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BioSpace | February 25, 2020

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. and WuXi Biologics today announced a development and manufacturing collaboration to advance and produce human monoclonal antibodies for the potential treatment of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019), a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will work together on the clinical development, manufacturing, and commercialization of Vir’s proprietary antibodies. WuXi Biologics will conduct cell-line development, process and for...

MEDICAL

Nanoform | November 27, 2020

Nanoform Finland Plc ("Nanoform"), an innovative nanoparticle medication empowering organization, today reported a proprietary technology that can frame biological nanoparticles as small as 50 nm and declared another close term business focus for 2021 to convey its first biologics Proof of Concept project for this new technology with a pharmaceutical or biotech partner. As drug molecules become more complex so do the alternatives to convey them. This complex nanoparticle...

TheHill | April 05, 2020

Gilead Sciences Inc., a U.S. biotechnology firm that develops and commercializes drugs, has rapidly expanded its supply of an experimental coronavirus drug and is prepared to donate 1.5 million doses of it to hospitals dealing with severely ill patients. Gilead CEO Daniel O'Day said in a statement Saturday that the 1.5 million doses of the drug, known as remdesivir, could be part of treatment courses for as many as 140,000 patients. He said the doses were available for "compassionate us...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

X-Therma Inc. | December 23, 2021

X-Therma Inc., a biotechnology company developing breakthrough technology for regenerative medicine and organ preservation - has closed an oversubscribed $13M Series A funding round. The financing is led by LOREA AG, an entrepreneur-operated investment firm, with participation from Zen11 Holdings, Graphene Ventures, VU Venture Partners, 2b AHEAD Ventures, Methuselah Foundation, Catalytic Impact Foundation, along with notable return angel investors. X-Therma’s technology, a n...