All Industry News articles – Page 3
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NewsNew dawn in the fight against TB
UNITE4TB, the largest public-private collaboration in tuberculosis drug development, announces the start of clinical trials.
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NewsOndine Biomedical Inc announces study showing photodisinfection reduces resistant bacteria by >99.9%
Canadian life sciences company Ondine Biomedical Inc. has presented new research showing that Steriwave® photodisinfection reduced antibiotic-resistant bacteria by more than 99.9%.
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NewsBactiVac funded to develop bacterial vaccines in global fight against AMR
The UK government has awarded the University of Birmingham-hosted Bacterial Vaccines Network (BactiVac) £1.4 million in funding to accelerate the development of bacterial vaccines as part of the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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NewsNew test for sepsis could save lives in emergency departments
Interdisciplinary research has found that a new blood test for sepsis could save lives and money.
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NewsSRI spins off AI-powered drug discovery platform Synfini, Inc
SRI International has announced it is spinning off Synfini, a biosciences platform that accelerates the process by which pharmaceutical and other companies can design, synthesize, and bring to market molecules for drug development.
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NewsValneva announces new IXIARO® supply contract with the US government
Specialty vaccine company Valneva SE has announced the signing of a new $32 million contract with the United States Department of Defense for the supply of its Japanese encephalitis vaccine, IXIARO®.
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NewsTeselaGen Biotechnology renews partnership with Joint BioEnergy Institute
TeselaGen Biotechnology has announced that it is extending its relationship with Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) through 2027 via a new multi-year contract.
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CareersEarly career scientists team up with biotech firm NCIMB to tackle pesticide toxicity
Biotech company NCIMB, one of the industrial beneficiaries, recently hosted three early career scientists as part of the ARISTO programme which aims to develop tools to assess the toxicity of pesticides on soil microorganisms.
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NewsNICER than CRISPR: new gene editor reduces unintended mutations
Researchers led by Osaka University develop a new gene modification technique known as NICER that significantly reduces off-target mutations in DNA.
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NewsResearchers awarded €1.2 million to commercialise cultivated meat
Companies have received €1.2 million in additional funding from EIT Food to develop innovative products to reduce the cost of producing cultivated meat within the next two years.
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NewsE coli bacteria engineered to generate electricity from wastewater
Scientists have reported a groundbreaking achievement in bioelectronics, advancing the capabilities of common E. coli bacteria to generate electricity.
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CareersFungi-produced silver nanoparticles could be useful for wound healing
Scientists have synthesized silver nanoparticles using fungi, mainly of the genus Fusarium.
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NewsHuman milk-based synbiotic safely modulates damaged adult gut microbiomes
Bacteria found in the gut of nursing infants, combined with certain sugars from human milk, may enable ‘precision microbiome engineering’ as live biotherapeutics.
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NewsTexas Biomed partners with Scancell to test novel COVID vaccine
A DNA-based vaccine is very effective at protecting against COVID-19, according to a joint preclinical study by Scancell Ltd and Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed).
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NewsAcademic-private partnership aims to reduce toxic effects of deadly C. diff
The Center for One Health Research and Nectagen Inc. have received a nearly $275,000 grant to study whether synthetic proteins developed by Nectagen can reduce the toxicity of the digestive bacterium.
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NewsBiotech spinoff PHIOGEN to tackle threat of antimicrobial resistance
A new biotech spin-off, PHIOGEN, has developed a world-first technology platform that mobilizes the natural power of bacteriophages to tackle critical and life-threatening infections.
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NewsSpinout to develop 20-minute test following STI surge in UK
A University of Birmingham spinout has received funding to finesse a point-of-care test for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in men who have sex with men, and women who have sex with women.
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NewsPlant and microbial innovation hub in Norwich gets green light
Funding has been confirmed for the development of a ground-breaking plant and microbial science and innovation hub, providing world-class facilities for the John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL).
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NewsTeam founds AI-powered vaccine library to prevent future pandemics
A research project to develop novel antigen designs will focus on 10 known virus families to build the ‘vaccine library’, using the computer-based Rosetta platform.
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NewsNEC Society launches neonatal probiotics toolkit
The Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Society has released a toolkit that provides structure to clinicians in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) as they consider the complex process and decision of whether to implement probiotics to help prevent NEC.
