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Dominic Tyer
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Editor | European Pharmaceutical Review
https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com
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Italian non-profit Fondazione Telethon set for European gene therapy first in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome with Waskyra

www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/news/267986/...

#pharma #genetherapy #rarediseases
Italian non-profit set for EU gene therapy first in Wiskott-Aldrich
Fondazione Telethon’s Waskyra (etuvetidigene autotemcel) has been recommended for approval by the CHMP as a treatment for the rare disease.
www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
dominic-tyer.bsky.social
Medicines manufacturing in the UK to receive £54m sustainability boost

www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/news/268086/...

#pharma #manufacturing #sustainability
Medicines manufacturing in the UK to receive £54m boost
R&D projects supported by the CPI aim to shape a sustainable, resilient and competitive future for pharma manufacturing.
www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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adamjkucharski.bsky.social
Turns out interest in Metaverse had about a ~9 month half life.
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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gav1nx.bsky.social
Largest ever prostate cancer screening trial launched. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
Largest ever prostate cancer screening trial launched
The first men have been invited to take part in Prostate Cancer UK's TRANSFORM trial, kicking off the biggest prostate cancer screening study in a generation. The £42m trial is being co-led by UCL, Imperial, Queen Mary University of London, and the Institute of Cancer Research.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
dominic-tyer.bsky.social
Heading to PharmaLab 2025 in Dusseldorf for EPR next week and the pharmaceutical laboratory meeting's conference agenda looks like it will keep me very busy.

www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/news/268004/...

#pharma #PharmaAnalytics #BioAnalytics #microbiology #pharmalab2025
PharmaLab previews new conference tracks ahead of 2025 Düsseldorf event
The pharmaceutical laboratory meeting adds sessions on AI in labs, and quality in biologics, mRNA and analytics.
www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
My comments with @cidrap.bsky.social @lizszabo.bsky.social

www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
After unprecedented autism-vaccine messaging change, scientists, advocates say CDC no longer trustworthy
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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laurajedeed.bsky.social
Elon Musk can't get humans to love him so he made a robot to love him instead and now all the humans are making fun of the robot. This is the smartest man in the world, a once-in-a-generation genius and clear member of the natural aristocracy
scgriffith.bsky.social syzygy sarah @scgriffith.bsky.social · 8d
this thread is unbelievable
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
‘The half life of the teaspoons was 81 days.’
November 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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cancerresearchuk.org
We’re thrilled to partner with Channel 4 on ‘Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures’ - a new series which is shining a light on three trailblazing scientists taking on cancer, and explores how their work is changing patients’ lives right now. 👇 1/2
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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mja-uk.bsky.social
The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response - By MJA member @jimreedbbc.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The private notes and secret documents that tell the inside story of the UK's Covid response
The Covid inquiry is set to publish its second set of findings looking in detail at the huge political decisions that had to be made in 2020.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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bethanyhalford.bsky.social
Hey #chemsky - it's time to vote for your favorite molecule in @cenmag.bsky.social's Molecule of the Year contest (curated by the amazing @bribarbu.bsky.social).

Some strong candidates in here. I'm excited to see which molecule will win.
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
Meet the molecules of the year 2025
C&EN editors’ annual round-up of spectacular molecules we’ve covered in the past year
cen.acs.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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davidakaye.bsky.social
you get a twofer here, with a fantastic initial thread by @klonick.bsky.social & then a theory-in-response from @mmasnick.bsky.social. read 'em both 👇
mmasnick.bsky.social Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 9d
This is, of course, a fascinating thread from Kate asking why Google is effectively cannibalizing its own market for both digital ads on third party properties and search ads, by effectively taking away the incentive to click through to third party sites. I have a theory as to why they're doing it.
klonick.bsky.social Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 9d
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.

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November 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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replanimalres.bsky.social
Last week UK Govt's Strategy for Replacing #Animals in #Science was published. It's a solid commitment to not only support the development, validation, and uptake of alternative methods, but to eliminate the use of #animals wherever possible. 🧪

www.gov.uk/government/p...
Replacing animals in science: A strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods
www.gov.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
Latest on the Ellison Institute.

