Icosavax gets a $16.5M boost to study its COVID-19 candidate

Nov. 2, 2020

A multimillion dollar windfall for Icosavax Inc. will help allow the company to launch a COVID-19 vaccination program using its virus-like particle candidate (VLP), IVX-411, that displays the SAR-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain.

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Researchers arm CAR T cells to fight solid tumors

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Aussie researchers have used CRISPR gene editing tools to “armor” chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells to activate additional cancer-fighting proteins at the...

Bioversys, Shionogi in CHF529M lung infection collaboration

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Antibiotics specialist Bioversys AG has sealed a potential CHF529 million (US$667.5 million) deal with Shionogi Co. Ltd., in which they will work together on...

Medtronic receives CE mark for its Vitalflow ECMO system

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Medtronic plc received a CE mark for its Vitalflow extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system, which provides temporary support for the heart and lungs in...