asto...

Find out more about Astoriom's #stabilitystorage solutions 🧪 www.astoriom.com/our-solution...

#messengersinscience

Expanding our search for antibiotics: encrypted biology, ancient datasets and AI We spoke with César de la Fuente to learn how he has developed AI models to discover and design novel antibiotics.

AI is allowing researchers to dive deeper into both human and ancient biology to look for novel therapeutic molecules.

We spoke with @delafuentelab.bsky.social at @elrig.org's DD25 to learn how he has expanded the search for novel antibiotics >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa... 🧪

.@elrig.org announces Drs Stephen Ward (Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult) & Annarita Miccio @institutimagine.bsky.social as keynote speakers for #ELRIGCGT2026 📆 9–10 Mar📍 #Cambridge UK

#pressrelease 🗞️ elrig.org/elrig-announ...

Free registration 👉 elrig.org/portfolio/ce... #ELRIG #messengersinscience

Astoriom today announced the appointment of Will Edwards, MBA as Chief Executive Officer to support global scale-up of sample management operations.

#pressrelease 🗞️ www.astoriom.com/insight/asto...

#appointment #CEO #stabilitystorage #biorepository #lifescience #messengersinscience

Tapping into the precision molecule-editing potential of halogenases We spoke to Rebecca Goss to learn more about her precision molecular editing platform and its potential for drug development.

At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we spoke with Rebecca Goss – Professor at the University of St Andrews and CEO of X-Genix – to learn more about her precision molecular editing platform and what it could mean for drug discovery >>> www.biotechniques.com/bioengineeri... 🧪

Probing the brain for answers: a PET tracer for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis Yanyan Zhao shares an insight into the preclinical development of a PET imaging tracer for catching Alzheimer’s disease earlier.

At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we learned about how Yanyan Zhao and her colleagues at the University of Cambridge have approached the preclinical development of a PET imaging tracer to achieve earlier Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis >>> www.biotechniques.com/imaging/prob... 🧪

Quantum questions have algorithmic answers: navigating a drug discovery network In this interview, Namshik Han explains the role quantum algorithms can play in drug discovery research and what makes a successful startup.

In this interview from @elrig.org’s #DD25, @namshik.bsky.social explains quantum algorithms with a London Tube analogy, how they can be applied to benefit drug discovery and his advice for researchers wanting to launch their own startups >>> www.biotechniques.com/computationa...

Primerdesign (Novacyt Group) today launched the exsig® Mag RapidBead Pro #Extraction kit for efficient #nucleicacid purification

#pressrelease 🗞 primerdesign.co.uk/news-and-med...

Find out more 🧬 primerdesign.co.uk/products/exs...

#DNA #RNA #rapidextraction #qPCR #messengersinscience

Targeting ABC to tackle AMR: taking advantage of bacterial membrane proteins Heather Pinkett tells us about her research investigating ABC transporters in pathogenic bacteria and what this could mean for tackling AMR.

At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we spoke to Heather Pinkett – President of The Protein Society – to learn more about ABC transporters and what targeting them could mean for combatting antimicrobial resistance >>> www.biotechniques.com/microbiology... 🧪

Abselion expands #Amperia assay portfolio with launch of His-tagged #ProteinQuantification Kit & Sensors, developed with
GenScript antibodies, for #recombinantprotein analysis #pressrelease 🗞 abselion.com/news/ #PEGSEurope2025 #histag #biologics #messengersinscience

How will AI-first drug design transform human health? Find out how developments in AlphaFold 3, alongside new predictive models, are changing approaches to drug discovery and design.

How paradigm-shifting could an AI-first drug discovery company be?

At @elrig.org’s Drug Discovery 2025, we spoke to Miles Congreve, Chief Scientific Officer at @isomorphiclabs.bsky.social, to find out >>> www.biotechniques.com/drug-discove... 🧪

The Evolving Landscape of mAb Characterization Current techniques and future directions

Monoclonal antibodies are essential in modern therapeutics due to their proven efficacy, safety, and scalability. Learn how emerging technologies are improving antibody design and accelerating development while enhancing clinical effectiveness.

Read here: www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Ar...

Primerdesign (Novacyt Group) appoints SLS as #academic UK #distributor to supply its real-time PCR assays & reagents

🗞 #pressrelease www.primerdesign.co.uk/news-and-med...

#qPCR #pathogen #humanhealth #veterinary #agriculture #foodsafety #LabInnovations #messengersinscience

What a fantastic way to kick off #ELRIGDD25! Thank you @elrig.org for hosting us at the ACC Liverpool 🥂We can't wait to celebrate this year's 'Festival of Science' with the #drugdiscovery community 🎉

Meet us at Booth B01B or find us in the Media Lounge #messengersinscience

Congratulations to Milner affiliate Abselion for winning The Award for Collaboration at the Cambridge Indy Business Awards! 🏅

Also to CardiaTec, who were highly commended in the category of Small Business of the Year! 👏

🔗 www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/win...

Photo by Keith Heppell.

Cell-Based Gene Therapies: Challenges and Advances in Upstream Manufacturing A myriad of advances are helping overcome current challenges.

Cell-based gene therapies show promise but face several manufacturing and regulatory hurdles. Learn how real-time monitoring, optimized cell handling, process analytics, and new DNA production methods are improving development and potency.

Read here: www.biocompare.com/Editorial-Ar...

#Abselion launches #ProteinG Total #Antibody #Quantification Kit enabling quantification of a broad range of IgG subclasses and species on #Amperia.

🗞 #pressrelease www.abselion.com/abselion-int...

#proteinquantification #bioprocessing #productlaunch #newproduct #messengersinscience

electronRx to launch pDx at #HLTH25. The app offers chronic #respiratory disease patients a #cardiopulmonary assessment device to measure #lung function at home.
Read the #pressrelease 🗞 www.electronrx.com/press-releas... #HLTH #deeptech #healthtech #productlaunch #messengersinscience