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MEDTECH

CosmosID | September 27, 2021

A complete analysis of the microbiome should combine taxonomic profiling ("who is there?") with functional characterization ("what are they doing?") to discover the capabilities of an entire community of microorganisms. But research teams often require specialized training and extensive computational infrastructure to establish an in-house suite of tools for processing shotgun metagenomic data – and even with the right know-how, the processing can be both time-consuming...

INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Achiko AG | January 15, 2022

Achiko AG is pleased to report that new optimizations during recent calibration testing of its affordable, non-invasive Covid-19 saliva-based rapid test AptameX™ correctly differentiated 100% of test samples up until a comparable reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction cycle threshold value of 33, indicating the system’s ability to deliver a > 97% sensitive and > 97% specific rapid test at a wider range of viral loads than most other rapid tests. <...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Mekonos, Inc. | November 10, 2021

Mekonos, a biotech company building the future of cell therapies on a chip, has raised $25M in an oversubscribed Series A round co-led by Reimagined Ventures, Fiscus Ventures, and PEAK6 Strategic Capital, a division of PEAK6 Investments. New institutional and strategic investors, including Section 32, Sands Capital, TDK Ventures, and the venture arm of Debiopharm, and previous investors, including Novartis Pharma AG (dRx Capital) and Elementum Ventures, also joined in the funding round that will...

Biological Dynamics | July 30, 2020

Biological Dynamics, Inc., an innovative diagnostic company committed to improving global health, announces a new biomarkers program designed for drug development applications in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). The company will use its proprietary Verita™ platform to develop a portfolio of assays for detection and quantification of blood-based biomarkers associated with AD and other neurodegenerative conditions. The program is funded by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation's (AD...