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JLL Report: COVID-19-Related Vaccines Stimulate Life Sciences Real Estate Market

JLL published its JLL 2020 U.S. Life Sciences Outlook, which ranks and tracks the progress of life sciences markets, particularly in how they relate to real estate development.

July 28, 2020
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Mark Terry
Genetown

Praxis Precision Medicines Closes $110 Million Series C Financing Round

“We are pleased with and excited by this financing, which supports our continued mission to develop best-in-class therapies that deliver long-term value to human health,” said Marcio Souza, president and chief executive officer of Praxis.

July 28, 2020
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Pfizer and BioNTech Begin Global Phase II/III COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

The vaccine will be dosed at a 30-microgram level with a two-dose regimen. The vaccine is an mRNA product, with the mRNA encoding for the SARS-CoV-2 full length spike glycoprotein (S).

July 28, 2020
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

AstraZeneca’s Farxiga Dazzles in Phase III Kidney Disease Trial

AstraZeneca reported successful results from its Phase III DAPA-CKD clinical trial of Farxiga (dapagliflozin) in end stage kidney disease (ESKD).

July 28, 2020
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Mark Terry
Policy

U.S. House of Representatives Sends $3.2 Billion FDA Budget to the Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $3.2 billion budget proposal for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that will boost the agency’s abilities to approve new medicines and medical devices, as well as protect the nation’s food supplies.

July 28, 2020
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Alex Keown
Biotech Beach

Assessing the Link Between the Microbiome and COVID-19 Requires Multiple Partners

Although COVID-19 primarily presents itself as a respiratory disease, a number of associations have been discovered between the microbiomes and a number of diseases.

July 28, 2020
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Alex Keown
Policy

Federal Government Taps FUJIFILM Texas Site to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccines

Less than one week after forging a vaccine manufacturing agreement with Novavax, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies announced its College Station, Texas facility was selected by the federal government to support COVID-19 vaccine candidate manufacturing.

July 28, 2020
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Alex Keown
New Study Shows How Aging Can Potentially Impact Lung Regeneration

A study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell today revealed how aging can cause lung regeneration to go awry, which can potentially lead to lung cancer and other diseases.

July 28, 2020
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Krystle Vermes
Business

DURECT Corporation to Announce Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provide Business Update on August 03

DURECT Corporation (Nasdaq: DRRX) today announced that it will report second quarter 2020 financial results and host a conference call after the market close on Monday, August 3, 2020. Monday, August 3 @ 4:30pm Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time Toll Free: 877-407-0784

July 28, 2020
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Genetown

Chemical Analyzer Now Enhances Identification of Low Dose Concentration of Illegal Substances

Thermo Scientific Gemini Analyzer with LowDoseID for narcotics analysis eliminates concentration limitations from testing process

July 28, 2020
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