Category: Joint ventures/collaborations
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Institutes, Companies Form Business to Bridge Discovery Gap
Three research institutions with pharmaceutical and venture capital companies are creating a new enterprise to fill the drug development gap between proof-of-concept and initial clinical trials.
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Foundation Medicine, Sarah Cannon Partner on Cancer Trials
Foundation Medicine, a cancer diagnostics company, and Sarah Cannon Research Institute plan to apply genomic testing of patients’ tumors in clinical trials of personalized treatments.
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Biotech, Univ of Miami Spin-Off Vaccine Company
Biotechnology company Heat Biologics Inc. is licensing research from University of Miami in Florida to develop vaccines against infectious diseases, starting with the Zika virus, in a new subsidiary.
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Organ Chip System Designed to Simulate Smoking Effects
A system that combines human airway tissue on a chip with components that simulate cigarette smoking is being developed to test treatments for lung disorders.
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Skin Patch Shown to Increase Peanut Tolerance in Children
A skin patch worn by children with peanut allergies was shown in a clinical trial to increase the wearers’ tolerance for peanuts by 10 times after 1 year.
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Biotech, Novartis Partner on Rare Metabolic Diseases
A biotechnology start-up enterprise using genome editing for drug discovery is collaborating with drug maker Novartis on rare metabolic disorders.
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Start-Up to Commercialize New Parkinson’s Treatment
Mavalon Therapeutics, a new company in the U.K., is being formed to bring a treatment to market that stops the progression of Parkinson’s disease.
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Clinical Trial Network for Lupus Formed
A network of medical researchers is being assembled to conduct clinical trials to test new therapies for lupus and drugs approved for other disorders that may also treat the disease.
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Commercial Genome Service Launches Based on Open Data
A start-up software company is offering genetic analysis services for research and precision medicine that comply with open standards and access Google’s genomic data sets.
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Fuel Cell Vehicles Reach Market, Seek Critical Mass
As the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles go on sale, a group of companies and government agencies are seeking ways to encourage sales to help meet national goals for reducing greenhouse gases.