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Roche COVID-19 At-Home Test granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization to expand access to rapid self-testing solutions in the United States
EUA granted through Roche’s participation in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Independent Test Assessment Program to bring rapid …
Data Hoarding Poses an Existential Threat to Biopharma
A life sciences IT expert proclaims that the age of unlimited data storage is over, and that it’s time for scientists to take data management seriously.
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Ginkgo Bioworks to Develop Biotechnology Manufacturing Associates Degree
/PRNewswire/ -- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT), a private non-profit college offering affordable education for people seeking technical and...
Genentech Plans to Eliminate 52 Jobs in January
When 2022 rolls around in a little more than a week, some Genentech employees will begin the new year in search of a new job.
The Alzheimer's debate may not seem positive, but AC Immune's CEO promises it's been a breakthrough year
After showing for the first time the potential of an anti-tau therapy in Alzheimer’s disease, Roche-partnered AC Immune is capitalizing on the massive moment underway in research for the ...
COVID-19 Shakes Up Vaccine Production
The pandemic has prompted improvements in mRNA platforms, continuous processing, formulation methods, and logistics that could benefit the vaccine field.
Strains—not Species—of Gut Microbes Hold Key to Health and Disease
Two new studies underscore the importance of looking at bacterial strains when analyzing the human gut microbiome
'Forced into a virtual world': How pharma R&D bounced back from a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic
Clinical trials are the lifeblood of any drug company. Without clinical research, new treatments do not get approved or sold. But what happens when a once-in-a-hundred year pandemic sends ...