Tag: chemistry
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Computational Drug Discovery Company Acquires A.I. Businesses
Two companies using artificial intelligence to advance biotechnology and design new therapies are merging with a computational-engineering drug discovery enterprise.
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Infographic – Psychedelics Funding Coming Down
Technology intelligence company CB Insights says this week that psychedelic therapies and services are generating little interest among venture investors this year, with only nine deals totaling $21 million.
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Trial Underway Testing Psychedelic Drug for Depression
The first participant in a clinical trial received a dose of a psychedelic therapy, assessing the experimental compound in people with treatment resistant depression.
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Biotech to Design Disease-Blocking Drugs, Gains $75M
A new company that says it can stop disease-causing proteins from forming in cells began public operations today, and is raising $75 million in its first venture round.
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Light-Activated Therapy Improves Vision in Inherited Disease Trial
A clinical trial shows a light-activated protein from an injected gene improves visual abilities in people with advanced retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited eye disorder.
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Biotech Partners on Synthetic Proteins to Protect Crops
A developer of synthetic antibody-like proteins for protecting crops is collaborating with a global agricultural chemical company on sustainable biologic insect controls.
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Biotech Gains $53.7M Infectious Disease Test Award
A maker of diagnostics for infectious diseases is receiving a $53.7 million contract to develop and validate reliable home molecular tests for Covid-19 and flu infections.
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Trial Shows Plant-Based Drug Helps Reduce Vaping
First results of a clinical trial show a drug derived from plants to aid in smoking cessation helps cut the use of e-cigarettes among non-smokers of burning tobacco.
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Biotech, Undersea Researchers Partner on Carbon Capture Bacteria
A microbiome biotechnology company and an undersea research group are studying microorganisms that thrive in and consume intense carbon dioxide.
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Cancer Cell Therapy Biotech Launches, Raises $10M
A start-up company with a process for harvesting large quantities of cells that infiltrate and kill solid tumors is raising $10 million in seed venture funds.