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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

3-D print of influenza virus

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

University Start-Up Developing Inhaled Gene Therapies

Inspecting lung X-rays

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

Small Biz Grant Supports Regenerative Alzheimer’s Treatment

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A new award from National Institutes of Health funds preclinical work to prepare for a clinical trial assessing a treatment to reverse brain signaling damage in people with Alzheimer’s disease. . . . → Read More: Small Biz Grant Supports Regenerative Alzheimer’s Treatment

Autoimmune Neuro Disease Start-Up Raises $58M

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A new company developing treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases from aberrant immune system activity is raising $58 million in seed funds. . . . → Read More: Autoimmune Neuro Disease Start-Up Raises $58M

Infographic – HIV Infections Fall in Africa. Rise in Mideast, Europe

Chart: HIV cases worldwide and by region in 2022 and since 2010

The number of new infections from the human immunodeficiency virus or HIV declined worldwide last year and over the past decade, with the sharpest declines in sub-Saharan Africa. . . . → Read More: Infographic – HIV Infections Fall in Africa. Rise in Mideast, Europe

Venture Firm, Cancer Center Start Antibody Biotech Company

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A company formed by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Panacea Venture plans to develop synthetic antibodies as treatments addressing new cancer targets. . . . → Read More: Venture Firm, Cancer Center Start Antibody Biotech Company

Trial Shows Nasal Vaccine Reduces Whooping Cough Bacteria

Child examined by clinician with stethoscope

Results of a clinical trial show a vaccine delivered as a nasal spray protects healthy people against infection from the bacteria causing whooping cough infections. . . . → Read More: Trial Shows Nasal Vaccine Reduces Whooping Cough Bacteria