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Biotech Squad, Islamabad (2026)

01/10/2026

🥇 First Place. One Journey. A Story Worth Sharing.

Winning the BTS Intern Fellowship was one achievement — but Team Habiba went a step further by capturing their experience and sharing it through their own words. 🎥

From learning and collaboration to the moments that shaped their fellowship journey, their review gives us a glimpse into the experience behind the achievement.

A heartfelt appreciation to Rubaha, Munir, Muqadas, and Areeba Shahid for not only giving their best throughout the fellowship but also taking the time to share their experience with the BTS community.

Your journey, your words, your achievement. 🏆

30/09/2026

🏆 Congratulations to the BTS Intern Fellowship Winners!

We are proud to celebrate the successful completion of the BTS Intern Fellowship and recognize the dedication, collaboration, and commitment shown by our interns throughout this journey.

🥇 1st Position — Team Habiba
Rubaha Munir • Muqadas • Areeba Shahid

A special congratulations to Team Habiba on securing the 1st position! Your strong teamwork, consistent effort and commitment throughout the fellowship have truly set you apart. 👏

Our warmest congratulations to Team Anas and Team Rumaisa as well for their valuable participation, dedication, and efforts throughout the fellowship.

A special appreciation to Muhammad Yasir Qurashi for his support and contribution throughout the fellowship.

To everyone who participated, thank you for being part of this experience and for contributing to a collaborative learning environment. Your efforts and participation are greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to all our interns, and we wish you continued growth, learning, and success in the journey ahead!

27/09/2026

What if making an antibody more precise actually broke the factory? 🏭📉

When it comes to Next-Gen Antibody–Drug Conjugates (ADCs), heterogeneity is the enemy. Standard random conjugation gives you a mixed batch of drugs with varying payloads. To fix this, scientists introduced non-canonical amino acids (ncAAs) to create site-specific, perfectly uniform ADCs.

Sounds like the ultimate victory for targeted oncology, right? There's just one catch: the cellular machinery fights back.

Welcome back to Week 1 (Post 3) of our Cancer & Drug Development series at Biotech Squad! 🧬✨
In this post, we explore the fascinating trade-off between chemical precision and factory yield. To get an ncAA into an antibody, we hijack the genetic code using the UAG stop codon. But the cell's native Release Factors (RF1) treat UAG as a hard stop sign, triggering a microscopic tug-of-war at the ribosome!

Swipe through to discover:
Why standard ADCs result in uneven drug-to-antibody ratios (DARs)
How genetic code expansion uses engineered suppressor tRNA

The ribosome race: When cellular release factors cut production short and crash CHO cell yields

Let’s think like bioprocess engineers: Check out the final slide and drop your thoughts in the comments, when scaling up novel therapeutics, how do we balance the eternal trade-off between absolute chemical precision and commercial manufacturing efficiency?

Let's discuss below! 👇

Initiative / Series: Biotech Squad — Week 1: Cancer & Drug Development

Written By: Wardah Mahmood
Designed By: Rubaha Munir

25/09/2026

What if an antibody could use acidity as a secret password to find cancer? 🧪🔍

Even when a cancer-specific marker is also found on healthy cells, tumors have a secret fingerprint: they are acidic. Thanks to high rates of glycolysis, the microenvironment around a tumor drops down to a pH of 6.0–6.8, compared to healthy tissue at 7.4.

Welcome back to Week 1(Post 2) of our Educational Content series at Biotech Squad! 🧬✨

In this post, we explore how scientists have hacked physical chemistry to solve off-target toxicity using Conditionally Active Biologics (CABs) like mecbotamab vedotin (BA3011). Instead of blindly attacking every cell that has the AXL receptor, these smart antibodies act like a molecular toggle switch, remaining "OFF" in healthy tissue and flipping "ON" only when they sense the acidic tumor bed!

🔬 Swipe through to discover:
Why "on-target, off-tumor" toxicity is a major hurdle in antibody therapy
How a drop of 1.4 pH units powers a reversible shape-shifting antibody
The journey from acidity-triggered binding to intracellular payload release

💬 Let’s brainstorm like bioengineers: Check out the final slide and drop your thoughts in the comments. If you could design a smart antibody switch, what microenvironmental clue would you use next? (pH, enzymes, oxygen levels, or temperature?)

Let's discuss below! 👇

Initiative / Series: Biotech Squad — Week 1: Cancer & Drug Development
Written By: Warda Mahmood
Designed By: Arshia Malik

23/09/2026

What if an antibody could destroy a cancer cell without carrying a single drop of toxic drug? 🤯

For decades, we’ve relied on Antibody–Drug Conjugates (ADCs) as the ultimate delivery trucks of oncology, hunting down tumors and dropping off powerful chemical payloads. But what if the antibody itself is the weapon, simply by changing how receptors sit on a cell membrane?

