Tag: university
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AbbVie Acquires Coronavirus Antibody Therapy
Drug maker AbbVie is licensing a synthetic antibody to treat Covid-19 and SARS coronaviruses that the company began funding in June.
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Biotech Licenses Precision Cancer Biologic to Genentech
A biotechnology company discovering synthetic proteins that target cancer-causing genetic mutations is licensing its lead product to biologics maker Genentech.
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University Halts Covid-19 Vaccine Trials
An Australian university is stopping development of a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections due to antibodies from the vaccine that interfere with HIV tests.
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Google Releases Health Studies Phone App
Google began offering a smartphone app yesterday that enables individuals to take part in medical studies.
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Sensor Designed for A.I. Mimics Eye Functions
A computer science lab designed an optical sensor to function more like a human eye and better process visual data for systems based on artificial intelligence.
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Daily Covid-19 Nasal Spray Vaccine in Works
A group of university and government labs is formulating an antiviral drug as a nasal spray for use as a daily preventive vaccine against Covid-19 infections.
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Start-Up Company Creating Wearable Brain Scanner
A new enterprise, spun-off from a neuroscience lab in the U.K., is advancing a wearable scanner to detect and diagnose various brain disorders.
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Small Biz Grant Funds AI Repro Health Technology
A company developing health metrics with artificial intelligence received a grant to better understand polycystic ovary syndrome, an endocrine disorder affecting women.
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Start-Up Creating Digital Therapies for Alzheimer’s
A new enterprise is developing personalized digital therapeutics for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
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Inexpensive Chip Detects Covid-19, Other Pathogens
A small silicon lab-on-a-chip device costing about $0.35 to make is shown in lab tests to quickly detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses and infectious bacteria.