Tag: life sciences
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Start-Up Licensing Antibody Eye Drops for Dry Eye Disease
An enterprise spun off from university labs is licensing its technology to a drug maker for eye drops with immune-system antibodies to treat dry eye disease.
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RSV Vaccine Breakthrough Examined at AAAS Meeting
As three vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus reach FDA review, a scientific conference explored a key breakthrough researchers achieved to get to this point.
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Technology Showcased to Ease Mental Health Interventions
A group of industry and academic researchers at a scientific meeting displayed advances in technology to improve access to therapy for people with mental disorders.
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Business-Academic Team to Create RNA Delivery for Cancer
A university lab and biotechnology company are developing new cancer treatments with therapies that stop RNA activity, delivered by advanced nanoscale particles.
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mRNA Aerosol Delivered to Lungs to Treat Pneumonia
Messenger RNA, inhaled from an aerosol spray, is shown in lab rats with pneumonia to reduce inflammation, improve lung functions, and protect against further infections.
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Company-Academic Team to Test Vocal Indicators of Cognitive Decline
Researchers from a digital health company and academic medical center are beginning a pilot study of indicators in human voices for remote detection of mild cognitive decline.
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State Grant Supports Osteoarthritis Gene Therapy Trial
A California state agency is funding a clinical trial of an experimental gene therapy for reducing inflammation in knee joints of people with osteoarthritis.
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Psychoactive Drug Start-Up Raises $40M in Early Funds
A new company is underway developing drugs to treat PTSD and other disorders with psychoactive compounds claimed to be safer than current psychedelics.
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Home Infectious Disease Diagnostic Begins Clinical Tests
A company offering DNA analysis tests to detect infectious diseases at home and point-of-care is beginning clinical evaluations of its technology.
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Human Ovary Organoid Model Demonstrated, Licensed
A university lab created and licensed to a biotechnology company a model human ovary made of functioning cells for female reproductive health applications.