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Building a better antibody: Cytomx closes $70M series D for Probody pipeline

Last updated: Oct. 19, 2019

PHILADELPHIA – Anything an antibody can do, only better: That's the big idea behind Cytomx Inc.'s Probody platform, which, despite its early stage, has landed a couple of potentially lucrative big pharma deals.

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Accuracy, utility of COVID-19 lateral flow tests questioned in the U.K.

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LONDON – A huge row has broken out in the U.K. about the accuracy and utility of COVID-19 lateral flow tests (LFT) in screening asymptomatic people, as a pilot...

Israel continues to shine as hub of med-tech innovation

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In recent years, Israel has proven to be a hot spot for med-tech innovation. The country boasts more than 1,500 companies in the health care and life sciences...

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Sarepta DMD phase II hangs in ‘balance’ as disparity in North Star leads astray

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Sarepta Therapeutics Inc.’s miss on a key phase II ambulatory endpoint in its Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) trial may have been caused by a dramatic disparity...

Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine more than 78% effective in Brazil trials

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CAJICA, Colombia – Brazil's Butantan Institute and the government of the state of Sao Paulo released efficacy results on Jan. 7 for Coronavac, developed by...