Welcome to Week 1 of our brand-new initiative at Biotech Squad, where we are diving deep into the cutting edge of Cancer & Drug Development. 🧬✨

In this carousel, we explore a fascinating, payload-free paradigm shift: Bispecific Apoptosis Triggers (BATs). Instead of chemical poisoning, these molecular clamps mechanically force Death Receptor 5 (DR5) into tight clusters, flipping the cell's internal self-destruct switch purely through spatial rearrangement!

🔬 Swipe through to explore:

How molecular clamps bypass traditional payloads

The step-by-step molecular chain reaction to cell death (DISC & Caspase-8)

Why heterogeneous vs. homogeneous tumors change the game

💬 Let’s think like researchers:
Check out the final slide and drop your guess in the comments which type of tumor do you think would be harder for a payload-free antibody to clear?

Let's discuss below! 👇

Inititative / Series: Biotech Squad — Week 1: Cancer & Drug Development

Written by: Warda Mahmood
Designer by: Abdul Haseeb

15/09/2026

SPSS Workshop — Registration closes in a few hours

Why does this matter?
Every semester there are two types of students. One type understands their data. The other type is still asking their friend "bro which button do I click."

Don't be like the one asking, register yourself now!

This workshop isn't just about clicking buttons in software. You'll actually understand the reasoning behind every test and every click, so you walk away confident using SPSS on your own data, not just following steps someone else gave you.

Register now or regret it later. The choice is yours. The smart ones have already signed up and seats are filling fast.

60% off, only for the next few hours.

https://forms.gle/XY7rW39CZkEA7aHE9

14/09/2026

Why We're Offering This Discount, and Why This Is Really Your Last Chance

When we started this, the goal was simple. We wanted training that actually taught you something useful, without charging you a price that only certain people could afford.

Look around and you'll notice something. Course fees keep going up every year. Workshops that used to be reasonable are now out of reach for a lot of students. We didn't want to follow that pattern. So instead of raising prices, we worked on raising the quality of what we teach.

That's the whole reason behind the 60 percent discount on this SPSS workshop. It's not because the content is basic or the value is low.

It's because we genuinely believe skill building shouldn't be locked behind a paywall most students can't clear.

We're giving it one more day. Not because we want to drag this out, but because we know some of you are still on the fence, still telling yourself you'll do it next time. This is that next time.

And this isn't only for people from a biology or research background.
If you work with any kind of data, in business, psychology, social sciences, or literally any field, SPSS is a skill that will save you hours and make your work look sharper.

Registration closes: 15th sep
Link is right here: https://forms.gle/XY7rW39CZkEA7aHE9

Don't let this turn into one of those things you meant to do.

12/09/2026

Don’t just learn SPSS.
Learn how to use SPSS to answer your research questions.

Knowing where to click is not enough.

A good SPSS user should be able to ask:

What is my research question?
↓
What type of data do I have?
↓
Which statistical test fits?
↓
What does the output mean?
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How do I report the finding?

That is the difference between learning SPSS and using SPSS for research.

At BioSkillz, this is exactly how we approach SPSS—through research problems, practical analysis, interpretation, and reporting.

*SPSS for Research Data Analysis Workshop*
From Raw Data to Research-Ready Results

📅 15–16 September
⏱️ 2 Hours/Day
🎓 Hands-on | Research-focused | Beginner-friendly

60% OFF — Register before 14 September

Registrations are now OPEN:

https://forms.gle/XY7rW39CZkEA7aHE9

🌿 BioSkillz
Empowering Skills | Lead with Science

07/09/2026

🎓 What an insightful session! ✨

A big thank you to everyone who joined our Erasmus Mundus Scholarship Webinar with Shahryaar Farid, an Erasmus Mundus Scholar!

From understanding how Erasmus Mundus works to finding the right programs, checking eligibility, preparing a strong application, and avoiding common mistakes — the session was packed with practical insights from someone who has actually been through the journey.

A special thank you to Shahryaar Farid for sharing his experience, tips, and valuable guidance with our community. 🙌

And thank you to everyone who joined, asked questions, and made the session interactive! 🌟

We hope you left the session with more clarity, more confidence, and a better roadmap toward studying in Europe. 🎓

Stay connected with Biotech Squad for more!

03/09/2026

🎓 Want to study in Europe with a fully funded scholarship? 🇪🇺

Join Biotech Squad for a live webinar on the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship with Shahryaar Farid, an Erasmus Mundus Scholar.

Learn about the scholarship, eligibility, finding the right programs, application process, and practical tips from someone who has experienced the journey firsthand.

📅 5 September 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM (PKT)

🎟️ FREE TO ATTEND

👉 Join us:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GY12cwFr6RGDEoViwlbSe5

Save the date and take the first step toward your European academic journey! 🇪🇺🎓

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