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Dr. Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri and tge Withers' lab (@withlabb) at @UBC are making waves with their latest publication! 🌊 Their work on identifying an alternative pathway for glycan degradation is featured on the latest @ImmunoPodcast episode! 🎧: https://t.co/GgGRitMB11
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Super proud of my labmate Amir (not on twitter), and others for publishing this beautiful story in Nature! It's been so great seeing this project evolve over the years! Highly recommend reading this one! @withlabb @BrumerLab @ubcmsl @ubcchem #glycotime
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How a gut bacteria could make blood of all types universal, radically changing transfusion medicine https://t.co/vh63tFzH2R
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Member Spotlight: @AvivoBio (formerly ABOzymes), a British Columbia-based preclinical-stage company, has identified enzymes that convert the cell surface antigens that determine a person’s blood group to group O, the universal donor type. https://t.co/SSdgIdeJtb
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Here’s a scary-good story: we’re funding an @AvivoBio project that is testing an innovative technology to convert A blood types to O – paving the way to universal blood and organ transplants. If successful, this would be a life-saving leap forward. Have a🩸good #Halloween.
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ABOzymes is now Avivo! Avivo means “from life and for life”. This name update reflects the evolution of the company, while maintaining our founding vision. Visit our new website: https://t.co/1HhlFavdR2 and be sure to play the video on the homepage.
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Blood type has been the most important factor in matching patients to donors for blood transfusions and organ transplants. Avivo is changing this paradigm.
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A huge congratulations to our 2022 Haworth recipient, Prof Steve Withers (1/2) https://t.co/rPpDMmzcU5
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🥳 Congratulations to Drs Stephen Withers (@withlabb), Peter Rahfeld @PRahfeld and collaborators on their successful seed funding to support their groundbreaking inroads with blood type antigen conversion at @ABOzymes. 🩸 👏 @CBR_UBC
#Glycomics
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GlycoNet startup, @ABOzymes, completes seed financing round to fund development of technology to enable universal organ transplants and blood transfusions. Read the full news release: https://t.co/JpMr5zJfEE
#Glycomics #Glycotime #Health #Transplants #BloodTransfusion
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After more than two years of limited in-person opportunities for knowledge sharing and networking, GlycoNet was proud to host the 2022 Canadian Glycomics Symposium. Read some highlights from the event: https://t.co/OyMXRjgI60
#glycotime #glycomics
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Read in @ACSCentSci how ID'ing a novel glycoside phosphorylase enzyme led to the discovery of acholetin, from team incl. @spencemacdon @withlabb @ubcscience, @YasuoYoshikuni @jgi, @jbei @LBNLBioSci @advlightsource @BerkeleyLab. #synbio
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ICYMI in @ACSCentSci: Novel biopolymer produced by bacterial enzyme is biodegradable and may be biocompatible. From team incl. @spencemacdon @withlabb @ubcscience, @YasuoYoshikuni @jgi, @jbei @LBNLBioSci @advlightsource @BerkeleyLab. @doescience #synbio
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Researchers discovered a bacterial enzyme that synthesizes a biopolymer whose repeating units are linked together in way that had not been previously observed. The new polymer is biodegradable and...
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Researchers discovered an enzyme that synthesizes a biopolymer similar to chitin, but linked in a different way. The polymer is biodegradable and may be biocompatible, with potential applications ranging from medical therapeutics to plastic alternatives. https://t.co/jfxlWNHNyd
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Peter Rahfeld, Co-founder & CSO at @ABOzymes, talks about transforming blood types by altering the antigens in the blood. Check out the full episode now! https://t.co/RNoFODzxQd
#cto #medtech #innovation
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Researchers from @jgi and @jbei were part of a team that identified a bacterial enzyme that produces a novel biopolymer called acholetin, similar to the major component of insect exoskeletons https://t.co/w6d1zwLGAu
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In @ACSCentSci a previously unknown biopolymer completes a set of possible β-linked polysaccharides, from team incl. @withlabb @UBCChem, Jose Pereira & Paul Adams @lbnlbiosci, @YasuoYoshikuni @jgi and @jbei @advlightsource. @BerkeleyLab
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The considerable utility of glycoside phosphorylases (GPs) has led to substantial efforts over the past two decades to expand the breadth of known GP activities. Driven largely by the increase of...
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#ASAP by @JayKizLab, @DLangePhD & team A silver-based biocompatible coating with sustained release, long-term zero bacterial adhesion, and high durability applicable to diverse biomedical materials/devices was prepared in a single step https://t.co/VtMINQWFbq
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In @ACSCentSci a previously unknown biopolymer completes a set of possible β-linked polysaccharides, from team incl. @withlabb @UBCChem, Jose Pereira & Paul Adams @lbnlbiosci, @YasuoYoshikuni @jgi and @jbei @advlightsource. @BerkeleyLab
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The considerable utility of glycoside phosphorylases (GPs) has led to substantial efforts over the past two decades to expand the breadth of known GP activities. Driven largely by the increase of...
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Thanks @GenomeBC for joining us on our journey to #makebloodtypesobsolete!
Our Pilot Innovation Fund offers investment& provides mentorship! We're delighted to support Isolatrix (@UBC @BCCancer) GPS-seq (UBC) protein analysis tech (@ReuvenGordon @uvic) Tope-seq (BCCancer) & converting blood group for transplant (@ABOzymes) More https://t.co/OMplGucTNY
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Our Pilot Innovation Fund offers investment& provides mentorship! We're delighted to support Isolatrix (@UBC @BCCancer) GPS-seq (UBC) protein analysis tech (@ReuvenGordon @uvic) Tope-seq (BCCancer) & converting blood group for transplant (@ABOzymes) More https://t.co/OMplGucTNY
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