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Infographic – Biotech Index Continues Downward Trend

Line chart: Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, Jan - Sept 2023.

The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, an indicator of investor sentiment in an industry based on science, continued heading down during the third quarter of 2023. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Biotech Index Continues Downward Trend

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

Cardiac Tech Start-Up Partners with Mayo Clinic

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A new company developing digital cardiac diagnostics is collaborating with the Mayo Clinic on early detection of coronary artery disease, a key trigger of heart attacks. . . . → Read More: Cardiac Tech Start-Up Partners with Mayo Clinic

Trial Shows Broad Coronavirus Immune Response

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Initial results from a clinical trial show an experimental vaccine produces immune responses in healthy adults against Covid-19 variants and a range of other coronaviruses. . . . → Read More: Trial Shows Broad Coronavirus Immune Response

Small Biz Award Funds Wearable Drug Delivery Patch

SatioRx wearable drug and vaccine delivery device, worn on the arm

A developer of medical devices designed as skin patches received a contract to develop a device to deliver any drug approved by FDA for delivery through the skin. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Award Funds Wearable Drug Delivery Patch

Infographic – Deaths From Nipah Virus

Map: Deaths from Nipah virus in Asia

Nipah virus is a rare but deadly infectious disease affecting south and southeast Asia, and since August the Kerala state in India recorded six Nipah cases leading to two deaths. . . . → Read More: Infographic – Deaths From Nipah Virus

FDA Clears Biotech Seasonal Flu Treatment Trial

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A start-up biotechnology company says it received the okay for its investigational new drug application of an anti-viral drug to treat a whole class of seasonal flu strains. . . . → Read More: FDA Clears Biotech Seasonal Flu Treatment Trial

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

Genomics Company, Amazon Partner on Generative A.I.

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A genomics company is providing precision medicine analytics from its databases with generative A.I. based on large language models from Amazon Web Services. . . . → Read More: Genomics Company, Amazon Partner on Generative A.I.

Biosensor Developed to Detect Explosives, Land Mines

Land mine detection team, Tajikistan 2014

Researchers from a university biochemistry lab and company developing synthetic enzymes designed techniques using engineered bacteria to detect buried land mines at longer distances. . . . → Read More: Biosensor Developed to Detect Explosives, Land Mines