Tag: cancer
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DoD Funding Mobile Vaccine/Therapy Manufacturing Lab
The U.S. Defense Department’s research agency is funding a prototype mobile lab to produce RNA-based vaccines and therapies in the field on demand.
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New Company IDs Drugs Targeting Cancer Cell Networks
A start-up company is using artificial intelligence to discover drugs that address the tumor stroma, a cellular network supporting cancerous tumors.
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Microbiome Therapies Company Unveils, Raises $50M
A new enterprise is underway developing therapeutics targeting bacterial communities in the body, to treat metabolic disorders and cancer.
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Chip-Based RNA Biotech Raises $60M in Venture Funds
A company developing messenger RNA therapeutics on demand from single-use biochips is raising $60 million in its second venture funding round.
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Cancer Screening Analytics Company Acquired in $8B Deal
A company creating a blood test to screen for multiple types of cancer is being acquired by genomics analytics company Illumina for $8 billion in cash and stock.
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Precision Cancer Therapy Start-Up Gains $110M in Early Funds
A company creating cancer therapies with individualized engineered T-cells is raising $110 million in its first venture funding round.
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Gilead Acquires Cancer Therapy Biotech for $21B
Gilead Sciences is acquiring biotechnology company Immunomedics, specializing in immunotherapies for cancer and other diseases, in a deal valued at $21 billion.
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Antibody Discovery Company Forms, Partners on Covid-19
A new enterprise formed to discover human therapeutic antibodies is partnering with a synthetic biology company to discover Covid-19 antibody treatments.
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Start-Up Developing Microbial Cancer Detection Tests
A new company, spun off from university biomedical engineering labs, is creating early cancer diagnostics by analyzing microbial genetics in simple blood samples.
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Trial Testing Lymphoma Drug to Treat Covid-19
A clinical trial is underway testing an experimental drug for lymphoma and neurological disorders also as a treatment for early Covid-19 infections.