Merck acquires Yale University spinout Modifi Biosciences for up to $1.3 billion
Modifi Biosciences, Inc., a Yale University spinout company formed in 2021, has been acquired by Merck & Co. for about $1.3 billion to
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CDMO Samsung Biologics signs $1.24 billion drug manufacturing deal
Samsung Biologics has announced a $1.24 billion manufacturing deal with an unnamed Asian pharmaceutical company.
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Climate change intensifies wildfires and pollution-related deaths
HQ Team October 23, 2024: Rising global temperatures have led to more frequent and severe wildfires in vulnerable ecosystems like those found in
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Alzheimer’s disease slowly enters the brain in a stealth mode
Alzheimer's disease has an initial silent and slow phase before the second stage of a destructive accumulation of plaques, tangles and other symptoms
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US drug regulator FDA approves expanded use of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has greenlighted Pfizer Inc.’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine (RSV) Abrysvo for treating lower respiratory tract disease in
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New portable handheld device delivers blood test results in an hour
HQ Team October 22, 2024: A new handheld device can isolate biomarkers for different diseases using sound waves from a single drop of
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Hearing aids can delay onset, progression of Parkinson’s disease
HQ Team October 22, 2024: Hearing aids have emerged as a potentially significant factor in delaying the onset and progression of Parkinson’s disease
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Novo’s type 2 oral diabetic drug cuts heart diseases by 14% in a trial
Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide drug to treat type 2 diabetes helped reduce heart diseases by 14% compared to a dummy
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Egypt gets WHO certification for being a malaria-free country
Malaria, which plagued the ancient pharaohs, has been eliminated in Egypt, according to a World Health Organization-certificate, — the third such in in
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Astellas Pharma gets US regulator’s nod for its gastric cancer drug
Astellas Pharma Inc.’s therapy to treat a form of gastric cancer got approval from the US drug regulator, according to a company statement.