As we previously discussed, CRISPR-mania is sweeping the globe. (Okay, it might not be as big as Beatlemania, but more than a few life science...

It’s a sad story that everyone is familiar with: A patient takes one or more well-known cancer drugs, and they work – for a while. However, after...

Don’t doubt West Coast investor Parker Hinshaw’s dedication to his home state of Indiana. He and his wife, Jean Balgrosky, in 2012 founded San...

Over the course of this series so far we’ve looked at the role of the microbiome in two of the three major therapeutic areas targeted by drug...

Scientist Inc. is an online marketplace that connects researchers and companies, allowing them to outsource some of their lab processes by...

The vast majority of compounds that enter clinical trials fail to make it through. The result: few drugs, plenty of bills. The consensus in drug...

Outsourcing has proven to reduce costs while dramatically improving productivity of the drug discovery process. Primary benefits to outsourcing...

Having introduced the age of the microbiome in drug discovery and the microbiome in metabolic disease we now turn to the influence of the...

A fluorescent tag, also known as a label or probe, is a molecule that is chemically attached to a biomolecule such as a protein, antibody, or...

With the rise of next-generation sequencing and the increase of big data, scientists have gained a deeper understanding of various diseases. So it...