Tag: Europe
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FDA Giving Fast-Track Review to Alzheimer’s Candidate
U.S. Food and Drug Administration is giving an accelerated review to a candidate drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s disease by reducing the toxicity of amyloid beta proteins making up the plaque accumulating in the brain.
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Safer Pain-Killing Drug Candidate Discovered
A research team from the U.S. and Germany identified a chemical molecule with pain-killing properties of opioids, but apparently without the dangerous side effects.
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Stem Cells Banked for Bipolar Disorder Research
Stem cells from people with bipolar disorder are being collected by an academic-industry partnership for scientists worldwide who study the disorder.
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GSK, Alphabet Form Bioelectronic Device Venture
Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline, or GSK, and Verily Life Sciences, a division of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, are forming a joint venture to develop miniaturized therapeutic electronic devices.
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Univ. Spin-Off Develops New Cybersecurity Paradigm
A start-up enterprise from a university is developing a simplified cybersecurity infrastructure for businesses, and raised $2 million in its first funding round
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Trial Shows 5-Year Retinal Implant Safety, Efficacy
A device implanted people with retinitis pigmentosa shows after 5 years the device provides visual function to recipients, largely without adverse effects.
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Microneedle System Designed for Drug Monitoring
Researchers designed a device that measures drug concentrations in patients with tiny microneedles on the skin rather than frequent invasive blood tests.
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Software Developed to Quantify Single Cells Over Time
A team of computational biologists and engineers in Europe developed software that analyzes the growth and changes in individual cells over time.
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High-Volume, More Efficient Stem Cell Production Developed
An academic-industry team in Europe designed and tested new processes that can simplify and streamline production of human stem cells in large quantities.
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Pomegranate Molecule Found With Anti-Aging Benefits
A study in Switzerland finds ingredients in pomegranates, once metabolized in the gut, protect cells against aging, in tests with lab mice.