Category: Finance
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CEPI Funding SARS-CoV-2 Variant Vaccines
CEPI, an international consortium, is funding development of vaccines to protect against SARS-CoV-2 mutations, starting with B.1.351 discovered in Brazil.
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Carb-X Funds Vaccine Against Resistant Staph Infections
An international consortium is funding a vaccine to prevent increasingly resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections found in health care facilities.
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Microbe Therapy Maker Expands, Adds Venture Funds
A company providing manufacturing services for microbiome drug developers is expanding its facilities, with an infusion of new venture funds.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Hibernating Animal Drug Discovery
A company identifying drug targets from genetic processes in hibernating animals is receiving an NIH grant to advance its technology for heart disease.
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Micro Robotic Neuro Therapy Company Underway
A company designing microscale robotic devices to deliver therapies to the central nervous system began work in public on treatments for brain disorders.
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NSF Funds AI Covid-19 Drug Combo Simulation
National Science Foundation is funding a new system that uses artificial intelligence to find optimal combinations of current drugs to treat Covid-19 disease.
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Gene-Edited Transplant Organ Company Raises $125M
A spin-off enterprise from academic labs is raising $125 million for genetically edited pigs to produce organs for human transplantation.
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Synthetic RNA Start-Up Gains $80M in Early Funds
A start-up company, spun off from a biomedical engineering lab at MIT, is raising $80 million for therapies made from synthetic circular RNA.
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Gene-Editing Biotech Acquires DNA Bar Code Company
A developer of therapies using highly precise gene editing is acquiring a company delivering gene therapies identified with DNA bar codes.
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Infographic – Top Venture Investor in Each State
CB Insights compiled a list of the top technology venture investors in each state and D.C., and displayed the investors on a map.