Tag: biotechnology
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RNA Technology Allows for Fast Vaccine Development
Engineers at MIT designed a process using genetic material in nanoscale particles for vaccines that protected against dangerous diseases with a single dose.
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Bacterial-Biopolymer Delivery System Designed for Vaccines
A biotechnology company and university lab developed a vaccine delivery technique that induces an immune response, combining bacteria and a polymer material.
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Protein Biotech Lands $51.5M in First Venture Round
A spin-off enterprise from Harvard developing therapies that block signaling proteins causing disease is raising $51.5 million its first venture funding round.
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Moderna, Merck Partner on Personal Cancer Vaccines
29 June 2016. Biotechnology company Moderna Therapeutics and drug maker Merck are developing therapeutic vaccines using messenger RNA that address unique genetic patterns in patients’ tumors. The deal is expected to bring Moderna an immediate payment of $200 million, and the chance to earn further payments to develop cancer treatments combining Moderna’s technology with an…
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Animal-Free Leather Company Gains $40M in Venture Funds
A company making leather for consumer goods with tissue engineering and gene-editing from living cells is raising $40 million in its second venture round.
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Genome Editing Company Adds $38M in Venture Funds
Crispr Therapeutics, a company creating treatments for disease that edit the human genome, is raising another $38 million in its second venture financing round.
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Immunotherapy Company Raises $70 Million in IPO
Selecta Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing treatments harnessing the immune system, is raising $70 million in its initial public offering.
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C. Difficile Infection Tested with Synthetic Gut Microbe
A biotechnology company reported on tests in mice of a synthetic treatment derived from gut microbes that prevents recurrence of C. difficile infections.
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Engineered Facial Bone Grown from Stem Cells
Engineers developed techniques for growing personalized replacement facial bone from stem cells that in tests with pigs precisely fit their recipients’ faces.
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Trial Underway Testing Drug to Reduce Chronic Cough
14 June 2016. A clinical trial testing a drug treating chronic cough — coughs continuing for 8 weeks or more — will begin recruiting participants in the U.K. to join other sites in the U.S. The U.K. sites are under the direction of National Institute for Health Research, testing a small molecule, or low molecular…