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Benchling closes at $14.5M in Series B round
World | News | 0 Comment | 15 Jun, 2018
Life Sciences informatics company Benchling said that it closed a $14.5 million Series B round of venture capital. Benchmark led the round, with participation from Fidelity Investments' F-P...Read more
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2018 BIO International Convention makes history
World | News | 0 Comment | 15 Jun, 2018
The 2018 BIO International Convention (BIO 2018) recently wrapped up four days of programming under the theme of “Make History.” Hosted by the Biotechnology Innov...Read more
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TiGenix announces change in its Board of Directors
World | News | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2018
TiGenix, an advanced biopharmaceutical company focused on exploiting the anti-inflammatory properties of allogeneic, or donor-derived, stem cells to develop novel therapies for serious medi...Read more
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HIV vaccine developed by NIH found active in animals
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Jun, 2018
Over the past several years, HIV researchers have identified many broadly neutralizing antibodies that can protect human cells in the lab. Scientists examine the sites, or epitopes, on...Read more
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Vergent Bioscience raises $8.7M in Series A financing round
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Jun, 2018
Vergent Bioscience, a cancer-focused biotechnology company has announced that it raised $8.7 million in a Series A financing round led by Spring Mountain Capital to fund its preclinical and...Read more
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World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Jun, 2018
Singapore- Galectin Therapeutics, the leading developer of therapeutics that target galectin proteins, announced that Harold H. Shlevin, Ph.D., currently the Company’s Chief Operating...Read more
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Artelo, Syngene, Aptus enter into global R&D partnership
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Jun, 2018
Singapore- Artelo Biosciences, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutic treatments that modulate the endocannabinoid system, announced that it has entered into ...Read more
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J&J agrees to sell LifeScan unit for $2.1B
World | News | 0 Comment | 13 Jun, 2018
Singapore- The New Brunswick, NJ-based company recently reported that it has accepted Platinum Equity's $2.1 billion offer for J&J's LifeScan business. LifeScan is known to diabe...Read more
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FTC investigates DNA testing firms over privacy
World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2018
DNA testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com are being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission over their policies for handling personal info and genetic data and how they share...Read more
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Juvenescence raises $50 M in Series A financing
World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2018
Juvenescence Limited, a leader in the development of therapies to slow, halt or potentially reverse aging, has successfully raised $50 million in its Series A financing. The Series A financ...Read more
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World | News | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2018
Singapore – Aimmune Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for potentially life-threatening food allergies, announced the appointment of Jayson Dallas, M.D., ...Read more
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Translate Bio collaborates with Sanofi for vaccine development
World | News | 0 Comment | 11 Jun, 2018
Translate Bio, a clinical-stage messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics company developing a new class of potentially transformative medicines to treat diseases caused by protein or gene dysfunct...Read more
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Eppendorf introduces Fast PCR tube strips
World | News | 0 Comment | 08 Jun, 2018
Eppendorf is a renowned innovator in the field of PCR Instruments and consumables.Now Eppendorf extends its range of PCR consumables with a new innovation, theFast PCR Tube Strip. Scientist...Read more
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BMGF comes up with nonprofit biotech company in Boston
World | News | 0 Comment | 08 Jun, 2018
Over the past year or so, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has built what is essentially a nonprofit biotechnology company in Boston, with a $100 million budget and a staff targeted to...Read more
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MIT researchers create wireless power devices for medical implants
World | News | 0 Comment | 07 Jun, 2018
MIT researchers, working with scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a new way to power and communicate with devices implanted deep within the human body. Such...Read more
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New study shows increased risk for diabetic patients after shoulder replacement
World | News | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2018
Singapore- More than 16 million people in the United States are affected by diabetes, a metabolic condition resulting in high blood sugar levels. A new research article publ...Read more
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TESARO, Roche to evaluate triplet therapy for ovarian cancer
World | News | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2018
Singapore- TESARO, an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has entered into a clinical collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to evaluate ...Read more
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World | News | 0 Comment | 06 Jun, 2018
Singapore- South San Francisco, CA-based Tricida (TCDA) has filed a preliminary prospectus for a $150M IPO. The company says its goal is to slow the progression o...Read more
