Merck, BioMed X Institute collaboratively complete 4th project in Oncology
Heidelberg: German independent research institute BioMed X has recently announced the successful completion of the research project DNA Damage in Cancer (DDC) in collaboration with Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
As a result of the successful completion of the project, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany extends the collaboration for a new research project in the field of oncology. The extension highlights the solid relationship between the two partners and reflects BioMed X's expertise in biomedical innovation.
The DDC project sponsored by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany was launched in 2016. Combining cancer genomics, genetic screening approaches, and in vitro studies, team DDC headed by Dr Balca Mardin worked on dissecting synthetic lethality mechanisms of DNA repair in human cells that could enable the development of novel combination therapies for radio- and chemotherapy. The group developed CRISPR-Cas9 based assays that will aid in drug discovery research. They identified novel potential drug target genes which will be further investigated in pre-clinical studies at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and published five scientific articles in major peer-reviewed journals.
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