“People who like Larry say that he’s just being agile. I’d say volatile,” said one former employee.
on.ft.com/4i3qs8u
Larry Ellison scales back £10bn Oxford science institute in leadership rift
Trump-supporting billionaire narrows EIT’s ambitions by cutting initiatives and tightening control
on.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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itaiyanai.bsky.social
Have you heard about the Night Science Podcast, where we talk about the actual creative process of doing science? We explore this with discussions with brilliant scientists & also philosophers and artists, to figure out the tricks of the creative scientific trade.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
August 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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gildersleve.uk
I enjoyed writing this piece for the LSE Impact Blog on Musk's latest swing at Wikipedia, and its future in a hostile AI-skewed political landscape 👇
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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stephencollins.bsky.social
Every ad now
[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.] JANET: Ugh... LIZ: What's up? JANET: I am so bored of cooking peas! LIZ: Have you tried... AI peas? JANET: AI peas? LIZ: They're peas with AI! [Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI]. LIZ: Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas JANET: What LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines] Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas? [Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it] LIZ: Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine [Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas] LIZ: With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas! JANET: What LIZ: Shut up LIZ: Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow From opening the bag of peas to boiling the peas to eating the peas To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means. JANET: Is it really necessary to- LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]: THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET [Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan: AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas. [Ends]
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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ncrabbithole.com
The @newyorker.com discovers Daniel Pullen and his incredible photographs of the Outer Banks. www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
Battling the Sea on the Outer Banks
Daniel Pullen offers beautifully composed and striking images of the destruction that climate change has brought to his lifelong home.
www.newyorker.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
dominic-tyer.bsky.social
Pharma’s sustainability push continues as Merck signs renewable energy deal for its South Korean sites

www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/news/267879/...

#pharma #CDMO #sustainability
Pharma's sustainability push continues as Merck signs renewable energy deal
The German pharma company’s agreement for its South Korea sites is the latest green initiative to be unveiled by the industry.
www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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eryk.bsky.social
Gift link for a story that is sure to be overhyped. WaPo does a pretty good job contextualizing the AI bio story (and does not suggest LLMs were involved): “We have not yet started or done anything towards making artificial life,” Hie said. “It would be quite difficult.” wapo.st/4hR6A8t
Inside the debate over a tech breakthrough raising questions about life itself
A research team at Stanford University has harnessed the power of AI to design phages, raising questions about the future of biotechnology and its applications.
wapo.st
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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rosemarymosco.com
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
A six-panel comic. In panel 1, text says "People often wonder, why don't I see baby pigeons? Here's where they're hiding:" and there's an egg with an arrow pointing to a question mark, then an arrow pointing to an adult pigeon. Panel 2 says "Pigeons don't nest in trees. They nest in sheltered spaces on or in buildings. This keeps their babies safe from weather and predators." There's a pigeon nesting in a sheltered cavity in the side of a building. Panel 3 says "The hidden babies look like this: like moldy potatoes, but cute" and there are two baby pigeons looking, well, like moldy pink and gray potatoes with yellow fuzz. Panel 4 says "Older baby pigeons hide in plain sight. When they leave the nest, they're adult-sized, but they're still young and learning" and a fledgling pigeon is flying out of a building saying "aaaaaa". Panel 5 says "Here's how to identify these young pigeons" and shows a fledgling pigeon with arrows pointing to these features: eyes may be gray-brown, pale-edged feathers, smaller "nose" (cere), subdued hues, and looks worried. Panel 6 says "Scientifically speaking, though, all pigeons are sweet babies" and there are three very cute round pigeons, a gray, white, and red one, with arrows pointing to them to make things look scientific.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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sheencr.bsky.social
How Rosalind Franklin was so much more than a wronged heroine and was in fact an equal contributor solving the structure of DNA. This is from a few years ago but worth a re-read
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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healthlawadamh.bsky.social
Canada lost its #measles elimination status today.
Here's something @jwnickerson.bsky.social and I wrote a while back in @theconversation.com for @msf.ca:
"Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance"
theconversation.com/measles-is-a...
Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance
Any upsurge in measles is of real concern, but in settings aggravated by poor living conditions and malnutrition, it can be disastrous. It can affect adults, but young children are at particular risk.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM