Industrial technology changes constantly. Technological and information improvements change the industrial environment constantly. Biotechnology is a fast-changing industry. With sustained investigation, technology improves, and science advances rapidly.
All companies, research institutes, and organizations in this sector attempt to improve organisms’ lives. This includes a detailed grasp of illnesses and researching novel strategies to tackle them. Top biotechnological trends for 2021 include:
Personalized medicine
Precision medicine uses people’s genes, behaviors, and environments to prevent and treat disease. It focuses on matching the correct therapies with suitable patients. Precision medicine needs thorough analyses at the macro and individual levels, such as finding health trends among populations. Oncology or cancer therapy departments employ this technology. 2bPrecise, Oneome, Syapse Inc., Astarte Medical, and Fabric Genomics, INC. are industry leaders.
Monoclonal antibodies boost immune responses.
Laboratory-grown monoclonal antibodies repair, enhance, or imitate the immune system’s response to cancer cells. They identify cancer cells and provide radiation to damaged regions. Antibodies formerly fueled biotechnology; now they’re improving. The FDA approved bamlanivimab for treating mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and children.
Pfizer Inc., Immunomedics Inc., F. Hoffmann-LA, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb, Nordic Nanovector Inc., Merck & Co. Inc., Actinium Pharmaceutical, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd., and Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited are significant players in conjugated monoclonal antibody market.
Eco-friendly biofuel
Biofuels include sugarcane, wheat, soybeans, and maize. Most biofuels are bioethanol and biodiesel. It may be used with gasoline to power cars. It creates fewer hazardous carbon emissions than fossil diesel and is less combustible. Biofuel production also boosts agriculture by increasing the demand for biofuel crops. These are cheaper than fossil fuels for heating homes, businesses, and transportation.
3D Bioprinting prototypes
3D bioprinting converts a 3D model or digital information into a biological component layer-by-layer. It’s like 3D printing, except with biomaterials and cells. Biomaterials are developed to help cells survive and flourish.
Gothenburg-based Cellink is a bioprinting giant. The company supplies equipment for 3D bioprinting in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine labs. Wake Forest Institute employs this technology for Regenerative Medicine to print scaffolds for noses, bones, ears, etc.
Biomanufacturing’s Rise
Biomanufacturing employs biological systems to generate pharmaceuticals and industrial biomaterials and biomolecules. Bio-manufactured items come from natural sources like bacteria culture plates, blood, or plant and animal cells cultivated in specialist equipment. Pharmaceutical companies outsource analytics, production procedures, bio-analytical testing, and regulatory assistance. Top biomanufacturing businesses include Univercells, revenue, and Ab Biotechnology.
Capsule endoscopy improves diagnostics
Capsule endoscopy involves swallowing a micro-camera in a capsule to capture pictures of your esophagus, stomach, and small intestine while your GI system passes through the instrument. Capsule endoscopy is painless, minimally invasive, and doesn’t require an anesthetic. It allows the doctor to visualize the whole small intestine, not just the first 1-2 feet. Endoscopy uses the Pill Cam SB3 system. PillCamTM SB2 video compilation is 40% more successful using software algorithms. This concept optimizes frame rate versatility, mucosal coverage, and tissue capture for each patient’s motility.
Synthetic biology big operations
Synthetic biology combines engineering with biology. It creates biological components and structures that don’t exist in nature. Synthetic biology combines DNA synthesis with genomics to build DNA sequences fast. Life Technologies uses synthetic biology to design, manufacture, and deploy antigens, generate high-titer immunogens, and provide rapid immunogen purification assays. ATG: Blue Heron Biotechnology, Biosynthetic, GENERATE, DNA 2.0, and Genomatica sell synthetic DNA to customers.
Using microfluidics to miniaturize experimental setups (Lab on a chip)
A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) system integrates one or more laboratory procedures on a single IC (often termed a ‘chip’) to facilitate automation and high-throughput screening. The researchers want to construct microfluidic chips that allow healthcare professionals to perform diagnostic tests without laboratory help in poorly equipped clinics. Lab-on-a-chip might help expand diagnostics in impoverished nations.These emerging startups include Diana, eNuvio, Biomimix, FLUID-SCREEN, and Skyphos.
AI-automated biological processes
In biotechnology, AI controls biological processes, improves pharmaceutical development, manages supply chains, and tracks data pools. AI optimizes bioinformatics and medical biotechnology activities. AI is used in drug development, clinical trials, gene editing, diagnostics, and radiotherapy.Leading biotech businesses like Pfizer, Sanofi, Bayer, etc., invest in AI software to evaluate research data, speed up vaccine creation, choose the proper market and population, and determine vaccine ingredients.
Bioplastics are a game-changer for traditional plastics.
Bioplastics are biodegradable materials from renewable sources that minimize plastic waste. These 100% degradable, equally resistant, and flexible materials are employed in agriculture, clothing, medicine, and container and packaging. Consumers’ increased interest in biodegradable packaging has fueled the market expansion.BIOTEC, Sanner, and Eranova manufacture and commercialize a new variety of functional thermoplastics. Big brands in biotechnology use these technologies to maximize efficiency and fulfill customer demand. This condition pressures other biotech businesses to use these technologies to stay competitive.
