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Newcells Biotech
21st March, 2023

Newcells Biotech collaborates with consortium in Eurostars funded project to advance novel therapy for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency

The Eurostars grant of €1.2m will support the partners, led by Gain, and includes Newcells, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (Lausanne) and the University of Helsinki.  Newcells will…

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A cropped image of the Newcells team wearing festive jumpers
9th December, 2022

Newcells team support charity with festive jumpers

Thursday 8th December 2022 was Christmas Jumper Day in the UK to raise money for the charity Save the Children. A prize was given for the…

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Three men wearing matching t-shirts
24th November, 2022

NB staff supports Motor Neurone Disease Charity

Having become engaged (now married!) in the summer of 2021, Will’s thoughts turned to arrangements for his stag party. Rather than take the traditional route Will hatched a plan…

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Dr Kathryn Garner, PhD
17th January, 2022

Dr Kathryn Garner, Head of Kidney Development at NB

As she narrates her story, you have the impression that you have made the journey with her, her words becoming rich images in…

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Thought Leadership workshop hosted by Newcells Biotech
18th August, 2021

Thought Leadership Workshop hosted by NB: Emerging in vitro technologies for gene therapy applications

These include the first oligonucleotide-based therapies (Spinraza, Exondys, Vyondys), in vivo gene therapies (Luxturna and Zolgensma) and the first cell therapies (Kymriah, Yescarta, Tescartus). Such novel therapeutics treat disorders varying…

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An experiment being carried out
13th April, 2021

NB collaborates with Takeda Pharmaceuticals on renal drug safety evaluation study

Newcells Biotech and Takeda Pharmaceutical International Co. have collaborated in a study designed to assess drug safety. The study evaluated a set of 36 known drugs and…

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iPSC-derived retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells
28th April, 2023

Latest innovation in retina models brings a fully characterised Retina Pigment Epithelium (RPE)

Why develop an RPE model? Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells play a vital role in the retina by forming the outer blood-retinal barrier and maintaining photoreceptor and visual…

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ADC, Antibody drug conjugate,
20th April, 2023

Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) – the role of in vitro models in safety assessment

One the fastest growing approaches to treat cancer is the use of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs). Since the approval of the first antibody drug conjugate  in 2000,…

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13th April, 2023

The inside story of the development of Newcells’ MPS flow model: Scientific chat with Dr Colin Brown

When did you start thinking about incorporating flow into static kidney models? I have been working with static kidney models for over 30 years and started to think about…

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Newcells Biotech
21st March, 2023

Newcells Biotech collaborates with consortium in Eurostars funded project to advance novel therapy for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency

The Eurostars grant of €1.2m will support the partners, led by Gain, and includes Newcells, the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (Lausanne) and the University of Helsinki.  Newcells will…

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fibroblast and collagen
27th February, 2023

The latest FMT Assay: An invaluable tool for modelling fibrotic disease

Fibrotic diseases, including liver fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and renal fibrosis, are characterized by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, leading to the formation of fibrous tissue that…

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Image of a women
9th February, 2023

Latest trends in Retinal Organoids: Scientific chat with Dr Valeria Chichagova

What is the main advantage of having microglia in the neural retina model? First of all, incorporating microglial cells improves physiological relevance of the current iPSC-derived retinal organoid model…

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