Tag: university
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Start-Up Developing Coronavirus Antibodies, Raises $50M
A new company is underway creating engineered antibodies to neutralize a range of coronaviruses, not just those causing Covid-19 infections.
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Cancer Protein Therapy Biotech Raises $400M in IPO
A three year-old company developing protein-targeted cancer therapies with computational techniques is raising $400 million in its initial public offering of common stock.
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Coating Deactivates Covid-19 Viruses on Surfaces
A chemical engineering lab developed a coating that when applied to surfaces quickly inactivates viruses responsible for Covid-19 infections.
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Immune Responses Shown in Covid-19 Nasal Vaccine
An experimental vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections, given as a nasal spray, produces immune responses in tests with lab mice.
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Univ. Lab Discovers, Licenses Citrus Disease Treatment
Plant scientists in California discovered a natural peptide that stops bacteria from causing citrus greening, a disease destroying citrus crops worldwide.
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Mobile App Screens for Sleep Apnea
A medical software team designed a mobile app that records and analyzes a person’s sounds and sleep positions to detect signs of sleep apnea.
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Biotech IDs Potent Covid-19 Antibodies
A company discovering therapeutic antibodies identified antibodies considered particularly effective in neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 viruses causing Covid-19 infections.
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Polymer Boosts Insulin Speed, Stability
Researchers discovered a polymer compound added to insulin that in tests with pigs cuts insulin’s acting time in half and more than doubles its usable life.
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Glove-App System Translates Sign Language to Speech
University engineers designed a glove with electronic sensors that sends signals to a smartphone app to translate American Sign Language into audible speech.
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Crispr Heart Therapy Demonstrated in Monkeys
An experimental therapy using a precise gene editing technique is shown in lab monkeys to reverse the cause of a chronic form of heart disease.