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Synthetic Bio Milk Company Gains $13M in Seed Funds
A start-up enterprise creating milk and dairy products with proteins derived from engineered microorganisms is raising $13 million in seed funds.
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Targeted Immunotherapy Shown to Shrink, Stop Tumors
Results from tests with lab mice show an experimental targeted cancer therapy invoking the immune system shrinks tumors and prevents their recurrence.
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Trial Shows Psilocybin Drug Helps Reduce Depression
A clinical trial shows a drug derived from the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin reduces symptoms of depression, when part of a therapy program.
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Chip Device Simulates Coronavirus Gut Symptoms
Biomedical engineers found a chip device with intestinal tissue can simulate coronavirus infections and symptoms in the gut, and test possible treatments.
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Cell Therapy Biotech Raises $75.5M in Venture Funds
A developer of off-the-shelf genetically engineered platelet cells to treat a range of diseases is raising $75.5 million in its second venture round.
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Synthetic Protein Company Gains $25M in New Funds
A company designing engineered proteins to work better than natural chemistries as treatments for disease is raising $25 million in its first venture round.
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Hydrogel Obesity Capsule Shown to Protect Gut Tissue
Lab tests show an ingestible hydrogel designed to encourage weight loss by acting like raw vegetables helps protect and regulate intestinal tissue.
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Stem Cell Patch Shown to Repair Retinal Damage
Research with lab rats shows a transplanted tissue patch derived from stem cells repairs damaged retinas and helps restore visual functions.
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Biotech Gains $1M for Gut-Brain Pain Research
A biotechnology company developing treatments in the gut for mental health disorders is receiving a $1 million award for research on pain.
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AI Analysis Finds Serious Covid-19 Genetic Driver
A deep and multi-variable analysis of patients with serious Covid-19 respiratory symptoms finds the condition associated with abnormal expression of one gene.