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First pig-to-human heart transplant: what can scientists learn?

First pig-to-human heart transplant: what can scientists learn?

The first person to receive a transplanted heart from a genetically modified pig is doing well after the procedure last week in Baltimore, Maryland.…

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Founder and Executive Chairman of Emergent BioSolutions Announces Retirement

Founder and Executive Chairman of Emergent BioSolutions Announces Retirement

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced that Fuad El-Hibri, founder and executive chairman, has decided…

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BioSpace: Cartesian Aims to Propel RNA Cell Therapy with Combinations

BioSpace: Cartesian Aims to Propel RNA Cell Therapy with Combinations

Published: Jan 07, 2022 By Gail Dutton   Cartesian Therapeutics is developing non-permanent cell therapies that can be used soon after diagnosis and address…

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Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Receives $16.8M Investment from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Receives $16.8M Investment from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Fri, Jan 14, 2022   New Cooperative Agreement to Aid in the Development of Therapeutics and Vaccines, Improve Access to Medication   The Institute…

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Unblock research bottlenecks with non-profit start-ups

Unblock research bottlenecks with non-profit start-ups

It takes more than a great idea to accomplish a great project. Our research and experience have convinced us that many worthy projects wither…

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Cartesian Aims to Propel RNA Cell Therapy with Combinations | BioSpace

Cartesian Therapeutics is developing non-permanent cell therapies that can be used soon after diagnosis and address a wide range of diseases beyond cancer. The…

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South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Approves Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine – Jan 12, 2022

South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Approves Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine – Jan 12, 2022

-- Nuvaxovid™ COVID-19 Vaccine (recombinant, adjuvanted) is the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine granted approval in South Korea GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --…

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Chain Drug Review Pharmacy Outlook: Ronald Piervincenzi, USP

Chain Drug Review Pharmacy Outlook: Ronald Piervincenzi, USP

January 10, 2022 by Ronald Piervincenzi   The COVID-19 pandemic made the last year both an extraordinary and challenging time to work in health care.…

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Decentralized Clinical Trials Raise Concerns About Informed Consent

Decentralized Clinical Trials Raise Concerns About Informed Consent

Under pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic, multitudes of clinical trials of new medications and treatments have moved to a decentralized model, bringing them to…

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REGENXBIO Announces Initiation of Second Pivotal Trial in RGX-314 Clinical Program for the Treatment of Wet AMD Using Subre…

REGENXBIO Announces Initiation of Second Pivotal Trial in RGX-314 Clinical Program for the Treatment of Wet AMD Using Subre…

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASCENTTM, a Phase III clinical trial conducted in partnership with AbbVie, is expected to enroll patients in…

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MIMETAS opens Phenotypic Screening Center

MIMETAS opens Phenotypic Screening Center

Leiden, May 27, 2021 - MIMETAS, the global leader in human-relevant organ-on-a-chip models, has just opened their Phenotypic Screening Center. The center facilitates large-scale…

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Are we witnessing the dawn of post-theory science? | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

Are we witnessing the dawn of post-theory science? | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

Isaac Newton apocryphally discovered his second law – the one about gravity – after an apple fell on his head. Much experimentation and data…

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Hibiscus BioVentures Partners with the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute to Advance Translational Cancer Research

Hibiscus BioVentures Partners with the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute to Advance Translational Cancer Research

- Partnership aims to drive innovation and clinical development of novel therapeutics for cancer treatment - ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hibiscus BioVentures, a firm committed to…

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A regional economic development strategy and why commercial real estate should care

A regional economic development strategy and why commercial real estate should care

The U.S. Economic Development Administration announced last month the winners of $500,000 planning grants to 60 jurisdictions across the country for the $1 billion…

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NexImmune Announces Formation of Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases Scientific Advisory Board

NexImmune Announces Formation of Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases Scientific Advisory Board

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NexImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEXI), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing a novel approach to immunotherapy designed to orchestrate…

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