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WEHIλŠ” μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ μ‹€ν—˜μ‹€ λ°œκ²¬μ„ λ°”μ΄μ˜€ν… μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—… κΈ°μ—…μœΌλ‘œ ν‚€μ›Œλ‚ΌκΉŒ?

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🌏 Available in: English | ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ μ—°κ΅¬μ‹€μ—μ„œ μ°½μ—…κΉŒμ§€: WEHIλŠ” μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λ°”μ΄μ˜€ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…μ„ ν‚€μš°κ³  μžˆμ„κΉŒ? ⏱ 30초 μš”μ•½ ✓ λ›°μ–΄λ‚œ 과학적 λ°œκ²¬λ§ŒμœΌλ‘œλŠ” 신약이 λ§Œλ“€μ–΄μ§€μ§€ μ•ŠμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. νŠΉν—ˆ, 투자, μ œν’ˆκ°œλ°œ, μž„μƒμ‹œν—˜μ΄ λͺ¨λ‘ ν•„μš”ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. ✓ λ§Žμ€ μœ λ§ν•œ μ—°κ΅¬λŠ” 죽음의 계곑(Valley of Death) 이라 λΆˆλ¦¬λŠ” λ‹¨κ³„μ—μ„œ 자금과 개발 인프라 λΆ€μ‘±μœΌλ‘œ 멈μΆ₯λ‹ˆλ‹€. ✓ WEHIλŠ” 자체 λ²€μ²˜νŽ€λ“œ 66ten 을 톡해 μ—°κ΅¬μ‹€μ˜ 발견이 νšŒμ‚¬ 섀립과 기술개발둜 μ΄μ–΄μ§ˆ 수 μžˆλ„λ‘ μ§€μ›ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. ✓ Proxima Bio , Ternarx , Anaxis Pharma λŠ” WEHI의 κΈ°μ΄ˆμ—°κ΅¬κ°€ 독립적인 λ°”μ΄μ˜€ κΈ°μ—…μœΌλ‘œ 이어진 μ‚¬λ‘€μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ˜ν•™μ—°κ΅¬μ†Œμ—μ„œ μΌν•˜λ‹€ 보면 ν•œ κ°€μ§€ ꢁ금증이 μƒκΉλ‹ˆλ‹€. 논문이 λ°œν‘œλœ λ‹€μŒμ—λŠ” μ‹€μ œλ‘œ 무슨 일이 μΌμ–΄λ‚ κΉŒ? μ—°κ΅¬μžλ‘œμ„œ μš°λ¦¬λŠ” λŒ€λΆ€λΆ„μ˜ μ‹œκ°„μ„ μ‹€ν—˜μ„ μ„€κ³„ν•˜κ³ , 데이터λ₯Ό λΆ„μ„ν•˜κ³ , 논문을 μ“°κ³ , μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 사싀을 λ°œκ²¬ν•˜λŠ” 데 μ‚¬μš©ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€. ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ 아무리 μ€‘μš”ν•œ λ°œκ²¬μ΄λΌλ„ κ·Έκ²ƒλ§ŒμœΌλ‘œ λ°”λ‘œ μΉ˜λ£Œμ œκ°€ λ˜λŠ” 것은 μ•„λ‹™λ‹ˆλ‹€. νŠΉν—ˆ, μΆ”κ°€ 개발, 자금, μž„μƒμ‹œν—˜κΉŒμ§€ μ „ν˜€ λ‹€λ₯Έ 과정이 기닀리고 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 졜근 WEHIμ—μ„œ μ—¬λŸ¬ λ°”μ΄μ˜€ μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…μ΄ λ§Œλ“€μ–΄μ§€λŠ” 과정을 λ³΄λ©΄μ„œ μ €λŠ” 연ꡬ싀 λ°–μ—μ„œ μΌμ–΄λ‚˜λŠ” 이 과정에 점점 더 관심을 κ°–κ²Œ λ˜μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. Proxima Bio , Ternarx , Anaxis Pharma 같은 νšŒμ‚¬λ“€μ€ λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ μ—°κ΅¬μ†Œμ™€ μ—°κ΄€λœ 기업이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ, 쒋은 과학이 λ…Όλ¬Έ 이후에 μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ λ‹€μŒ λ‹¨κ³„λ‘œ μ΄λ™ν•˜λŠ”μ§€λ₯Ό λ³΄μ—¬μ£ΌλŠ” μ‚¬λ‘€μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μœ λ§ν•œ λ°œκ²¬μ„ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ 연ꡬ싀 λ°–μœΌλ‘œ κΊΌλ‚΄ μ‹€μ œ ν™˜μžμ—κ²Œ 도달할 κ°€λŠ₯성이 μžˆλŠ” λ‹¨κ³„κΉŒμ§€ λ°œμ „μ‹œν‚¬ 수 μžˆμ„κΉŒ? 발견과 치료제 μ‚¬μ΄μ˜ κ°„κ·Ή μ˜€λž«λ™μ•ˆ WEHIλ₯Ό λΉ„λ‘―ν•œ λ§Žμ€ 연ꡬ기관은 λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ 방식을 μ‚¬μš©ν•΄ μ™”μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ—°κ΅¬μžκ°€ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ λ°œκ²¬μ„ ν•˜κ³ , 연ꡬ기관이 νŠΉν—ˆλ₯Ό ν™•λ³΄ν•œ λ’€, μ™ΈλΆ€ μ œμ•½νšŒμ‚¬λ‚˜ λ°”μ΄μ˜€κΈ°μ—…μ΄ κΈ°μˆ μ„ λ„μž…...

