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Top news of the week: 18.08.2021.

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@biospace shared
On Aug 17, 2021
Eight months after first @US_FDA approval, Aurinia picks up two more candidates #drugapprovals #biopharma https://t.co/a5WNzpV0fr
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Eight Months After First FDA Approval, Aurinia Picks Up Two More Candidates

Eight Months After First FDA Approval, Aurinia Picks Up Two More Candidates

The Canadian biotech announced the acquisition of two new pipeline assets that align with its focus on autoimmune and kidney-related disease.

@biospace shared
On Aug 16, 2021
Clinical catch-up: August 9-13 #biopharma #medicalnews https://t.co/pPtlnAwoLF
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Clinical Catch-Up: August 9-13

Clinical Catch-Up: August 9-13

There was plenty of clinical trial updates last week. Here’s a look.

@BIRAC_2012 shared
On Aug 13, 2021
Indian Immunologicals receive manufacturing license under Department of Biotechnology - #MissionCovidSuraksha Project for Augmentation of Manufacturing Capacity for COVAXIN Read more: https://t.co/PECTqtLeFG @DBTIndia @BIRAC_2012 @RenuSwarup @bhalla_anju
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@NSF shared
On Aug 16, 2021
Ever grab leftovers and find freezer burn turned your dinner into inedible rock? Happens to a third of our food... Led by @UTKnoxville food scientist Tong Wang, a new NSF investment is now hunting solutions from nature: https://t.co/zB3uqsDaAx via @TheConversation #NSFfunded
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‘Freezer burn’ is a serious problem – preventing ice recrystallization may alleviate it

‘Freezer burn’ is a serious problem – preventing ice recrystallization may alleviate it

Scientists are looking for safe new ways to prevent ice from damaging food in frozen storage, which costs consumers billions of dollars a year in wasted food.

@FierceBiotech shared
On Aug 16, 2021
Buried in its financials posted Monday morning, CureVac quietly reported that Boehringer Ingelheim has walked away from the deal, which was penned in 2014 and included $45 million upfront plus $556 million in biobucks https://t.co/0lF9EQ1mXP
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The 7-year itch? Boehringer culls $600M cancer pact with CureVac, heaping more woe to the biotech

The 7-year itch? Boehringer culls $600M cancer pact with CureVac, heaping more woe to the biotech

Back in 2014, a German pharma and a then largely unknown fellow German biotech in CureVac penned a $600 million mRNA cancer pact. Buried in financials posted Monday morning, CureVac quietly ...

@BIRAC_2012 shared
On Aug 14, 2021
RT @DrJitendraSingh: #TimesofIndia: First Nasal Vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, supported by #DBT -BIRAC Ministry of Science & Technology, gets nod of regulator for Phase 2/3 Trial. https://t.co/AHzxaAUmsU
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Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine gets nod for phase II trials

Bharat Biotech's intranasal Covid vaccine gets nod for phase II trials

India News: HYDERABAD: India’s first intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine candidate BBV154, which is being developed by Bharat Biotech along with the Washington Universit.

@FierceBiotech shared
On Aug 16, 2021
he FDA recently lifted the hold after Rocket addressed its requests to modify the trial protocol and other supporting documents, sparking work to resume the program https://t.co/VuhPA9zAp9
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FDA lifts clinical hold on Rocket gene therapy trial, creating launchpad for start of pediatric dosing

FDA lifts clinical hold on Rocket gene therapy trial, creating launchpad for start of pediatric dosing

Rocket Pharmaceuticals’ gene therapy trial is back on track. With the FDA lifting the clinical hold after Rocket changed the study protocol, the biotech is now on course to start dosing ...

@eduardoarmienta shared
On Aug 13, 2021
RT @realBioMassSpec: Untargeted metabolomics of purple and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes reveals a large structural diversity of anthocyanins and flavonoids #SciRep #MassSpec https://t.co/cmvGmCxDFE
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Untargeted metabolomics of purple and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes reveals a large structural diversity of anthocyanins and flavonoids

Untargeted metabolomics of purple and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes reveals a large structural diversity of anthocyanins and flavonoids

Anthocyanins are economically valuable phytochemicals of significant relevance to human health. Industrially extracted from multiple fruit and vegetable sources, anthocyanin yield and ...