Newsletter | July 14, 2026

07.14.26 -- iBio Aims To Complement GLP-1s By Preserving Muscle During Weight Loss With Myostatin Antibody

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iBio Aims To Complement GLP-1s By Preserving Muscle During Weight Loss With Myostatin Antibody

iBio has started clinical trials with a long-acting myostatin/GDF11 antibody that can make weight loss healthier and more durable for patients taking GLP-1 agonists.

AI: The Inflection Point In Retinal Drug Discovery, Development, And Delivery

AI won’t replace clinical or biological insight; instead pairing AI with scientific expertise will sharpen and accelerate retinal therapeutic development.

Why Cell And Gene Therapies Break After Early Success

The field has largely solved how to trigger biology, and yet, many programs still fail because what happens cannot be sustained, controlled, or directed over time.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Diagnose Absorption Risks To Improve Preclinical And Clinical Outcomes

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling is a powerful tool for clinical trial design that can be leveraged alongside early development experiments to reduce costs and accelerate timelines.

Automated Library Prep For Nanopore Human Whole Genome Sequencing

Gain insight into an automated high‑input workflow that streamlines long‑read whole‑genome library prep, supporting large DNA fragments while reducing reagent use.

Rapid Discovery Of CD200R1 Antagonist VHHs Via Single B Cell Technology

Here, we used single B cell antibody discovery to rapidly identify a diverse set of potent, high-affinity VHH from immunized llamas against CD200R1, an emerging therapeutic immune checkpoint target.

DNA-Encoded Library Data: Unlocking Chemomic Insights

Discover how chemomic analysis unlocks full DEL datasets to reveal early SAR trends, mechanism clues, and risks to help teams make data‑driven decisions and build stronger hit‑to‑lead foundations.

Make Informed Decisions From Experimental Design To Data Interpretation

Take a look at how popular NMR prediction tools perform on complex natural products, revealing how algorithm choice, data depth, and modeling approaches impact ¹³C chemical shift accuracy.

A Novel Cell-Based Assay For Ubiquitin Drug Discovery

Learn about a novel cell-based assay that can advance ubiquitin ligase drug discovery. This high-throughput method simplifies assay development, saving time and resources.

Increasing Bioavailability With Amorphous Solid Dosage Formulations

Examine the challenges associated with pH-dependent solubility for oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor drugs and how leveraging ASD formulation can help create more effective, patient-friendly drug products.

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