Tag: university
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Neuro Disease Start-Up Raises $73M in Early Funds
A company developing new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases officially began operations, staked to $73 million raised in its first venture round.
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Trial Testing Lymphoma Drug to Treat Covid-19
A clinical trial is underway testing an experimental drug for lymphoma and neurological disorders also as a treatment for early Covid-19 infections.
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Synthetic Protein Designed to Boost Covid-19 Vaccines
Researchers in Texas designed a synthetic version of a protein found on Covid-19 viruses that can make it easier to produce more vaccines.
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Trial Testing Point-of-Care Covid-19 Diagnostic
A clinical trial in the U.K. is assessing a testing device to detect Covid-19 viruses in nasal swab samples that returns results in an hour.
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Start-Up Developing Inside-Cell Delivery, Gains $28.5M
A new company spun-off from Harvard University is developing techniques for delivering advanced genetic and protein therapies directly inside cells.
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Tough Surgical Adhesive Commercially Licensed
A bio-materials company is acquiring the rights to develop dental sutures and membranes from an adhesive gel developed in a university lab.
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Gene Therapy Production Company Opens, Raises $40M
A new enterprise developing and manufacturing gene therapies, both its own and for others, is underway, raising $40 million in venture funds.
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Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Invokes Immune Responses
Results from a clinical trial testing a Covid-19 vaccine show the vaccine invokes two types of immune responses without serious adverse effects.
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Infographic – Univ. Students Hope for Campus Return
A poll by Axios suggests college and university students are ready to return to their campuses, and even postpone partying until the pandemic recedes.
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Investment Funds Named for Underserved Entrepreneurs
A foundation project identified its first five investment funds providing capital for start-up businesses founded by people usually overlooked by venture investors.