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FDA fosters development of COVID-19 treatments

The FDA says is has taken action to accelerate the development of prevention and treatment options for COVID-19 by providing new guidance with recommendations for...

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JAX to expand COVID-19 testing capability

The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), in partnership with the State of Connecticut, is expanding its COVID-19 testing capacity from 550 tests per day to 20,000 tests...

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New Haven eyes biospace construction standards

The New Haven City Plan department has proposed updating the city’s zoning laws to allow for larger developments in exchange for more environmentally friendly construction...

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Rebiotix and Ferring report positive Phase 3 results

Rebiotix and Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced positive preliminary findings from their ongoing pivotal Phase 3 trial of the investigational microbiome-based treatment, RBX2660. RBX2660 is being developed...

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PwC announces Check-In digital platform

Check-In, from BioCT member pwc, is a precision platform made up of two products built with people’s privacy in mind. The platform provides businesses with near real-time...

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NanoViricides collaborating on COVID-19 treatment

Antiviral developer NanoViricides says it has inked a confidential disclosure agreement with a “leading pharmaceutical company” in Asia to explore collaborating on the Shelton company’s proposed COVID-19...

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Alexion to acquire California-based Portola

Alexion will acquire Portola, a California-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on life-threatening blood-related disorders. Portola’s commercialized medicine, Andexxa®, is the first and only approved Factor Xa...

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BARDA funds Tangen diagnostic platform

BARDA has awarded Tangen Biosciences the Second Option of a contract to develop a molecular diagnostic platform that can be used by the company to rapidly...