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FDA Clears AI Heart Failure Detection System

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The Food and Drug Administration authorized for marketing an algorithm-driven medical device for diagnosing a common, but difficult to detect, type of heart failure. . . . → Read More: FDA Clears AI Heart Failure Detection System

Sustained-Released Eye Treatment Company Raises $11.9M

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A company creating extended-release delivery techniques for eye therapies is raising $11.9 million in its first venture funding round. . . . → Read More: Sustained-Released Eye Treatment Company Raises $11.9M

Biotech, M.D. Anderson Partner on Precision Drug Design

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A company discovering therapies with artificial intelligence is partnering with M.D. Anderson Cancer Center on new small-molecule precision medicines. . . . → Read More: Biotech, M.D. Anderson Partner on Precision Drug Design

Dual-Action Vaccine Shown to Attack, Shrink Solid Tumors

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Research with lab animals shows an experimental cancer vaccine generates immune-system cells that infiltrate solid tumors and reduce the tumor’s protective environment. . . . → Read More: Dual-Action Vaccine Shown to Attack, Shrink Solid Tumors

Trial Shows Antibody Neutralizes, Reduces HIV Virus

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Results from a clinical trial show an experimental one-time antibody therapy, even at low doses, lowers levels of HIV virus in people living with the disease. . . . → Read More: Trial Shows Antibody Neutralizes, Reduces HIV Virus

“Dark Genome” Drug Discoverer Gains $37M in Early Funds

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Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a T lymphocyte. (NIAID)

19 Oct. 2022. A biotechnology enterprise discovering new drugs from non-protein coding regions of the genome is raising €37.5 million ($US 36.6 million) in venture funds. Nucleome Therapeutics Ltd. in Oxford, U.K. is a three year-old business spun-off from genetic research labs at University . . . → Read More: “Dark Genome” Drug Discoverer Gains $37M in Early Funds

Gut Microbes Shown to Detect Colorectal Cancer

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An analysis of gut bacteria and blood samples from patients indicates changes in the microbiome can provide early warnings for colorectal cancer. . . . → Read More: Gut Microbes Shown to Detect Colorectal Cancer

Univ. Labs Ink Licensing Deals for Covid-19 Tests

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Two companies agreed to license technologies from academic labs in the U.S. and U.K. for developing faster and more sensitive at-home tests for Covid-19 infections. . . . → Read More: Univ. Labs Ink Licensing Deals for Covid-19 Tests

Immune Disease Biotech Acquired in $405M Deal

Human T-cell

A biotechnology developer of treatments for autoimmune disorders with checkpoint receptor proteins is acquired by drug maker Gilead Sciences. . . . → Read More: Immune Disease Biotech Acquired in $405M Deal

GSK Acquires Advanced Vaccine Biotech in $3.3B Deal

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Drug maker GSK is buying a biotechnology company developing vaccines for respiratory and infectious diseases that generate multiple immune responses. . . . → Read More: GSK Acquires Advanced Vaccine Biotech in $3.3B Deal