Tag: Europe
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Skin Cancer Apps Shown Misleading, Unreliable
A review of smartphone apps that photograph and purport to analyze skin conditions for signs of cancer shows the apps are unreliable in detecting cancer.
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Intl Group Calls for More Coronavirus Vaccines
An international consortium issued a proposal call for more vaccines to protect against the novel coronavirus now spreading from China to the rest of the world.
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Infographic – China Closes R&D Funding Gap
A new report from National Science Foundation shows China now ranks a close second to the U.S. in total research and development investments.
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Synthetic DNA Studied for Mass Data Storage
An industry-academic consortium received a U.S. government contract to develop coded synthetic polymer chemicals like DNA for reliably storing massive amounts of data.
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Venture Deals, Dollars Fall in Q4 2019; Biotech Stays Hot
Venture capital deal-making in the U.S. declined in the fourth quarter of 2019, but biotechnology start-ups remained the most sought-after investment targets of any sector.
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Pharma Gains Fibrosis Technology in $1B+ Deal
Drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim is acquiring an antibody technology that blocks actions of a signaling protein associated with a range of fibrosis diseases.
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Vaccine Developer Gains $11M in Early Funds
A company designing vaccines delivered with a microneedle patch to prevent infectious diseases is raising $11 million in its first venture funding round.
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Guidelines Proposed for Complex Clinical Trials
A working group published guidelines for conducting clinical trials that simultaneously test multiple cancer treatments and can change course over time.
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Climate Action Cost Accounting Standard Proposed
A new paper proposes an accounting standard that would require private companies to spell out their costs of meeting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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FDA Blocks Monthly HIV Drug Combo
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected a combination of experimental and existing drugs given once a month to treat HIV.