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Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: October 20

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DB ( Becton, Dickinson and Company ) received a CE mark for its BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Reagent with BD Trucount Tubes for assessing immune function in COVID-19 patients. In a challenge trial, people are given a vaccine then intentionally dosed with the virus or bacteria that causes the disease. Please read more here. .

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BioSpace Global Roundup: Ipsen Wins Fast Track Designation for Cancer Drug and More

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aeruginosa bacteria, instead of killing the bacteria as an antibiotic would aim to do. The license from ERS Genomics now enables Vivlion to offer both R&D reagents and screening services to its customers worldwide. The new “pathoblocker” treatment aims to disarm pathogens and suppress the disease-causing properties of P.

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CRISPR breakthroughs: New solutions for common diseases

Drug Discovery World

Rolf Turk , Senior Manager, Genomics Medicine at Integrated DNA Technologies, examines how CRISPR is being used to enhance cancer therapies. These efforts, along with many others, are opening doors for new possibilities in translational medicine. Herpesviridae, Polyomaviridae, and Papillomaviridae), bacteria (e.g.,

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The evolution of assays for immuno-oncology research

Drug Discovery World

The first such research dates back to 1891, when William Coley attempted to inject heat-inactivated bacteria to treat osteosarcoma. Reagents that can augment and enhance ADCC are of interest in addition to the antibodies themselves. Genetically engineered mouse models in oncology research and cancer medicine. doi:10.15252/emmm.201606857pmid:[link]

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Global Roundup: EU Approves ViiV’s HIV-1 Drug and More

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The agreement includes a £500,000 upfront payment to Avacta which gives Astrea the rights to generate and develop Affimer reagents in-house for affinity separation. BioNTech – Germany’s BioNTech and partner Pfizer secured authorization from the European Medicines Agency for its COVID-19 vaccine. It is a division of Gamma Biosciences.

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BioSpace Global Roundup, Oct. 15

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Prestige BioPharma – Singapore-based Prestige received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency Orphan Drug Commission (COMP) for its first-in-class anti-PAUF monoclonal antibody, PBP1510, for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Talking Medicines – Scotland’s Talking Medicines will join Tech Nation’s Applied AI 2.0