Rehovot, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - Vidac Pharma Ltd. announces that it was granted a USA Patent for a new chemical family of compounds targeting the HK2-VDAC system developed by the company. The new compounds are hydrophilic and were developed to fit systemic use such as IV, IM and/or Per-Os use. "This is opening the way to explore possible treatment of solid tumors overexpressing HK2 such as Prostate, Pancreas and other ...
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Bern (ots) - A very aggressive type of cancer has provided a team of researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation with an answer to the question of which tumour cells are at risk of spreading. Cancer treatment is sometimes complicated by the heterogeneity of the cells that form the tumour mass. The problem is how to identify the few cells that are capable of triggering metastases. Thanks to work carried ...
Cambridge (ots/PRNewswire) - Supporting accelerated growth of R&D, manufacturing, and commercial activities with new 100,000 sq-ft state-of-the-art facility Reinforcing commitment to the region as Abcam approaches 20 years of US presence Abcam (AIM: ABC) (NASDAQ: ABCM), a global innovator in life sciences reagents and tools, today announces the opening of a major new site in Waltham, MA. The new facility is a central ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Servier, a global independent pharmaceutical Group, and Nymirum, a pioneer in RNA-targeted small molecules, announced today that they have entered into a strategic collaboration to identify and develop RNA-modulatory drugs for the treatment of neurological diseases. Under the collaboration ...
South San Francisco, Calif. and Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - The partnership will support the progression of PY314, the first of Pionyr's Myeloid Tuning(TM) antibodies to enter the clinic - Pionyr will use Abcam's EPR20243 clone to evaluate TREM2 levels in tissue samples for potential future development ...
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Bern (ots) - A study on predatory ants, supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, explains how small differences between individuals can change the collective organisation of the colony. The colonies of social insects are complex systems that are entirely self-organised. Scientists who looked at the demographic, genetic and morphological structure of ant colonies were able to show how this self-organisation ...
Lausanne, Switzerland, Seoul, Republic of Korea (ots) - Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com), a Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical company and Ubix Therapeutics (en.ubixtrx.com), a South Korea-based biotech company today announced their co-research agreement combining two novel proprietary technologies to specifically ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - - Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), representing 30-40% of cases. Nearly half of DLBCL patients are not cured by first-line treatment, leaving a large number of patients at risk of worsening disease1 - Naratuximab ...
Rijswijk, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Addition due to incomplete information in the press release as sent on 4 June 2021 Analyses carried out by TNO in a BSL-3 laboratory cabinet showed that the corona gun had achieved a 94.9% reduction in the Covid -19 virus after 15 minutes. In the laboratory set-up, the (live) virus was located on stainless steel plates at 85 cm from the device. Earlier, the Dutch scientific ...
Darmstadt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - - Merck to support up to six additional research projects at the BioMed X Institute in Heidelberg within the next six years - Call for application for a global crowdsourcing project, 'Regulatory T Cell Dysfunction in Autoimmunity and Inflammaging' Merck, a leading science and ...
Dublin (ots/PRNewswire) - SOLUPORE® technology enables the next-generation of gene-modified cell therapies Irish based cell engineering company, Avectas today announces the publication of 'A novel non-viral delivery method that enables efficient engineering of primary human T cells for ex vivo cell therapy ...
Columbus, Ohio (ots/PRNewswire) - Expanding portfolio of solutions and capabilities addressing growing need for curated scientific data and expertise to accelerate discovery CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that specializes in scientific information solutions, today launched a new brand reflecting the broadening scope of its solutions and ...
Dublin (ots/PRNewswire) - Funding to develop high throughput cell engineering technology to manufacture 'off the shelf' cell therapies. Project, led by Avectas in partnership with Bluebridge Technologies and National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT), would support Ireland's goal of being at ...
Vancouver, Bc (ots/PRNewswire) - Precision NanoSystems (PNI), a global leader in innovative solutions for genetic medicine development, today launched the GenVoy-ILM(TM) T Cell Kit for mRNA to enable lipid nanoparticle (LNP)-based ex vivo gene transfer. Scientists can now use mRNA-LNP to efficiently and reproducibly ...
