Category: Finance
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Start-Up Creating a Simpler, Stable Liquid Biopsy
A new company spun off from University of Oxford is developing a stable and sensitive blood test to detect multiple types of cancer in their early stages.
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Large-Scale Antibody Screening Device in Development
A system to quickly screen for human antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2 or other infectious viruses is being developed at Texas A&M University.
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NIH Funds Light-Aided Gene Therapy for Eye Disease
A company creating a gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration activated with near-infrared rays received an NIH grant to advance its technology.
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Health Research Commercialization Company Launched
University of Michigan and health care investor Deerfield Management are creating a new enterprise to bring promising academic life science research to market.
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Antibody Drug Biotech Raises $105M in Venture Funds
A company that says it has a faster process for discovering therapeutic antibodies is raising $105 million in its second venture finance round.
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Labs Creating Mask Electronic Sterilization Process
Researchers from academic engineering and biology labs designed an electronic process for sterilizing N95 respirator face masks enabling their safe reuse.
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Merck Inks Three Covid-19 Vaccine, Therapy Deals
Drug maker Merck today gained a new acquisition, along with collaboration and licensing deals, for vaccines and a therapy for Covid-19 infections.
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Start-Up Gains Hydrogen Fuel Technology Funds
A spin-off company from a university engineering lab received funds to build a device that efficiently splits water and creates hydrogen for fuel cell cars.
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Int’l Group Backs Novavax Covid-19 Vaccine
A global consortium is funding a biotechnology company’s clinical trials and manufacturing plans for a vaccine protecting against Covid-19 viruses.
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Phone-Linked Diagnostic Sensor Designed for Covid-19
A university engineering lab is creating a small reusable device connected to a smartphone that detects SARS-CoV-2 viruses in a drop of saliva.