Newsletter | October 28, 2026

10.28.26 -- Inside The Pursuit Of A Functional Cure For Type 1 Diabetes

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A new model for making genomic medicines

In vivo therapies could accelerate a shift towards new ways of manufacturing, scaling, and delivering genomic medicines.

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Advancing Cell Therapy Toward A Functional Cure For T1D With Forthcoming BetaNova's Jonathan Rigby And Will Rust, Ph.D.

On episode 139, Host Erin Harris talks to Jonathan Rigby, President and CEO of Sernova (and proposed CEO of BetaNova) and Will Rust, PhD, President and CEO of Seraxis (and proposed President and Chief Scientific Officer of BetaNova). Sernova and Seraxis are coming together to form BetaNova, combining Sernova’s implantable Cell Pouch with Seraxis’ stem cell-derived pancreatic islet cells in an effort to develop a functional cell therapy for people living with Type 1 diabetes (T1D).

The Real Reason Researchers Are Shifting To Digital PCR For NGS

Optimize your sequencing workflows using digital PCR for absolute quantification. Learn how to improve library quality, reduce bias, and validate rare variants in complex samples.

Improving The Efficiency And Quality Of Advanced Imaging And Analysis

Human-relevant models are transforming drug screening. Find out how overcoming 3D cell culture challenges with integrated innovations accelerates discovery and brings effective treatments to patients faster.

What Streamlined Automation Reveals About Hereditary Cancer NGS

Examine how a molecular genetics team improves sequencing efficiency and library quality through streamlined automation, intuitive quality control tools, and reliable workflows.

Bridging Discovery And CMC With Rapid Pools

See how early stable CHO expression data reveals manufacturability issues in complex antibodies that transient screening misses, with case studies showing how these changes lead selection.

Moving Beyond Animal Models With iPSC-Based Models

Animal models are giving way to iPSC-based systems that better reflect human biology, offering researchers a more accurate and ethical path to drug discovery.

Deep Space Research Teaching Us About Human Bone Marrow

As deep space missions return, new research is uncovering how human biology adapts beyond Earth. Advanced tissue models offer fresh insight into bone marrow response, opening new possibilities.

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Webinar: From Blind Spots to Insights: Real-Time Monitoring of Stem Cell Biology

How can researchers gain deeper insight into stem cell health and activity throughout culture workflows? This PHC webinar explores how real-time, noninvasive metabolic monitoring provides continuous data during expansion and differentiation. Discover how metabolic insights can support process optimization, improve reproducibility and quality, and enable more informed decisions across stem cell research, cell therapy development, and regenerative medicine. Click here to learn more.

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From Bench To Bioproduction: Scalable MSC Expansion - Corning Life Sciences

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Electroporation For Discovery And Screening - MaxCyte, Inc.

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