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Nanotech Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Gains FDA Fast Track

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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. . . . → Read More: Nanotech Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy Gains FDA Fast Track

Trial Set to Test Inhaled mRNA for Viral Infections

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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. . . . → Read More: Trial Set to Test Inhaled mRNA for Viral Infections

Lab-Grown Tissue Company Gains $38M in Seed Funds

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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. . . . → Read More: Lab-Grown Tissue Company Gains $38M in Seed Funds

Organ Chip Devices to Model for Radiation Sickness

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The U.S. government’s health preparedness agency awarded a contract with a university lab to explore organ models on chips to document effects of radiation sickness. . . . → Read More: Organ Chip Devices to Model for Radiation Sickness

Longevity Science Group Spins-Off Biotech Start-Up

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An organization funding research on extending the human life span by preventing age-related diseases is founding its first biotechnology company. . . . → Read More: Longevity Science Group Spins-Off Biotech Start-Up

NIH Funds Antibody Discovery for Difficult Protein Targets

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A biotechnology company is receiving NIH support for discovering antibodies that address the vast majority of proteins coded by the human genome, passed-up so far by drug makers. . . . → Read More: NIH Funds Antibody Discovery for Difficult Protein Targets

Vaccine Shown to Protect Against Multiple Hospital Pathogens

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Research with lab mice shows an experimental vaccine stimulates the body’s basic immune system to protect against a range of pathogens associated with hospital infections. . . . → Read More: Vaccine Shown to Protect Against Multiple Hospital Pathogens

Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

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A company with a process to generate new thymus tissue for immune system functions is receiving a $37 million award from the government’s health breakthrough agency. . . . → Read More: Biotech Thymus Tissue Process Gains ARPA-H Funding

Biotech, Univ. Labs Test Psychoactive Drug as PTSD Therapy

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A developer of treatments with psychedelic compounds for brain disorders is partnering with a lab at Yale University to assess methylone as a PTSD therapy. . . . → Read More: Biotech, Univ. Labs Test Psychoactive Drug as PTSD Therapy

University Start-Up Developing Inhaled Gene Therapies

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A new company spun-off from a university lab consortium is advancing gene therapies delivered through the lungs to treat rare inherited respiratory diseases. . . . → Read More: University Start-Up Developing Inhaled Gene Therapies