Tag: biotechnology
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Covid-19 Vaccine Shown Effective, Temperature-Stable
Interim clinical trial results show the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine prevents infection in 94 percent of cases and can stored for 30 days in normal refrigeration.
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Tech, Genomics Companies Form DNA Storage Alliance
Four companies from the computer technology and genomics industries are starting a coalition to advance DNA as a data storage medium.
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Gene-Editing Enzyme Start-Up Gains $65M
A new company creating engineered enzymes for genome editing therapeutics is raising $65 million in its first venture funding round.
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Personal Cancer Vaccine Induces Tumor Shrinkage
Interim results from a clinical trial show some head and neck cancer patients receiving a personalized vaccine and immunotherapy report tumor shrinkage.
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Coronavirus Antibody Maker Raises $80M in New Funds
A company developing synthetic antibodies to protect against a range of coronavirus infections, including Covid-19, is raising $80 million in new venture funds.
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Salk, Energy Utility Partner on Carbon Capture Plants
A California energy utility and Salk Institute are collaborating on engineering new plant varieties that capture and store more carbon dioxide in the ground.
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Oral Drug Delivery Company Acquired in $1.8B Deal
Emisphere Technologies, developers of a process that makes biologic drugs available as oral medicines is being acquired by drug maker Novo Nordisk.
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Diabetes Foundation, Lilly Invest in Protein Biotech
A biotechnology company creating synthetic sensing proteins received equity investments to support work on its variable-release insulin for people with type 1 diabetes.
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Crispr Therapy Shown to Help Blood Disorder Patients
Interim clinical trial results show an experimental treatment derived from gene-edited stem cells relieves symptoms in patients with severe inherited blood diseases.
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Trial Shows Covid-19 Vaccine Safety, Immune Response
First results from an early-stage clinical trial show an RNA-based vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infections is safe and produces a complex immune response.