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Industrial Impact

Naveris, Inc. | September 20, 2022

Naveris, Inc., a commercial-stage life sciences company dedicated to improving patient care through earlier detection of viral-driven cancers, today announced a $33.4 million expansion of its Series A financing, bringing the total investment in Naveris to $51 million. The financing was led by Gurnet Point Capital, joined by TechU Ventures and BrightEdge, the impact and venture capital arm of the American Cancer Society. Naveris’ blood tests for earlier cancer detection use p...

Industrial Impact

Lygos Inc | July 26, 2022

Lygos Inc., a vertically integrated biotechnology provider of sustainable specialty ingredients, and Flexible Solutions International Inc. a developer and manufacturer of biodegradable products, today announced that FSI has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2022 in connection with its proposed merger with Lygos. On April 18, 2022, Lygos and FSI announced a definitive merger agreement in an all-stock transaction ...

Biomeme | August 20, 2020

Biomeme, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave Biomeme’s SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Test Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for use in any lab CLIA-certified to perform high complexity testing. It is intended for use by qualified and trained clinical laboratory personnel specifically instructed and trained in the techniques of real-time PCR and in vitro diagnostic procedures. The Biomeme SARS-CoV-2 Real-Time RT-PCR Test is designed to detect the virus&r...

Cell and Gene Therapy

ginkgo biowork | November 11, 2021

ginkgo biowork the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, announced the launch of its Cell Development Kits (CDKs) service. CDKs provide streamlined access to the company's platform for aspiring cell developers to program cells to tackle the biggest challenges facing society. The first CDKs to launch are focused on protein expression programs. The service provides developers access to the toolkit needed to get started developing commercial proteins, including pre-engineered ...