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Boost Biomes | June 25, 2020

US-based food and agriculture biotech startup Boost Biomes and global crop nutrition company, Yara International ASA, announced today the close of Boost's USD 5 million series A equity round as well as a joint development agreement between the two companies. Yara's investment amounts to USD 3 million. Existing investors, including Viking Global Investors and Y Combinator, participated in the close.With this partnership in place, Boost and Yara will expand current efforts to co-deve...

Medical

Businesswire | July 26, 2023

SQZ Biotechnologies Company announced that Roche has determined that it will not exercise its option for HPV 16 positive solid tumors under the SQZ-APC-HPV program. SQZ Biotechnologies will regain full clinical development and future commercialization rights for its programs targeting HPV 16 positive tumors. The Company intends to explore potential strategic partnerships to support the advancement of its oncology programs and platforms. The Company has completed a review of its ...

TheDailyTimes | April 15, 2020

Ensysce Biosciences announced that it is exploring the opportunity to initiate a clinical trial of oral Nafamostat, an ingredient from its opioid overdose protection platform, as a treatment for COVID-19. The goal is to evaluate if nafamostat mesylate (Nafamostat), a synthetic protease inhibitor will be effective in preventing or reducing the lethal outcome of COVID-19 infection. Currently, there are no approved drugs to manage infection with SARS-CoV-2 and nafamostat has shown promise in severa...

MedTech

Novozymes | December 13, 2021

Novozymes, the world leader in biological solutions, and Saipem, an advanced technological and engineering platform for safe and sustainable complex infrastructure and plants, have signed a collaboration agreement for the development of innovative solutions for enzymatic carbon capture. As part of the agreement, Saipem - which owns an enzyme-based CO2 capture technology - will be responsible for providing process, mechanical and equipment design, while Novozymes will provide enzym...