Tag: U.K.
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Early Venture Investors Aim for Diverse Entrepreneurs
A new venture investment company is funding start-ups at their earliest stages, with a goal of increasing support for entrepreneurs from all backgrounds.
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Covid-19 Vaccine for Lower-Income Regions Underway
Researchers in the U.K. designed a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections and is starting an enterprise to make it available to lower-income countries.
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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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Depression Therapy Licensed for Online Distribution
A therapy program for depression designed to reduce spirals of repeated negative thinking is licensed to a digital mental health company for online use.
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GSK, Biotech Partner on Crispr Covid-19 Test
A biotechnology company using gene editing for diagnostics is developing a fast, point-of-care Covid-19 test with drug maker GlaxoSmithKline.
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Symptom App, Algorithm Predict Covid-19 Infections
Data from millions of smartphone app users in the U.K. and U.S. reporting on Covid-19 symptoms show they could estimate a population’s Covid-19 infections.
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A.I.-Aided Method Predicts Glaucoma Progression
Clinical trial results show a technique visualizing cells in the retina and analyzed with an algorithm accurately predicts the progression of glaucoma.
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Oxford, AstraZeneca Partner on Covid-19 Vaccine
AstraZeneca agreed today to help develop, manufacture, and distribute a candidate vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections designed by University of Oxford.
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Psychiatric Drug Maker Raises $80M in Venture Funds
A developer of treatments for mental health disorders based on controlled hallucinogenic substances is raising $80 million in new venture financing.
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Trial Testing Mechanical Ventilator Alternatives
A clinical trial in the U.K. is testing early steps to help the breathing of people hospitalized with Covid-19 infections to avoid later use of mechanical ventilators.