Tag: Asia
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AstraZeneca Joins $1B Fund, Expands Footprint in China
The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is starting a joint $1 billion health care investment fund in China and vastly increasing its labs and offices there.
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Infographic – Govt Research Funds Fall Behind in U.S.
Funding for research at universities in the U.S. by government agencies is falling behind most other advanced countries, according to a new report.
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Sumitomo Dainippon, Biotechs in $3B Acquisition Deal
Japanese pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Dainippon agreed to acquire five biotechnology companies and gain an equity stake in the Roivant Sciences group.
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Deep Learning Techniques Speed Drug Discovery
Researchers developed and demonstrated techniques with deep learning to discover new small molecule drugs ready for validation and lab animal tests in 21 days.
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Skin Sensor Network Tracks Health Functions
An engineering team designed sensors that stick on the skin and form a network with radio-frequency signals to track physiological functions.
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Hearing Loss Cell Therapy Licensed in $625M Deal
A biotechnology company developing regenerative treatments for various disorders is licensing its lead therapy candidate for hearing loss to Astellas Pharma.
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Smart Fabrics Boost Wearable Sensor Connections
A new type of smart fabric can dramatically improve connectivity between wearable sensors and mobile devices compared to current wireless networks.
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Safe, Economical Method Devised to Make Graphene
Researchers in Australia and India developed a safer and much less costly process for synthesizing the super-material graphene using an extract from eucalyptus bark.
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A.I. Harnessed to Diagnose Children’s Gut Diseases
Medical researchers and data scientists are using artificial intelligence, or A.I., to diagnose children’s intestinal diseases found in the developing world.
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Infographic – China’s Rare Earth Monopoly Slipping
China remains the largest producer of rare earths, but other countries are developing their sources of these materials, this weekend’s infographic.