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Diverse Biotech | May 04, 2020

Diverse Biotech, Inc. www.diversebiotech.com has announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an orphan-drug designation request for one of its investigational new therapies for treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma, in conjunction with standard treatment, following adjuvant combined chemo-radiation. Orphan designation qualifies the sponsor of the drug for various development incentives of the ODA, (Orphan Drug Act) including tax credits for qualified clinical te...

AI

PathAI, Labcorp | March 09, 2021

PathAI, a global supplier of artificial intelligence-powered (AI-powered) innovation for use in pathology research, and Labcorp, a main global life sciences company, today declared the expanding of their essential organization in the field of AI-powered pathology. The coordinated effort expands on Labcorp's past investment in PathAI and the companies' cooperation on a progression of projects, remembering the deployment of PathAI algorithms for clinical trials oversaw by Labcorp Drug Deve...

Cell and Gene Therapy, Industrial Impact

Axcella | February 16, 2023

On February 15, 2023, Axcella Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology firm that develops innovative approaches to complex diseases using multi-targeted endogenous metabolic modulator (EMM) compositions, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to initiate a phase 2b/3 trial in the United States for AXA1125 for the treatment of Long COVID Fatigue. The company stated that it has obtained FDA regulato...

Industrial Impact

Ginkgo Bioworks | October 20, 2022

Today, Ginkgo Bioworks the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, and Zymergen announced that Ginkgo has completed its previously announced acquisition of Zymergen. The acquisition is expected to significantly enhance Ginkgo's platform by integrating strong automation and software capabilities as well as a wealth of experience across diverse biological engineering approaches. "Today marks an important step in our long-term growth as we com...