Tag: Europe
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Gates Grant Funding Malaria Control Test Products
Two universities in the U.K. are developing testing protocols for a new generation of technologies coming to market to prevent mosquitoes from spreading diseases.
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EU Project to Develop More Versatile Heart Pacemakers
An initiative in Europe plans to design a new type of pacemaker device that adapts to a host of signals in the cardiovascular system and regulates multiple heart functions.
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Novo Nordisk to Open Oxford Diabetes Research Center
The pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk will build a research center to study type 2 diabetes on the campus of University of Oxford in the U.K.
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Allergy Immunotherapy Firm Raises $2M in Early Funds
A biotechnology company in Finland developing an allergy vaccine that harnesses the immune system is raising €1.85 million ($US 2 million) in its first venture funding round.
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Neuro Device Company to Begin Clinical Trials in Europe
Clinical trials in Europe are set to begin to test a non-invasive device that stimulates nerves and the spinal cord to treat neuromotor disorders.
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Biopharm, Hospital to Partner on Cell Energy Diseases
A biopharmaceutical company in Sweden and children’s hospital in the U.S. are collaborating on research into deficiencies in cells’ energy components responsible for a number of genetic disorders.
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Safer Engineered-Cell Cancer Immunotherapy Designed
A biotechnology company designed a new type of engineered T-cell from the immune system that more precisely targets tumors and stays away from healthy cells.
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Pharma Firms Start Non-Communicable Disease Initiative
A group of 22 pharmaceutical companies is supporting worldwide projects to improve access to prevention and treatments for chronic disorders like cancer and heart disease, in lower-resource regions.
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Knowledge Bank Tapped for Precision Cancer Treatments
An international research team devised techniques for analyzing accumulated clinical trial data to help determine precise treatment strategies for people with cancer.
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Wearable Device Senses Environment for Sight Impaired
A research lab in Finland designed a wearable device using radar to help people with impaired sight sense other people and objects when outdoors.