Tag: Europe
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Response by Patients Shown to Precision Lung Cancer Drug
Results of a clinical trial show a treatment targeting specific genetic aberrations produces a therapeutic response in most patients with lung cancer from that condition.
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Sumitomo Dainippon, Biotechs in $3B Acquisition Deal
Japanese pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Dainippon agreed to acquire five biotechnology companies and gain an equity stake in the Roivant Sciences group.
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Gates Investing in HIV, Tuberculosis Immunotherapies
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is taking an equity stake in a biotechnology company developing immunotherapies from messenger RNA.
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Urine Test Shows Promise for Cancer Screening
Biomedical engineers and materials scientists developed a simple urine test that in samples from lab mice show they can screen for colon cancer.
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Carb-X Funds Drug-Resistant Bacterial Vaccine
A company developing vaccines with synthetic biology is receiving a grant for a vaccine to prevent infections from drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria.
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Optic Nerve Stimulation Developed as Visual Prosthetic
Engineers in Europe developed an electronic device that connects to and stimulates the optic nerve, producing simple visual patterns in lab animals.
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FDA Okays Celiac Disease Engineered Microbe Trial
A company making synthetic biological therapies received authorization to begin clinical trials in the U.S. for an engineered microbe to treat celiac disease.
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Aging Therapy Network Adds $100M to Venture Round
An enterprise supporting a group of companies developing new drugs to address the aging process raised another $100 million in its second venture funding round.
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MD Anderson, Drug Maker Partner on Lung, GI Cancers
MD Anderson Cancer Center and drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim agreed to jointly develop new treatments for lung and gastrointestinal cancers.
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Nanotech Vaccine Aids Melanoma Immunotherapy
A vaccine made with nanoscale peptide particles can prevent the occurrence of melanoma in lab mice, and treat the condition when combined with other drugs.