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Trial Shows Nanotech Drug Induces Gluten Tolerance

By Alan, on October 22nd, 2019%

Results from a clinical trial show an experimental treatment encourages immune-system tolerance of gluten, preventing intestinal damage from celiac disease. . . . → Read More: Trial Shows Nanotech Drug Induces Gluten Tolerance

Migraine Drug Developer Raises $82.5M in IPO

By Alan, on September 13th, 2019%

A developer of a drug for migraine formulated as a dry powder and given as a nasal spray is raising $82.5 million in its initial public offering of common stock. . . . → Read More: Migraine Drug Developer Raises $82.5M in IPO

Sumitomo Dainippon, Biotechs in $3B Acquisition Deal

By Alan, on September 6th, 2019%

Japanese pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Dainippon agreed to acquire five biotechnology companies and gain an equity stake in the Roivant Sciences group. . . . → Read More: Sumitomo Dainippon, Biotechs in $3B Acquisition Deal

Hearing Loss Cell Therapy Licensed in $625M Deal

By Alan, on July 18th, 2019%

A biotechnology company developing regenerative treatments for various disorders is licensing its lead therapy candidate for hearing loss to Astellas Pharma. . . . → Read More: Hearing Loss Cell Therapy Licensed in $625M Deal

Stem Cell Start-Up Raises $250M in Venture Funds

By Alan, on July 2nd, 2019%

A company begun last year to create cancer therapies from banked, off-the-shelf stem cells is raising $250 million in its first round of venture financing. . . . → Read More: Stem Cell Start-Up Raises $250M in Venture Funds

Genetic Risk Analysis Shows Ethnic Bias

By Alan, on March 29th, 2019%

Techniques analyzing data from across the genome that reveal risks of diseases, better predict disorders in the main ethnicity of the population studied than other ethnic groups. . . . → Read More: Genetic Risk Analysis Shows Ethnic Bias

Designing Strawberry Varieties for Japanese Farms

By Alan, on January 14th, 2019%

An agricultural genomics company in Israel and auto maker Toyota began a joint project to design new varieties of strawberries to grow on Japanese farms . . . → Read More: Designing Strawberry Varieties for Japanese Farms

Robotics, A.I. Employed for Personal Autism Therapy

By Alan, on June 28th, 2018%

An engineering lab at MIT developed techniques for combining robotics with deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to personalize autism therapy. . . . → Read More: Robotics, A.I. Employed for Personal Autism Therapy

Large-Scale Process Devised for Lab-Made Liver Tissue

By Alan, on December 5th, 2017%

Researchers in Japan and the U.S. created techniques for producing liver tissue in large quantities in the lab for transplant or drug testing. . . . → Read More: Large-Scale Process Devised for Lab-Made Liver Tissue

Bayer Acquiring Therapeutic Peptides in $1.1B+ Deal

By Alan, on November 20th, 2017%

Bayer AG, the global drug maker and agricultural chemical company, is partnering with a Japanese biologics enterprise to discover a series of peptides for therapies. . . . → Read More: Bayer Acquiring Therapeutic Peptides in $1.1B+ Deal

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