Biotech

Is biotech interchangeable with healthtech and medtech? One might say that they all seem similar…While there may be overlaps, the biotech industry is distinct from the healthtech and medtech industries, particularly in the following ways:

The continued emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and breakthrough infections following vaccination underscore the need to study the effectiveness of current COVID-19 vaccines in the real world. To date, only two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have been approved for marketing, mRNA-1273 developed by Moderna and BNT162b2 developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, which have proven…

Although recently overshadowed by the global epidemic of COVID-19, humanity is still facing an epidemic of another disease, HIV/AIDS, with approximately 38 million people living with HIV worldwide, according to UNAIDS. Many people have died as a result of HIV infection since the epidemic began in the 1980s. Researchers from…

A pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in early 2020 triggered a global pandemic that has lasted to this day. Unfortunately, the situation with the epidemic remains dire to this day. According to the World Health Organization, more than 488 million people have been infected worldwide to date…

Issuing blockchain-based crypto-assets for their investors and employees is a growing trend in biotech. And one of our clients, DeBio, is on the frontier of this trend. Today we discussed with them why they relied on blockchain to remunerate their investors. DeBio is an anonymous-first appchain for DNA sequencing and…

Introduction Imagine looking and feeling young as you age. Is it possible? Yes, it is! When it comes to our health, there are some things we just cannot take for granted. Our bodies are constantly working hard to keep us going, and sometimes they need a little help. That is where…

What is Bolt Threads? Bolt Threads is a biotechnology agency inspired by nature. They create eco-conscious, innovative materials used in fashion and beauty products. More specifically, they synthesize materials out of natural substances to benefit people and the environment. Their latest materials are made from resources like mycelium and yeast! Based in San Francisco…

An attempt to glimpse the future — the 2020s or even 2030s. Today, clinical trials involving volunteers are the only way to prove the effectiveness and safety of a new medication. This was not always the case, however. Less than a century ago, tests on rodents were enough for manufacturers…