Entries by Sapienbio Staff

Sapien’s breast cancer database showcased @BioAsia2020, shortlisted by an expert selection committee for Startup Stage @ BioAsia 2020.

March 24, 2020 /0 Comments/in /by

        Sapien Biosciences team @ BioAsia 2020, at Stall # S14. Sapien was selected from the Startup Stage competition and awarded free exhibit space and delegate pass at BioAsia. Here we showcased several breast cancer patients’ tissue-derived in vitro models for testing new drugs and markers at Sapien. The deep database of […]

Panel discussion on Innovation at the Academia Industry Synergy Day at NIPER-Hyderabad

August 25, 2018 /1 Comment/in /by

NIPER Hyderabad had a star-studded Academia-Industry Synergy day on 23rd Aug, 2018. I was asked to moderate apanel on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I chose to focus on the aspect of driving innovation already at NIPER-H towards commercialization. Invited Dr. Ashutosh of NIPER to identify where the gaps are, and put them to a panel of seasoned people drawn from […]

Establishment of glioma patient derived 3D culters to evaluate the potency of drugs compared to 2D model

August 21, 2018 /1 Comment/in , /by

Attended Regional Young investigator meeting, Hyderabad (18th – 19th August, 2018) at University of Hyderabad. Sapien Biosciences presented importance of primary human patient cultures, especially spheroid (3D) for drug testing in Glioblastoma multiforme. We have identified molecules that demonstrated differential anti-cancer activity between 2D and 3D cultures in functional readouts including cancer stem cells.