CFDA approves China’s first antisense drug

CT102 is an antisense nucleic acid drug targeting the IGF1R gene involved in liver cancer. The drug was jointly developed by WANG Shengqi, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, and Hangzhou Tianlong Pharmaceutical Co. China is a country with a high...

China’s first „test-tube dogs“ born in Beijing

Sino Valley Technology Co. has reported the birth oft he first in vitro fertilized dogs in China, 2 male dogs and 4 female puppets. The company has successively established canine somatic cell lines, acquired mature oocytes, done somatic cell nuclear transfer and...

CAS Institute of Chemistry: improved catalyst for hydrogen production

Yuliang LI and colleagues from the CAS Institute of Chemistry have found a new catalyst for hydrogen production from water. They used graphdiyne and molybdenum disulfide as a catalyst and found it in alkaline media even superior to Pt/C. The high intrinsic activity...

China features two sequencing giants among global top 10

According to an article in Genetic Engineering News (GEN), Shenzhen’s BGI and Suzhou’s Genewiz rank 3 and 8 in sales among the top 10 global sequencing companies. On top are Illumina and Thermo Fisher. GEN news release, April 13, 2018