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Cell Therapy Mfring Company Raises $82M in Venture Funds
A company developing an automated yet personalized manufacturing platform for cell therapies is raising $82 million in its second venture funding round.
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Antibody Clears Covid-19 Variants, Enters Trial
A synthetic antibody is shown in lab tests to neutralize variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and will be added to an ongoing clinical trial of Covid-19 therapies.
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Moderna Supplying 500M Vaccine Doses to Covax
Moderna Inc. is providing up to 500 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine to the Covax Facility, an international project distributing vaccines to low-income countries.
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Taking a Break
We’ll resume our regular posting next Monday, 3 May.
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Multiple Organs Impaired in Long Covid-19 Patients
A study of individuals with lingering symptoms from Covid-19 shows they experience impaired organ functions months after the initial infections.
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Infographic – Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance Gains Worldwide
Polling from across the world indicates that since the start of 2021, larger numbers of residents are vaccinated or plan to get vaccinated against the virus.
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Trial Shows Malaria Vaccine Protects Young Children
Results from a clinical trial in Burkina Faso show a high efficacy rate for a candidate vaccine to protect young children against malaria infections.
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Biomanufacturing Materials Company Issues $500M IPO
Zymergen Inc., a developer of materials made with synthetic biology for industrial products is raising $500 million in its initial public stock offering.
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Trials Adding Covid-19 Hospital, Out-Patient Therapies
National Institutes of Health is adding a new treatment to a clinical trial for Covid-19 patients hospitalized with severe respiratory failure.
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Microbiome Health Company Raises $40M in Early Funds
A developer of therapies and health products addressing microbes inhabiting the human body is raising $40 million in its first venture funding round.