How WEHI Turns Lab Discoveries Into Biotech Companies

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🌏 Available in: English | ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ From Lab Bench to Boardroom: How WEHI Is Building the Next Generation of Biotech Startups ⏱ In 30 Seconds ✓ A scientific discovery alone cannot become a medicine. It also needs intellectual property, funding, product development and clinical testing. ✓ Many promising discoveries stall in the so-called Valley of Death , where the science may be strong but the resources needed to advance it are missing. ✓ WEHI created 66ten , a venture investment fund designed to help promising discoveries move towards company formation and commercial development. ✓ Startups such as Proxima Bio , Ternarx and Anaxis Pharma illustrate how discoveries can continue developing outside the traditional academic laboratory. Working in a medical research institute, I have often wondered what actually happens to a discovery after the paper is published. As scientists, much of our attention is naturally focused on the research itself: designing experime...

Why do drug names end in "-mab", "-nib", and "-clax"?

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🌏 Available in: English | ν•œκ΅­μ–΄ Decoding Drug Names: Why “-mab,” “-nib” and “-clax” Aren’t Random Generic drug names may look complicated, but many contain clues about how the medicine works. ⏱ In 30 Seconds ✓ Generic drug names are created through internationally coordinated systems rather than chosen purely for marketing. ✓ Shared word fragments called stems can indicate a drug’s pharmacological family or mechanism. ✓ Names ending in -nib usually identify kinase inhibitors, while -toclax identifies BCL-2-family inhibitors. ✓ Older antibody medicines commonly end in -mab , although the WHO has introduced a new naming system for newly named antibodies. ✓ A stem provides a useful clue, but it does not reveal the complete target, indication, safety profile or route of administration. A Personal Note This article started with a question I asked myself: why do so many drug names seem to end in the same way? I knew names such as -mab , -nib and -clax w...

Venetoclax: The BCL-2 Inhibitor Changing Blood Cancer Treatment

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Venetoclax: How a “Molecular Off-Switch” Is Changing Blood Cancer Treatment How blocking BCL-2 allows blood cancer cells to restart their own self-destruct programme ⏱ In 30 Seconds ✓ Venetoclax is a targeted medicine that blocks BCL-2 , a survival protein used by some blood cancers. ✓ By inhibiting BCL-2, Venetoclax helps cancer cells restart apoptosis , their natural self-destruct programme. ✓ It is used in adults with CLL/SLL and in selected older or medically unfit adults with newly diagnosed AML . ✓ Venetoclax-based combinations have helped make fixed-duration treatment possible for many people with CLL. ✓ Because it can kill large numbers of cancer cells rapidly, treatment must be carefully managed to reduce the risk of tumour lysis syndrome . A Personal Note I recently came across a blog where people living with blood cancer and their families were sharing their experiences. Reading their stories made me think about what a drug like Venetoclax c...