Tag: life sciences
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NIH Expands Covid-19 Test Technology Challenge
National Institutes of Health is expanding its challenge competition to make tests for Covid-19 viruses more widely available and return results faster.
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Start-Up Developing Inside-Cell Delivery, Gains $28.5M
A new company spun-off from Harvard University is developing techniques for delivering advanced genetic and protein therapies directly inside cells.
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Tough Surgical Adhesive Commercially Licensed
A bio-materials company is acquiring the rights to develop dental sutures and membranes from an adhesive gel developed in a university lab.
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Gene Therapy Production Company Opens, Raises $40M
A new enterprise developing and manufacturing gene therapies, both its own and for others, is underway, raising $40 million in venture funds.
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High-Capacity Brain Signal Reader Demonstrated
A brain-computer interface device is shown to record the highest volume of brain signals from lab animals and sheep, according to its developers.
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Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Invokes Immune Responses
Results from a clinical trial testing a Covid-19 vaccine show the vaccine invokes two types of immune responses without serious adverse effects.
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Investment Funds Named for Underserved Entrepreneurs
A foundation project identified its first five investment funds providing capital for start-up businesses founded by people usually overlooked by venture investors.
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Start-Up Developing Coronavirus Antibodies, Raises $50M
A new company is underway creating engineered antibodies to neutralize a range of coronaviruses, not just those causing Covid-19 infections.
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Cancer Protein Therapy Biotech Raises $400M in IPO
A three year-old company developing protein-targeted cancer therapies with computational techniques is raising $400 million in its initial public offering of common stock.
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Coating Deactivates Covid-19 Viruses on Surfaces
A chemical engineering lab developed a coating that when applied to surfaces quickly inactivates viruses responsible for Covid-19 infections.