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Verona Pharma | November 19, 2020

A British clinical-stage biotech firm with U.S. base camp in Raleigh is investigating the alternative of repurposing its leading drug candidate to treat COVID-19 patients. Flush with $200 million after a July raise, the London-based Verona Pharma is now making large walks with its "first-in-class" drug, ensifentrine, targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Now, against the backdrop of a pandemic, it’s pushing ahead with a pilot clinic...

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Halo Labs | October 05, 2021

Halo Labs, a life science instrumentation company developing tools for biologics researchers, today announced it has launched its latest product, Aura GT. Aura GT is part of the next generation in Halo Labs' popular family of instruments. Using Backgrounded Membrane Imaging (BMI) and Fluorescence Membrane Microscopy (FMM), Aura GT can distinguish aggregated capsids from contaminants, carrier proteins, and other particles that might adversely harm patients. Unique to Aura GT is...

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OliX | June 20, 2022

OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, today announced that the Company’s subsidiary mCureX Therapeutics, Inc. has recently signed a contract for joint research with ToolGen, Inc. to advance the development of gene therapy for rare eye diseases, leveraging mCureX’s mRNA technology. mCureX, specializing in mRNA vaccines and therapeutics, and ToolGen, having expertise in therapeutic gene-editing technologies, have been in active discussions...

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prnewswire | September 01, 2023

Exacta Bioscience, a biotech company that harnesses the power of nature and its microorganisms for crop protection, and Ginkgo Bioworks which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, today announced that Exacta is leveraging Ginkgo's end-to-end agricultural R&D services to run a fermentation optimization and scale-up program to enhance one of its crop protection products, FitoRoot®, paving the way for large-scale commercialization. FitoR...