Building Complex Protein Functions at the Intersection of Nanofabrication and Synthetic Biology
Proteins are the most versatile among the various biological building blocks. However, the strength of proteins – their versatility and specific interactions – also complicates... Read More
Aberrant Stem/Progenitor Cell Behavior During Aging And Cancer
Adult stem cells, with the unique property of performing self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation, are essential for maintaining homeostasis and function of various organs in our... Read More
From Gene to Activity – Exploiting the Potential of Nestlé Culture Collection
Nestlé boasts a culture collection of more than 3000 food-grade strains (Nestlé Culture Collection,
NCC) that has been integrated into an R&D network covering microbiology, fermentation,...
Rapid acquisition and model-based analysis of cell-free transcription-translation reactions from non-model bacteria
Cell-free transcription/translation systems (known as CFPS or TX-TL) have recently been re-evaluated as a promising platform for enabling synthetic biology research and applications. In particular CFPS has been shown to provide a...
Synthetic Biology – a Key Driver of the BioEconomy through BioDesign and Industrial Translation
Synthetic biology/engineering biology is highly disruptive technology that can be applied across a wide range of fields
- well beyond the scope of traditional industrial biotechnology. It is seen as a key driver of the BioEconomy and is part...
Getting your device onto the Singapore market
This talk provides an introduction to the product registration process by HSA, covering the documentation requirements for the various device risk classifications.
Salivary gland cancers: A rare cancer as a platform for precision medicine
Salivary gland cancer is a rare cancer with various subtypes. Expanding knowledge in genomics shed a new light on the rare cancers - current understanding, future directions ...
Protein Engineering, the unsung hero of next generation sequencing
Illumina sequencing technology has reduced the cost of genome sequencing from ~$1B two decades ago to ~$1K today..
Biocatalysis of soybean isoflavonoids using various oxidoreductases: synthesis of hydroxyl-equol derivatives
Soybean plant originated from Manchuria are known to be spread out in world, and the regions from North Korea to Manchuria have the highest diversity of the soybean species worldwide.
GT (Sialyltransferase and fucosyltransferase) mutagenesis and Metabolic Engineering for the synthesis of 3‘/6‘-SL and 2‘/3-FL from human Milk
Oligosachharides in human milk(HMOs) have various useful biological functions for infant and applications in industry. Among them, sialyllactose(3’/6‘-SL) and fucosyllactose(2‘/3-FL) draw our atttention. To produce... Read More