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Pacific Biosciences today announced a multi-year collaboration with Invitae Corporation to begin development of a production-scale high-throughput sequencing platform. Identifying the many underlying genetic influences on human health is emerging as a tool for evaluating overall clinical care and prognosis. Whole genome sequencing offers the most comprehensive view of medically relevant genetic variations. PacBio cites … Read more

Synthetic Biologics, Inc is clinical-stage company leveraging the microbiome to develop therapeutics designed to treat gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. The Company’s lead clinical development candidates are: (1) SYN-004 (ribaxamase) which is designed to degrade certain commonly used intravenous (IV) beta-lactam antibiotics within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to prevent (a) microbiome damage, (b) Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), … Read more

Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Revivicor Inc‘s first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs, referred to as GalSafe pigs, which may be used for food or human therapeutics. This is the first IGA in an animal that the FDA has approved for both human food consumption … Read more

People who have mild or moderate COVID-19 could benefit from the results of a Phase 2/3 safety and efficacy clinical trial to evaluate a combination investigational monoclonal antibody therapy. The two experimental antibodies, BRII-196 and BRII-198, target SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The trial, known as ACTIV-2, is sponsored by the National Institute of … Read more

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), established in 1958, is an agency within the Department of Defense (DOD) responsible for catalyzing the development of technologies that maintain and advance the capabilities and technical superiority of the U.S. military. In short, it’s the way the U.S. military tries to prevent technical surprise. Product Service Code: … Read more

A clinical study involves research using human volunteers (also called participants) that is intended to add to medical knowledge. There are two main types of clinical studies: clinical trials (also called interventional studies) and observational studies. In a clinical trial, participants receive specific interventions according to the research plan or protocol created by the investigators. … Read more