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Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. | December 28, 2021

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. announced that initial testing of COVISTIX on recombinant N proteins demonstrated its ability to detect the Omicron variant, in addition to detecting the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and its other major VoCs such as the delta and delta-plus strains. The COVISTIX detection levels were similar for all variants. The ease of use and timely detection of Omicron infection was demonstrated by a recent case report of a Mexico patient infected with the Omicron variant detected fi...

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MindMed | January 21, 2021

MindMed, a main psychedelic medication biotech organization, reported today the beginning of the principal ever clinical preliminary estimating and assessing MDMA and LSD utilized in mix in the human body. The preliminary will be directed at the University Hospital Basel Liechti Lab, in Basel, Switzerland. If administered in combination with LSD, MDMA may expand positive abstract medication impacts, including positive state of mood and empathy, and lessen the negative feelings and...

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals | July 29, 2021

Landing AI announced today that it has entered into a software licensing deal with Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to integrate LandingLens into Ligand's OmniAb and xPloration antibody discovery platforms. LandingLens is a software platform that offers an end-to-end process for developing, experimenting and delivering AI-powered visual inspection solutions. The new AI-powered tools enhance Ligand's high-throughput single B cell screening accuracy and throughput in a wi...

FierceBiotech | February 10, 2020

Britain-based biotech Enterprise Therapeutics has hired Novartis Venture Fund managing director David Morris, M.D., as its next chief medical officer. Morris, who will continue to serve as the fund’s operating partner, will lead Enterprise’s development strategy and drive its two lead respiratory programs through the clinic. These are ETD002, a first-in-class TMEM16A potentiator, and ETD001, an ENaC blocker, both of which are hoping to help cystic fibrosis (CF) patients....