Tag: life sciences
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FDA Halts Off-the-Shelf T-Cell Cancer Trials
The Food and Drug Administration stopped a company’s clinical trials of off-the-shelf engineered T-cells after a patient showed an abnormal chromosomal reaction.
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Precision Neuroscience Company Starts-Up, Raises $500M
A new company is underway developing more precise therapies for psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases based on genetics and data science.
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Partnership Seeks Lower-Cost Protein Drugs
A biotechnology enterprise and company aiming to make drugs at lower prices are collaborating on new lower-cost synthetic protein drugs.
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Seed Stage Investors Raise $450M for New Fund
A venture capital company specializing in financing start-up enterprises at their earliest stages says it raised $450 million for its third venture fund.
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Lab Checklist: What Makes a Great Laboratory?
Today, we will be discussing different aspects that every lab needs. From safety equipment to accuracy, we will cover all bases.
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Elephant Genetic Codes to be Sequenced, Preserved
A biotechnology company using gene editing to preserve animal species is sequencing the genomes of three elephant varieties to help prevent their extinction.
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Foundation Plans $1B for Longevity Research
A charitable foundation began work today supporting research on human longevity, with the goal of increasing lifespans to more than 120 years.
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Genomic Analysis Shown to Detect Early Pancreatic Cancer
Analysis of genomic and protein indicators in blood samples is shown to detect pancreatic cancer in earlier stages, increasing chances of survival.
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Trial Begins Testing RNA Therapy for Alcohol Disorder
A clinical trial is underway testing a therapy that silences genes to create reactions in people with alcohol use disorder to help them stop drinking.
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Covid-19 Nasal Spray Vaccine Trial Underway
A clinical trial testing the safety of a Covid-19 vaccine from an engineered virus found in dogs and given as a nasal spray enrolled its first participant.