Great Point Partners (GPP) portfolio firm Softbox Systems has acquired Spain-based Tempack Packaging Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Based in Barcelona, Tempack is engaged in the development and manufacturing packaging solutions for the ...
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Apple's recently announced MacBook Pros look like some seriously impressive machines, coming with a load of hardware upgrades and the new OLED Touch Bar. And while the much-needed refresh has been met with general positivity, there is one ...
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Harrisvaccines has been granted a USDA conditional license for the company’s avian influenza vaccine, RNA. This is the first conditional license for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that swept across the Midwest in the spring of ...
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Two top scientists from the Agricultural Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture are in Islamabad this week to lead the annual review of the US-Pakistan Cotton Productivity Enhancement Programme, Pakistani newspapers have ...
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Vivione Biosciences, through its wholly owned subsidiary Vivione Biosciences, LLC, is proud to announce that it has received AOAC certification for its E. coli O157 and Non O157 STEC diagnostic tests for the RAPID-B platform. This is ...
By letting DNA strands grow together with gold, scientists at Uppsala Berzelii Centre for Neurodiagnostics and Science for Life Laboratory have developed a brand new concept for super sensitive diagnostics of different diseases. The study ...
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) — as part of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) — has identified five routine critical care practices that should be questioned because they may not always be ...
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A UCLA team has developed an easy-to-use "risk calculator" that helps predict heart failure patients' chances of survival for up to five years and assists doctors in determining whether more or less aggressive treatment is appropriate. ...
Illumina has entered into an agreement with Amgen to develop and commercialize a multigene, NGS-based test as a companion diagnostic for Vectibix (panitumumab), a fully human anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody therapeutic for the treatment of ...
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What is Cryptosporidium parvum and where is it found? Cryptosporidium parvum is one of the most common enteropathogens to affect humans in the world. The protozoan parasite causes a gut infection referred to as cryptosporidiosis. The ...
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In this part 1 of a two-part series, a K-State veterinarian provides a look into how environmental factors, including heat stress, coupled with the use of beta-agonists potentially plays a role in cattle fatigue. In agricultural ...
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Metabolon, Inc., a world leader in metabolomics-based diagnostic tests and research services, announced today that it has raised $15 million in a Series E financing through the issuance of preferred stock. New investor Camden Partners led ...
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Natera, a genetic testing company, has announced that DiagCor, a manufacturer of in-vitro diagnostic products and service provider of clinical diagnostic tests, has signed an agreement to launch Natera’s Panorama non-invasive prenatal ...
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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and Pfizer have entered into a master collaboration agreement to design, develop and commercialize diagnostic tests for therapeutic products across Pfizer’s pipeline. Pursuant to the terms of the ...
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Cytocell announced the availability of a new range of in vitro diagnostic tests to aid in detecting patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL), a cancer of the lymphocytes. In total Cytocell has 19 different FISH probes ...
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