Tag: biotechnology
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Nanotech Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Gains FDA Fast Track
The developer of an experimental immunotherapy delivering nanoscale payloads to treat pancreatic cancer says the treatment received fast-track status from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Biotech, Academic Labs Partner on Ultrasound Brain Therapy
A developer of treatments for brain disorders and researchers at Stanford University aim to harness ultrasound to deliver drugs in nanoscale particles to precise regions of the brain.
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Trial Okayed for Gene-Edited Stem Cell Lupus Treatment
A developer of treatments for cancer and autoimmune disorders from stem cells says FDA cleared its request to start a clinical trial of its therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus.
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DNA Data Company Creates Portable Storage Media
A company developing DNA into a feasible method for large-scale data storage unveiled a credit card-sized device using DNA for off-line data storage.
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Partnership to Discover Mental Health Peptides in Milk
A collaboration between biotechnology and dairy products businesses seeks to identify peptides in milk to form into dietary supplements for people with mood disorders.
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$101M Challenge Seeks Healthy Aging Solutions
A new challenge competition from XPrize calls for proactive and accessible health care solutions for improving the quality of life among older people worldwide.
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Trial Set to Test Inhaled mRNA for Viral Infections
A developer of messenger RNA therapies for respiratory and rare diseases says it received clearance to begin a clinical trial in the U.K. for an inhaled treatment for viral lung conditions.
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Vaccine Patch Shown Safe, Produces Measles/Rubella Antibodies
A vaccine delivered with a patch device is shown in a clinical trial to generate neutralizing antibodies against measles and rubella similar to conventional injections.
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Academic, Industry Labs to Build Brain Cell Models
Researchers from university labs in the U.K. are developing models of brain cell interactions using a company’s synthetic human cells derived from stem cells.
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Lab-Grown Tissue Company Gains $38M in Seed Funds
A company producing tissue samples in the lab, for drug discovery and preclinical research with robotics and artificial intelligence, raised $38 million in seed funding.