New affordable service launched at NHC to accelerate gene therapy development
The National Horizons Centre at Teesside University has launched VecTUs, a new research-grade BioVector production service. VecTUs has been created through the efforts of academic staff at the National Horizons Centre, the University’s national centre of excellence for bioscience and healthcare. BioVectors are specially designed carriers used to deliver genetic material like DNA or RNA into cells. They are important in gene therapy as they can be used to safely transport and deliver genetic material to fix or replace faulty genes in a person’s cells to treat or prevent