BioSpace News Archive

The Milken Institute, the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, and First Person, a San Francisco design and storytelling company, together tell the urgent story of the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine in a newly released interactive experience at: https://www.covid-19vaccinetracker.org/.

Using the Abiprot TM antibody discovery platform, a team of researchers has identified a potentially important epitope in SARS-CoV-2 that may facilitate generation of neutralizing antibodies to treat Covid-19 patients. The epitope is part of the spike protein which mediates the virus entry into cells. It was identified in a pilo

Cullinan Oncology LLC and PDI Therapeutics, a portfolio company of Avalon Ventures, today announced a collaboration to bring CLN-619, a first-in-class monoclonal antibody reinvigorating the MICA/NKG2D axis into human clinical testing. As a result of the transaction, Cullinan MICA, Inc., a Cullinan Oncology portfolio company, will assume operational control of the asset. “We have been very imp

CyberMDX, a leading healthcare cybersecurity provider delivering visibility, threat prevention, and operational efficiency for medical devices, IoT, and clinical networks, has been named as a leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Connected Medical Device Security, Q2 2020.

Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine, acknowledges the release of a final local coverage determination for pharmacogenomic testing by Palmetto GBA, one of the administrative contractors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Agreement Provides Additional Cancer Care Support at No Cost to Medicare Advantage Members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Today Accellix, the Cell Therapy QC company, announced a Series D financing round of $9.5 million led by bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for over 55 years. All existing major investors participated in this raise and have also agreed to convert their pre-existing convertible note in the amount of $8.5 million, bringing the company’s total funding in this round to $18 millio

Two leading hospital industry solutions veterans, Allen Technologies and Strategic Healthcare Connections LLC, announced today a new business partnership to help hospitals improve patient engagement, patient outcomes and operational efficiencies.

The Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, in collaboration with Morgan Stanley GIFT Cures, announced 12 award winners in the COVID-19 Rapid Response Initiative.

The International Association of Neuroscience in Education (IANE) released plan for the 2nd International Technology and Education Conference. More information about ITEC2020 will be released soon on the IANE website.