Tag: Europe
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Synthetic Retina Developed with Natural Materials
A chemistry lab in the U.K. developed a synthetic retina made of natural materials resembling human tissue that in lab tests detects static, moving, and grey-scale images.
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Gene Therapy Start-Up Raises $41M in Early Funds
A 1 year-old enterprise developing gene therapies to treat rare inherited metabolic disorders is raising €37.5 million ($US 40.8 million) in its first venture funding round.
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Computer Vision, Deep Learning Aid Prosthetic Hands
A built-in camera and artificial intelligence can improve the speed and grasping ability of a prosthetic hand, as shown in tests with people missing a hand.
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23andMe, Grünenthal Partner on Pain Genetics
A personal genetics company in Silicon Valley is collaborating with a German pharmaceutical company to better understand the relationship between genetics and pain.
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Muscle Supplement Shown Safe, Active in Elderly
A clinical trial testing a dietary supplement to improve muscle function in older persons shows the derivative from pomegranates is safe and produces desired biological actions.
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Vaccine R&D Underway to Protect Against Animal Microbes
Research is underway in the U.K. on development of new vaccines to protect humans against zoonotic diseases, infectious diseases originating in animals.
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FDA Shown Approving New Drugs Faster than Europe
An analysis of regulatory actions in the U.S. and Europe, shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves more new therapies and faster than the European Medicines Agency.
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Triple-Drug Inhaler Shown to Cut COPD Attacks
Results from a year-long clinical trial show that an inhaler with three types of drugs reduces the number of COPD attacks compared to a common single-drug inhaler.
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CARB-X Commits $48M for Antibiotic Resistance R&D
A public-private partnership is spending $48 million in grants to biotechnology companies for research on treatments and diagnostics to counter antibiotic resistance, with half of that amount distributed immediately.
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Climate-Resistant Oilseed Crop Plant Developed
An academic-industry team developed a new crop plant variety that produces cooking oil like rapeseed or canola, but in a warmer and dryer climate.