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Recombia Biosciences | November 02, 2020

Recombia Biosciences announces the launch of operations in Brisbane, California. The company aims to harness its proprietary genome editing technologies to accelerate the development of yeast for sustainable production of fermented ingredients. For the next few years Recombia and Lesaffre will be joining forces in the area of yeast strain development. With its partnership with Recombia, Lesaffre is investing in major pioneering technology. The ability to generate thousands of yeast strains in pa...

INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. | December 30, 2021

Mind Medicine Inc. a leading biotech company developing psychedelic-inspired therapies, announced that its Chief Technology Officer, Bradford Cross, has transitioned from his role. "On behalf of the Board of Directors and Executive team, I would like to thank Bradford for his contributions to the Company and wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We remain dedicated to advancing our pipeline and ongoing digital therapeutics platform forward under...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Moderna, Aldevron | May 25, 2021

Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and Aldevron, LLC, the leading provider of high-quality plasmid DNA, mRNA, and recombinant proteins used for vaccines, gene and cell therapy, gene editing, and diagnostic applications, have announced an expanded collaboration in support of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and additional programs in mRNA therapeutics and vaccines. Aldevron will specifically provide plasmid DNA to act as th...

FierceBiotech | February 12, 2020

ALX Oncology has raised $105 million. The series C round will support phase 2 trials of CD47 myeloid checkpoint inhibitor ALX148 in combination with other anti-cancer therapies. Multiple drug developers have gone after CD47 since evidence of its role in the interactions between cancer cells and the immune system became clear. The evidence suggested tumors evade immune attacks by upregulating CD47, leading researchers to posit that blocking the signal will expose cancer cells to a full-force offe...