An antibody to hunt down cancer cells #shorts

By Dr. Becky

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Paula Videira and her team invented a new way of fighting cancer cells by developing an antibody that binds to the antigens that coat cancer cells in 80% of tumours. Now they’re a finalist in the European Inventor Award 2026 run by the European Patent Office! @TheEPO#InventorAward Find out more about the other equally incredible finalists, or watch the ceremony live on 2 July here: https://inventoraward.org/

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