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - - Currently approved COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology require two injections, given several weeks apart, for optimal protection against the virus - Debiopharm has launched a vaccine innovation challenge to a pool of international “problem Solvers” within ...
Ness-Ziona, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - Vidac Pharma LTD (Vidac) a clinical-stage Israel biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has signed an agreement with GEM Global Yield LLC SCS ("GEM") a Luxemburg-based private alternative investment group for a EUR 20 million capital commitment. Under the agreement, GEM commits to provide Vidac with a share subscription facility of up to EUR 20 million for a 36-month term ...
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Bern (ots) - Most antibiotics need to penetrate their target bacteria. But Darobactin, a newly discovered compound, is much too large to do so. Nonetheless, it kills many antibiotic-resistant pathogens - by exploiting a tiny weak spot on their surface. Basel researchers have now revealed the amazing mechanism at play and thereby opened the door to developing completely new medicines. An increasing number of bacterial ...
Bilthoven, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - - Intranasal administration of OMV-Spike protected against challenge with SARS-CoV-2 - Intranasal vaccine administration has significant advantages over injectables - OMV technology is a powerful vaccine platform for future pandemics Intravacc, a global leader in translational research and development of viral and bacterial ...
Darmstadt, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - Not intended for US-, Canada- or UK-based media Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced topline data from the Phase II INTR@PID BTC 047 study evaluating bintrafusp alfa as a monotherapy in the second-line treatment of patients with locally advanced or ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - A major research project to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety without the use of animal testing has been launched with the aid of EUR19.3M funding from the European Commission under H2020 program. Led by the University of Birmingham and involving 15 European and US organisations, PrecisionTox aims to protect human health from ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - Novogene Europe, a leading provider of genomic services and solutions, has announced the launch of a Clinical Service to provide its European customers with next-generation sequencing (NGS) services and solutions for their clinical samples. The Clinical Service has launched after Novogene's Cambridge Sequencing Centre was awarded ...
Almere, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - There is a strict embargo on this press release and article until the time of its scheduled publication (March 5th, 2021 at 2pm ET). The link to the article, which will go live upon publication: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246828 The influential open access journal PLOS ONE published an ...
Lausanne, Switzerland and Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (ots) - Korean and Swiss based companies leverage their oncology expertise to initiate a research collaboration to formulate novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) candidates Genome & Company (314130, CEO: Jisoo Pae, Hansoo Park), a global leading ...
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Bern (ots) - Bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment even without antibiotic resistance by slowing down their metabolism and going into a type of deep sleep. A research team funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation reveals the changes bacteria undergo to reach this "persister" state. Resistant bacteria evade the effects of antibiotics by becoming less susceptible, for example by breaking the drugs down. But some ...
Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston (ots/PRNewswire) - SOPHiA GENETICS, a global leader in Data-Driven Medicine, announced today a clinical research partnership initiative with the Spanish Lung Cancer Group to apply its radiomics and multimodal analysis capabilities to predict response to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy ...
Boston and Lausanne, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - SOPHiA GENETICS, leader in Data-Driven Medicine, announced today that Kathy L. Hibbs was nominated to the company's Board of Directors and its Audit Committee. Hibbs is an accomplished healthcare technology executive, currently holding the position of Chief Legal ...
Dublin (ots/PRNewswire) - - Newly created role of Chief Business Officer to drive commercialization strategy including partnering SOLUPORE®, Avectas' non-viral cell engineering technology - Daniel Castro brings 25 years of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry experience, with a focus on licensing and deal-making - Based in Boston, MA, at the heart of a major global biotech cluster Avectas, a cell engineering company ...
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (ots) - ForaCare Suisse AG announced the release of its antigen test, FORA COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test, that provides fast, accurate and easy-to-interpret test results. The test can be administered by trained professionals and doesn’t rely on laboratory-processing. Approved by Swissmedic, ...
Cambridge, England (ots/PRNewswire) - - State-of-the-art site will enable rapid delivery of engineered cell lines - Powering ready-to-use edited cell-line portfolio expansion - Enable comprehensive customization for research, diagnostic and therapeutic development Today Abcam (AIM:ABC; NASDAQ:ABCM), a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, announced the opening of a new 16,000 sq ft purpose-fitted facility ...