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Scientists find potential diagnostic tool, treatment for Parkinson’s disease

In human cell cultures, countering a defect that appears to be nearly universal among patients with Parkinson’s disease prevents death in the cells whose loss causes the disease.

September 29, 2019
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Policy

Cygnus Technologies Attains ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Cygnus Technologies, a Maravai LifeSciences company, announced that it has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.

September 29, 2019
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Kymab Outlines Positive New Findings for its KY1044 Anti-ICOS Program at the CICON 2019 Annual Meeting

Phase 1/2, open-label, multicenter study ongoing to evaluate KY1044 as a single agent and in combination with anti-PD-L1 (atezolizumab) in adult patients with advanced malignancies Cambr

September 29, 2019
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5 min read
Deals

Summit Therapeutics to Host R&D Day 7 October 2019

Summit Therapeutics plc announces that it will host a research and development day for investors and media on 7 October 2019 from 8am-12pm EDT in New York City.

September 29, 2019
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1 min read
Biotech Bay

GBT Announces Participation at the 2019 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it will present at the 2019 Cantor Global Healthcare Conference in New York City on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at 10:05 a.m. Eastern Time.

September 29, 2019
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1 min read
Deals

AI-Powered Digital Health Company Eko Closes $20 Million Series B to Continue the Fight Against Heart Disease

Led by ARTIS Ventures, Funding will Drive Further Research and Commercialization of Eko’s Machine Learning Platform

September 29, 2019
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4 min read
MedinCell announces that mdc-CWM progresses as planned

MedinCell’s CEO Christophe Douat states: “We are happy to report that the mdc-CWM program, partnered and in phase 2 clinical trial, is progressing well and on schedule.”

September 29, 2019
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2 min read
Microba and Google Cloud use innovation and AI to level up gut microbiome testing

CEO of gut health testing specialists Microba, Blake Wills, presented at the Google Cloud Summit in Sydney last week to share how working with global powerhouse Google Cloud allowed the startup to combine expert scientific knowledge with high-powered analytics and machine learning capabilities.

September 29, 2019
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2 min read
Policy

Singapore Scientists Discover New Ways To Treat Liver Cancer

Studies on a novel protein that helps cancer cells to grow and spread may help in the development of more efficient therapies for liver cancer

September 29, 2019
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4 min read
Drug Development

Adrenomed completes full enrollment with 300 patients in AdrenOSS-2 trial with Adrecizumab in septic shock

Adrenomed AG, the vascular integrity company, announced the successful completion of patient enrollment in the proof-of-concept Phase II trial, AdrenOSS-2, evaluating Adrecizumab in patients with early septic shock.

September 29, 2019
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3 min read