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A paradigm shift for animal tests
Oped, Published on 17/10/2025
» Even in an era of intense political polarisation, there are still moments when a bipartisan consensus can emerge around important ethical issues. One such moment is happening now. Last April, the United States Food and Drug Administration released its "Roadmap to Reducing Animal Testing in Preclinical Safety Studies". The FDA said that it was taking "a groundbreaking step" that would advance public health and limit wasteful expenditure by replacing animal testing with "more effective, human-relevant methods".
Dept sets new cell bank rules
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/10/2025
» The Department of Medical Sciences (DMSC) has unveiled new regulations for cell banks, aiming to boost biomedical research standards and support the health economy.
Innovate Biotech Achieves ISO 20387:2018 Certification as Thailand’s First Private Biobank
Published on 17/09/2025
» Innovate Biotech Co., Ltd., operator of Innovate Biotech Laboratory, has become the first private company in Thailand to achieve ISO 20387:2018 certification for its Human Biobank, and the fourth entity nationwide to receive this recognition. The certification validates the company’s commitment to global standards in the quality, safety, and reliability of biological resource management.
Terminal volunteers can save lives
News, Published on 13/09/2025
» At the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), a programme called Last Gift offers terminally ill patients the opportunity to help create more effective treatments. Their special circumstances transform the usual risk-benefit calculus of joining a clinical study of an untested drug. Researchers can ask them to consider consenting to being research participants in ways that they would not ask healthier people with long life expectancies, and terminally ill patients may choose to give that consent when others would be less likely to do so.
ASU, Thai partners sign MOU to advance shared microelectronics goals
Published on 12/09/2025
» STEM and microelectronics are at the core of global competitiveness, and in today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical climate, secure supply chains and a highly skilled workforce are more critical than ever. Government administrations and higher education institutions are central to meeting this challenge, even as they face mounting pressure from international uncertainty and a rapidly changing technological landscape.
Chula Licenses Thai PD-1 Antibody to US Biopharma
Published on 06/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 6, 2025 — Chulalongkorn University has entered a landmark licensing agreement with US-based biopharmaceutical company OncoSynergy Inc., transferring the technology behind its innovative Thai-developed PD-1 antibody that could offer new hope in advancing next-generation cancer immunotherapy.
US axes mRNA vaccine contracts, casting safety doubts
AFP, Published on 06/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced it would terminate 22 federal contracts for mRNA-based vaccines, questioning the safety of a technology credited with helping end the Covid pandemic and saving millions of lives.
Fatal Attraction: Man wearing 9kg metal necklace pulled into MRI machine
Online Reporters, Published on 21/07/2025
» A 61-year-old American died after he was pulled into an MRI machine by its powerful magnets, drawn by the heavy metal necklace he was wearing.
Trump threatens to steer $3bn Harvard grant money to trade schools
Published on 26/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering taking $3 billion of previously awarded grant money away from Harvard University and giving it to trade schools across the United States.
Can a photograph reveal your biological age?
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2025
» It is no secret that some people appear to age faster than others, especially after enduring stressful periods. But some scientists think a person's physical appearance could reveal more about them than meets the eye — down to the health of their tissues and cells, a concept known as "biological age."