Tag: biotechnology
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Immunotherapy Start-Up Launches Collaboration, Raises $65M
A new biotechnology company is creating cancer immunotherapies that it says harness more of the full power of T-cells in the immune system to attack tumors.
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Grant Funds Regenerative Gel for Treating Skin Ulcers
A California state research agency is funding preclinical development of a gel designed to regenerate stem cells in the skin to help heal venous skin ulcers.
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New Funds Awarded for Rapid Infection Diagnostics
A developer of faster infection diagnostics is receiving another $8.2 million from an international group supporting solutions to antibiotic resistant microbes.
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Trial in Progress of Antibody Blocking Covid-19 in Immunocompromised
A clinical trial is underway testing a synthetic antibody designed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 viral infections in people with compromised immune systems.
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“Dark Genome” Drug Discoverer Gains $37M in Early Funds
19 Oct. 2022. A biotechnology enterprise discovering new drugs from non-protein coding regions of the genome is raising €37.5 million ($US 36.6 million) in venture funds. Nucleome Therapeutics Ltd. in Oxford, U.K. is a three year-old business spun-off from genetic research labs at University of Oxford medical school. Nucleome Therapeutics is seeking new treatments for…
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Infographic – US Biotech Venture Funds Fall in Q3
Venture funds for U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical start-ups declined in the third quarter of 2022 from the 2021 record pace, but remain on track for historic highs.
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Trial Begins Testing RNA Hepatitis-B Treatment
A clinical trial is underway testing the safety and chemical activity of a hepatitis-B therapy using engineered RNA to block production of a key protein linked to the disease.
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Hydrogel Biomaterials Company Raises $3M in Early Funds
A developer of bioactive hydrogels as alternatives to animal models for drug discovery and clinical lab tests is raising $3 million in its first venture round.
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Start-Up to Manufacture, Supply Practical Radiation Drugs
A new company formed by a technology venture investor and the Mayo Clinic aims to produce and supply more readily available radiation drug therapies.
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Gene Therapy Stimulates Missing Enzymes in Rare Disease
Results from a clinical trial show an experimental gene therapy for Krabbe disease is safe and produces enzymes missing in children with the rare disease.