Skip to main content
Premium Trial:

Request an Annual Quote

Evotec, Dow AgroSciences Enter Proteomics Service Deal

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Evotec today announced a collaboration to support the development of compounds in development at Dow AgroSciences.

As part of the deal, Evotec will provide its quantitative chemical proteomics services to "de-convolute phenotypic screening results" obtained by Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical.

Financial and other terms were not disclosed.

"This collaboration highlights the broad applicability of Evotec's industry leading chemical proteomics platform to determine cellular target affinities and mechanisms of action on a proteome wide level and in a native context," Mario Polywka, COO of Evotec, said in a statement.

The Scan

Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.