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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a global health burden characterized by persistent airflow limitation and progressive lung damage. Despite extensive research, translating findings from bench to bedside remains a challenge. Precision Cut Lung Slices (PCLS) have emerged as a versatile tool in COPD research, offering unique advantages for understanding disease mechanisms and ...
VITRUVIAN BioMedical, Inc. (“VITRUVIAN”), a biotechnology company, today announced obtaining the Exclusive License for a new Therapeutic Vaccine for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) from Dr. Yoh Matsumoto from the Immunotherapy Development Inc. in Saitama, Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan. The AD Vaccine, YM7555, is a DNA Vaccine that targets ...
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 16th, 2021 /PRDistribution/ — Leonhardt’s Launchpads announced today that they will showcase eight graduates of their innovation and startup launch accelerator program on a Demo Day. The event will occur both in person and virtually on Friday, January 14, 2022, at 3 pm PT at UCI Research Park, University Lab Partners, 5270 California Avenue, Suite 300, Irvine, CA ...
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) today announced that three abstracts have been accepted for presentation at the 73rd annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), taking place virtually from April 17 through April 22, 2021. New real-world data will be presented evaluating SOLIRIS® (eculizumab) for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in the United ...
Ncardia and BlueRock Therapeutics today announced an agreement covering process development technologies for the manufacture of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cardiomyocytes. Under the terms of the agreement, Bluerock gains access to Ncardia’s large-scale production processes and intellectual property for the production of iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes for therapeutic use. ...
Abcuro, a leading biotechnology company focused on immunology therapeutics, announced the completion of a $8M Series A financing round. Partners Innovation Fund, Kaitai Capital, and ShangPharma Innovation all contributed to the round. The proceeds from this financing will be used to advance the preclinical development of Abcuro’s programs in autoimmunity and immuno-oncology. Abcuro is ...
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is one of 25 hospitals participating in the SONATA™ (SonoGraphy-Guided Transcervical Ablation) study, a clinical device trial to treat uterine fibroids. “You deliver heat energy directly to the fibroids, which can dry and shrink them,” said Dr. Jay Hudgens, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and lead investigator for the ...
When compared with monotherapy, the combination therapy increased densities of key blood vessels, arteries, and smooth muscle cells in vascular walls. “HUCBCs are a source for blood stem cells, endothelial cell precursors, mensenchymal cell progenitors, and other multipotent and ...
Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado. The findings appear online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...