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KKR-backed Biosynth Carbosynth Acquires vivitide and Welcomes Ampersand Capital Partners as New Shareholder
Combination of Biosynth Carbosynth and vivitide creates global life sciences platform serving high-growth biopharma and diagnostics end-markets. Read press release here...
Mar 17, 2022 -
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and its Connection to Migraines
Migraines are a leading neurological disorder which cause severe head pain which lasts anywhere from 4-72 hours. Calcitonin gene-related peptide or CGRP is a biomarker that is found at elevated levels during a migraine. Interestingly,...
Feb 08, 2022 -
A New Fibril Structure of Amyloid β-Protein Proves Promising
Alzheimer’s is currently an irreversible brain disorder that affects memory, cognitive skills and eventually the ability to carry out even simple tasks. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common form of dementia,...
Nov 30, 2021 -
Interview with Tomi Sawyer: Key Opinion Leader in the Peptide Drug Discovery, Chief Drug Hunter and President of Maestro Therapeutics.
You advise a wide range of companies in the peptide field. What do you think is the biggest challenge these companies are facing today? I’m engaged with many start-ups and early-stage biotech companies, and they...
Nov 29, 2021 -
The Fight Against Obesity - Uncovering the Play Between Peptide Hormones in the Gut and the Brain
Nowadays obesity rates have overtaken hunger rates globally with 39%, or 1.9 billion adults, being overweight and 13% obese. Being overweight is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, as well as cancers including breast, endometrial, prostate,...
Sep 29, 2021 -
Do Orexigenic Peptides and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Hold the Key to Slowing the Aging Process?
People have been searching for ways to fight the aging process for centuries. Today, scientists are trying to determine the causes of aging, so they can slow down the process and increase the quality of...
Aug 18, 2021 -
Peptides and Cancer Research
Some numbers on Cancer and its world-wide affects. Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for over 18 million cases and nearly 10 million deaths in 2020.1 The four most common cancers are...
Jun 30, 2021 -
National Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness
Alzheimer’s is currently an irreversible brain disorder that affects memory, cognitive skills and eventually the ability to carry out even simple tasks. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common form of dementia, is...
Jun 08, 2021 -
Peptides & Cardiovascular Research
In addition to World Cancer Day last week, Valentine's Day Sunday (and the heart being the ubiquitous symbol of love), it is also Heart Health Month here in the US. The timing is propitious since...
Feb 16, 2021 -
Invaluable Resources For The COVID Researcher
As part as of vivitide’s commitment to providing relevant information to researchers, we present our latest version of The COVID-19 Information Station. It features daily updates to coronavirus related news sorted by research topics and...
Feb 02, 2021