Tag: life sciences
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Biotech Gains $53.7M Infectious Disease Test Award
A maker of diagnostics for infectious diseases is receiving a $53.7 million contract to develop and validate reliable home molecular tests for Covid-19 and flu infections.
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Trial Shows Plant-Based Drug Helps Reduce Vaping
First results of a clinical trial show a drug derived from plants to aid in smoking cessation helps cut the use of e-cigarettes among non-smokers of burning tobacco.
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Biotech, Undersea Researchers Partner on Carbon Capture Bacteria
A microbiome biotechnology company and an undersea research group are studying microorganisms that thrive in and consume intense carbon dioxide.
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New Funds to Invest in Digital Health Start-Ups
A venture capital company supporting developers of digital technologies in health care says it raised $460 million to invest in early-stage digital health businesses.
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Biotech, Dairy Company Collaborate on Plant-Based Cheese
A maker of consumer dairy products and biotechnology food start-up are partnering on plant-based cheeses they say are indistinguishable from today’s dairy cheese.
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Cancer Cell Therapy Biotech Launches, Raises $10M
A start-up company with a process for harvesting large quantities of cells that infiltrate and kill solid tumors is raising $10 million in seed venture funds.
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Biotech Group Blasts Reproductive Drug Ruling
A biotechnology industry group calls Friday’s ruling in a Federal district court to suspend approval of the drug mifepristone “an assault on science.”
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Health, Tech Venture Investor Adds $850M Fund
A venture capital company specializing in early-stage investments in life science, health, and technology start-ups announced a new $850 million fund.
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Seaweed Biomaterials Start-Up Gains $5M in Early Funds
A new company creating biomaterials for agriculture and consumer products from large seaweed blooms is adding $5 million in its first venture funding round.
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Trial Okayed for Glaucoma Treatment Implant
A developer of treatments for eye diseases says it received clearance from FDA to begin a clinical trial of a sustained-release implant therapy for glaucoma.