Tag: pharmaceuticals
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Plant-Based Lipids Developed for mRNA Vaccines
Chemists at industry and academic labs created safer lipids for delivering messenger RNA vaccines, such as those protecting against Covid-19.
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Moderna Expands Vaccine Research, Mfring in Asia
Moderna Inc. and South Korea signed agreements Saturday on joint research and manufacturing opportunities for vaccines against viruses in Korea.
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Infographic – Americans Support Sending Vaccines Abroad
About two in three Americans are in favor of the U.S. sending Covid-19 vaccine doses to other countries where infections remain a problem.
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Trial Underway Testing Cannabis Migraine Treatments
A clinical trial is enrolling participants to test three different types of inhaled cannabis therapies against a placebo to treat migraine.
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Crispr Treatment Leads to Durable Cholesterol Reduction
A developer of gene editing for inherited heart disease reports lab monkeys given its therapy experience lower cholesterol levels for at least eight months.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Covid-19 Antiviral Therapy
A biotechnology company developing cancer therapies is receiving an NIH grant to extend its technology for antiviral peptides against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Gene Therapy Company Starts-Up, Gains $200M
A new company is underway commercializing research on gene therapies for inherited diseases, staked to an initial investment of $200 million.
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Trial Shows Same High/Low Dose Aspirin Outcomes
Results from a large-scale clinical trial show almost the same health outcomes for patients prescribed high or low doses of aspirin to prevent heart disease.
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New Biotech Creating Precision Cancer Therapies
A biotechnology company began work in public to develop new treatments that target proteins responsible for gene expression, beginning with cancer.
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Synthetic Bio Company Goes Public in $2.5B Merger
A company developing synthetic biology and engineering tools for biotechnology is becoming a public company through a special-purpose acquisition.