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BioWorld-International-2011-03-09
IMI Facilitates Innovation, New Projects Funded with $239.1M
IMI Facilitates Innovation, New Projects Funded with $239.1M
LONDON – The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) announced eight new projects with total funding of €172 million, (US$239.1 million) in the next stage of the €2 billion program to redesign the drug discovery and development process and rebuild the competitiveness of Europe's biopharmaceutical sector. (BioWorld International)
Bavarian Nordic Seeks Cancer-Related Viruses
LONDON – Danish vaccines specialist Bavarian Nordic AS is to lead a DKK90 million (US$16.9 million) national project to discover viruses and bacteria that are involved in initiating cancer and which could form the basis of preventative vaccines.
Down Syndrome Blood Test Enters Wider Analysis
LONDON – A new and precise method of diagnosing Down syndrome prenatally using a maternal blood sample could be rolled out to clinics within a couple of years, the researchers who developed it anticipate.