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Discovery Life Sciences | October 28, 2020

Discovery Life Sciences™ (Discovery), a global leader in biospecimen, genomic sequencing, cell, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) services, announces the launch of GMP-compliant Discovery Leukopaks™ and other cell-based products for use in human cell and gene therapy research, development and manufacturing programs. Cell and gene therapies have revolutionized treatment approaches to cancer and other complex diseases. Acceleration of the manufacturing and development of these novel thera...

Precision Virologics | September 23, 2020

Biotech startup Precision Virologics, which develops adenovirus-based vaccines in St. Louis, and Bharat Biotech, a vaccine manufacturing giant, jointly obtained rights from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for a novel chimp-adenovirus vaccine for COVID-19. Precision Virologics has optioned rights for USA, Europe, and Japan. Bharat has obtained a license for all other markets. The licensing agreements will lead to rapid clinical development, following the intranasal vaccine c...

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News | January 28, 2020

MIT spin-out company Kytopen signed a deal with Cambridge Consultants to co-develop the FlowfectTM system, a scalable process that reportedly yields billions of engineered cells in minutes. The product will streamline the engineering of a wide array of human and human-derived cells for use in next-generation cell therapies, with the goal of expanding access to new medicines, says Paulo Garcia, CEO and co-founder of Kytopen....

MedTech

Medtronic plc | October 01, 2021

Medtronic plc, the global leader in medical technology, today announced the latest additions to its minimally invasive spine surgery ecosystem, making it the only company to combine spinal implants, biologics, navigation, robotics, and AI-powered data to surgeons and patients. New additions to the Medtronic MIS+ portfolio include: Catalyft™ PL and PL40, the first releases in the new Catalyft™ Expandable Interbody System. Catalyft™ ...