SMART researchers develop fast and efficient method to produce red blood cells
New technology cuts cell culture time by half and uses more targeted cell sorting and purification methods.
Sept. 21, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: health medicine manufacturing health-care disease research drug-development school-of-engineering electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs biological-engineering bioengineering-and-biotechnology singapore-mit-alliance-for-research-and-technology-smart
Rapid antibody development yields possible treatment for yellow fever
The experimental drug has shown promise in early-stage clinical trials conducted in Singapore.
July 29, 2020 • ~8 min
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Finch Therapeutics unleashes the power of the gut
The company is developing treatments that restore gut bacteria in people struggling with a range of diseases.
July 23, 2020 • ~8 min
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How cancer drugs find their targets
Certain cancer therapeutics concentrate within cells — a finding that could change the way scientists think about drug design.
June 26, 2020 • ~10 min
Tags: medicine cancer biology research drug-development school-of-science whitehead-institute koch-institute drug-delivery
Experimental peptide targets Covid-19
Computational modeling yields a protein fragment that could bind to coronavirus spike proteins and destroy them.
June 22, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: covid-19 pandemic research drug-development media-lab school-of-architecture-and-planning biological-engineering
Study finds path for addressing Alzheimer’s blood-brain barrier impairment
MIT researchers pinpoint mechanism and demonstrate that drugs could help.
June 15, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: stem-cells medicine neuroscience alzheimers tissue-engineering research drug-development school-of-science brain-and-cognitive-sciences picower-institute
New technology enables fast protein synthesis
Automated tabletop machine could accelerate the development of novel drugs to treat cancer and other diseases.
May 28, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: chemistry medicine research drug-development proteins school-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf
How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt?
Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.
May 27, 2020 • ~8 min
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New model of the GI tract could speed drug development
Studies of drug absorption in the small intestine could help researchers identify medicines that can be taken orally.
April 27, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: research drug-development mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering national-institutes-of-health-nih koch-institute chemical-engineering drug-delivery
Study analyzes contamination in drug manufacturing plants
Report offers guidelines to help prevent viruses from tainting biopharmaceutical drugs.
April 27, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: bacteria manufacturing viruses research drug-development school-of-engineering center-for-biomedical-innovation
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