Tag: biotechnology
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FDA Approves 25 Precision Meds in 2018
An organization advocating for medicines addressing a person’s unique chemical composition rather than disease symptoms says U.S. regulators approved 25 of those drugs in 2018.
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UC-Berkeley to Get New Crispr Patent
University of California in Berkeley will soon receive a new patent for its development of the genome editing process known as Crispr, the latest round in a years-long dispute.
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Company to Stop Cancer Spread, Relapse Raises $60.8M
A new company formed to commercialize research that aims to prevent cancer from spreading or recurring is raising $60.75 million in its first venture financing.
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Large Molecule Library Enables On-Demand Drug Discovery
A large-scale public drug molecule library is shown with computational modeling to accurately identify on-demand new compounds that bind completely to therapy targets.
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Natural Enemy Shown Effective Against Staph Bacteria
A clinical trial shows adding a treatment for drug-resistant infections based on the bacteria’s natural enemies kills more Staphylococcus aureus bacteria than standard antibiotics alone.
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Venture Fund Formed to Back Longevity Research
A new venture capital fund is being formed to finance start-up companies developing technologies that aim to extend healthy human life spans.
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Biotech, Univ. Lab Partner on Cancer Antibodies
A biotechnology company is engaging the services of a children’s cancer researcher to develop an antibody for treating neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that affects the nervous system.
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Foundation Backs Engineered T-Cells to Treat Lymphoma
A new initiative is researching modified immune system cells to treat T-cell lymphoma, a type of blood-related cancer, with a simpler, lower-cost process.
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Trial Underway Testing Stem Cells for Stroke Repair
A clinical trial assessing stem cell treatments to repair long-term damage to brain cells from a stroke recruited its first patient.
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Engineered Hens Produce Human Proteins in Eggs
An animal biology lab in Scotland developed genetically engineered chickens that efficiently produce human therapeutic proteins in their eggs.