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Patent Awarded for Cancer-Fighting Antibody

A synthetic engineered antibody developed by MabVax Therapeutics that binds to solid tumor cells for cancer diagnostics and treatment received a U.S. patent. . . . → Read More: Patent Awarded for Cancer-Fighting Antibody

Crowdfunded Digital Health Investment Fund Launches

An investment fund raising its capital through crowdfunding began operations this week to back start-up enterprises developing digital health technologies. . . . → Read More: Crowdfunded Digital Health Investment Fund Launches

Lilly, Institute Partner on Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company is continuing its collaboration with Infectious Disease Research Institute to discovery new drugs that treat tuberculosis. . . . → Read More: Lilly, Institute Partner on Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

Health Insurance Group Forms Academic Research Network

The national organization of Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurance providers is linking up with academic researchers to study outcomes of health care practices, including opioid abuse and cancer screenings. . . . → Read More: Health Insurance Group Forms Academic Research Network

Safety, Effects Shown in Drug Clearing Alzheimer’s Peptides

An experimental drug that clears peptides associated with Alzheimer’s disease from the central nervous system was also shown to be safe for patients in an early clinical trial. . . . → Read More: Safety, Effects Shown in Drug Clearing Alzheimer’s Peptides

Synthetic Virus Created to Treat Cancer in Dogs

Two companies partnering with Auburn University developed a synthetic virus to find and destroy tumor cells in a type of bone cancer in dogs. . . . → Read More: Synthetic Virus Created to Treat Cancer in Dogs

Gene Therapy Shown Helpful with Inherited Skin Disease

An early clinical trial shows genetically engineered skin grafts help heal some open wounds and appear safe for individuals with a serious inherited skin disorder. . . . → Read More: Gene Therapy Shown Helpful with Inherited Skin Disease

Clinic Opens for Engineered T-Cell Cancer Therapies

A clinic to provide cancer treatments that use a patient’s immune system cells engineered to fight cancer is open at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. . . . → Read More: Clinic Opens for Engineered T-Cell Cancer Therapies

Spinach Enhanced to Detect Chemicals, Send Signals

A chemical engineering group showed the feasibility of embedding sensors in common spinach plants that can detect and signal the presence of explosive chemicals in the soil. . . . → Read More: Spinach Enhanced to Detect Chemicals, Send Signals