Category: New products
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Trial Underway for Seasonal Flu Antibody Therapy
A participant in an early-stage clinical trial received the first dose of an experimental synthetic antibody produced in cattle to treat seasonal influenza.
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Sensor Patch Captures Health Indicators in Sweat
A bio-engineering lab created a wearable fabric patch with threads configured into sensors that capture and measure health indicators from human sweat.
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Trial Testing Lymphoma Drug to Treat Covid-19
A clinical trial is underway testing an experimental drug for lymphoma and neurological disorders also as a treatment for early Covid-19 infections.
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Synthetic Protein Maker Raises $91.3M in Venture Funds
A company creating animal-free designer proteins for skin care products is raising more than $91 million in its second venture funding round.
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Covid-19 Vaccines, Therapies – 27 July 2020
This week’s chart shows since last Monday more new activity for therapies than vaccines, with 15 new Covid-19 therapies joining the array of treatments in development.
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Synthetic Protein Designed to Boost Covid-19 Vaccines
Researchers in Texas designed a synthetic version of a protein found on Covid-19 viruses that can make it easier to produce more vaccines.
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Advanced Solid Tumor Precision Meds. Trial Begins
A clinical trial is underway testing a treatment for advanced-stage cancers that blocks amino acids allowing nutrients to feed the growth of solid tumors.
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Trial Testing Point-of-Care Covid-19 Diagnostic
A clinical trial in the U.K. is assessing a testing device to detect Covid-19 viruses in nasal swab samples that returns results in an hour.
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NIH Expands Covid-19 Test Technology Challenge
National Institutes of Health is expanding its challenge competition to make tests for Covid-19 viruses more widely available and return results faster.
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Tough Surgical Adhesive Commercially Licensed
A bio-materials company is acquiring the rights to develop dental sutures and membranes from an adhesive gel developed in a university lab.