Central Health

Micreos | September 22, 2020

Dutch biotech company Micreos Human Health has enrolled the first patients in a Phase I/IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel treated dose-ranging study to assess the safety and efficacy of XZ.700 in patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. The study marks the world's first evaluation of a pharmaceutical endolysin for topical use in humans. Endolysins are highly specific enzymes that cut the bacterial cell wall, rapidly killing only the target bacteria, regardl...

INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Amyris, Inc. | January 25, 2022

Amyris, Inc. a leading synthetic biotechnology company accelerating the world's transition to sustainable consumption through its Lab-to-Market™ operating platform announces that it has agreed to exclusive terms to acquire the assets of MenoLabs, LLC, a women-founded company to treat menopause symptoms, drive research for women's health and improve society's understanding of menopause. Amyris previously communicated its intention of launching a new consumer...

MEDICAL

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | March 31, 2022

Meridian Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIVO), a leading global provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials, announced today the launch of two new master mixes that detect DNA and RNA in crude blood samples down to a single copy – enabling the earliest detection of cancer using non-invasive liquid biopsy. These two innovative mixes, Lyo-Ready™ Direct DNA qPCR Blood Mix and Lyo-Ready™ Direct RNA/DNA qPCR Blood Mix, are designed for applications that requir...

DIAGNOSTICS

LUMICKS | May 26, 2022

LUMICKS, a leading life science tools company that develops instruments for dynamic single-molecule and cell avidity analysis, today announced the publication in Cancer Cell of preclinical research identifying "Avidity Enhancement" as a new strategy to improve therapeutic outcome of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell immunotherapy in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). AML poses significant clinical challenges due to its resistance to therapies and its bleak prognosi...