Category: New products
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Engineered Probiotic Maker Gains $2.3M Seed Funding
A developer of genetically-modified bacteria designed to work in the gut is raising $2.3 million more in seed funds to expand its product line.
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Gates Funding Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Device
A biotechnology company developing a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus received funding to scale up a delivery device for the vaccine when it’s available.
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Start-Up Developing Marine Bio-Inspired Super Glue
A new enterprise is creating an strong binding adhesive inspired by mussels, derived from research in a university chemistry and materials science lab.
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Engineered Viruses Deployed to Treat Gut Infections
Academic and industry researchers created gene-editing viruses that in lab cultures and mice killed bacteria causing often deadly intestinal infections.
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Business-Foundation Alliance Funds Covid-19 Treatments
Two foundations and a credit card company are providing seed money for development and manufacture of treatments for the novel coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic.
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FDA Okays MRI with Epilepsy Brain Stimulation
A company making brain stimulation systems to treat epilepsy received regulatory clearance for MRI scans in people with its implanted devices.
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Coffee, Hemp Cells Set for Space Station Study
A company is sending cell cultures from hemp and coffee plants to the International Space Station to test effects of weightlessness on the plants’ gene expression.
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Venom-Aided Immunotherapy Designed for Brain Tumors
Cancer researchers developed engineered immune-system cells, helped by peptides from scorpion venom, that in lab mice bind more reliably to brain tumor cells.
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Encrypted Private Messenger and Multi-Purpose Ecosystem
Utopia P2P is an encrypted unity of must-have apps.
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Contact Lens Material Reduces Color Blindness
An engineered ultra-thin material designed for contact lenses is shown in lab tests to help correct for a common form of color blindness.