Sector Insight

Drug discovery and development are lengthy processes for even the most established Healthcare companies. Despite advancements in technology and ever more accessible research, commercialising new therapeutics still requires a significant amount of time and capital. Given these caveats, Healthcare companies dedicate significant resources to identify high potential drug targets within the cell. However, certain biomolecular components have proved challenging to build robust therapeutics for. Here, we explore why the Ras family of proteins are such attractive drug targets and why some Healthcare companies still have skin in the game despite four decades of failed attempts.

Arjun Kandola

December 13, 2024

In October 2014, two open community labs in the San Francisco Bay Area entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s prestigious international Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) synthetic biology competition with their ‘Real Vegan Cheese’ (RVC) project and went on to win a gold medal. Counter Culture Labs and BioCurious collaborate on this grassroots, non-profit project with the goal of producing cow’s cheese without using cows.

Swathi Kumar

December 13, 2024

Retinol, Niacinamide, Salicylic acid. These “bioactive” ingredients have taken the skincare world by storm, trending all over YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. They claim to alter the way in which your skin functions on a molecular level to improve its appearance…which all sounds incredibly scientific and convincing. If you use Google to research these ingredients, it appears that every website, from Healthline to Vogue, is in agreement to their purported benefit. However, the evidence within scientific literature for bioactive ingredients is somewhat lacking. So, where is the ‘clinically proven’ evidence?!

Molly Steadman

December 13, 2024

As consumers we are becoming more and more aware of the increasing demand to feed our growing population. It has been estimated that food production will need to increase by somewhere between 59% to 98% to keep up with the demand by 2050. The mass consumption of meat has been hailed as a significant cause of unsustainable food production, with huge greenhouse gas emissions associated with the meat industry...

Charlotte Pugsley

December 13, 2024

Mental health problems and illnesses can affect any member of society, and scientists and researchers are no exception. Recent studies show that the rates of depression and anxiety among post-graduate students are up to six times higher than in the general population, according to a 2018 study published in Nature. Despite the severity of the issue, the mental health of post-graduate students is massively overlooked, a study by the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington DC and the Jed Foundation in New York City reported last month.

Clustermarket - Guest Article

December 13, 2024

With a whopping 257 female contraceptive pills available on the market today. In stark comparison to major growth in the female contraceptive industry over the past century, the stagnation of the male contraceptive pill market is rather surprising but is this beginning to change?

Swathi Kumar

December 13, 2024