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As an expert in providing solutions to assist virology and microbiology research, Creative Diagnostics has announced the launch of its Zika Virus Animal Model services for scientists to understand the complex mechanisms of Zika virus infection and develop effective countermeasures. These models are valuable tools in the research and development of vaccines and therapeutics against this emerging ...
In recent years, applications of viral vectors have found an encouraging new beginning in gene therapy and in vaccine development. What can viral vectors be used for? Substantial improvements in viral vector manufacturing, delivery, and safety have placed viral vector-based therapy at the forefront of modern medicine. Viral vectors can be used for the treatment of various ...
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INOVIO (NASDAQ: INO), a biotechnology company focused on bringing to market precisely designed DNA medicines to treat and protect people from infectious diseases, cancer, and HPV-associated diseases, today announced that several volunteers have been dosed with its DNA-based, intradermal Ebola vaccine candidate, INO-4201, as part of a randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase 1b clinical trial ...
? Meissa’s intranasal recombinant live attenuated COVID-19 vaccine, MV-014-212, induced mucosal as well as systemic antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and two variants of concern ? MV-014-212 was built on the company’s AttenuBlock platform and is designed to be appropriately attenuated, genetically stable, and optimized to drive robust, broad, and durable immunity ? Data will be ...
Kephera Diagnostics announced today that it has been awarded a two-year, $1,989,300 Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to complete the development and launch of a new test for Zika virus infection. Kephera’s test is aimed at detecting Zika ...
Fighting the COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease) epidemic requires joint efforts! GSN Property Services, the leading German property management provider in China, is using bluebee® to monitor progress of disinfection work. Scanning of QR-coded tags in the bluebee® app ensures the traceability of actions taken against the COVID-19. GSN has also deployed the bluebee® system at two ...
On May 1, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency granted an experimental use permit (EUP) to Oxitec Ltd. (Oxitec) to field test the use of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes as a way to reduce populations that serve as a vector for a variety of diseases including Zika virus. The EUP is designed to test the effectiveness of genetically engineered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes as a ...
Alveo Technologies, a leader in developing novel technologies that enable real-time, low-cost, at-home molecular detection of infectious disease, announced today that it has entered into a research collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Janssen), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, to advance Alveo’s be.well™ platform of analyzers, nasal ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today unveiled a new graphic that will be available to appear on insect repellent product labels. The graphic will show consumers how many hours a product will repel mosquitoes and/or ticks when used as directed. “We are working to create a system that does for bug repellents what SPF labeling did for sunscreens,” said Jim Jones, Assistant ...
USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation announce the completion of a funded research project at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., that evaluated a new vaccine to protect again two important diseases. The project is part of the Association’s comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. A brief summary of the completed ...
Africa needs more research to address the information gaps on the impact of climate change on diseases, infections and epidemics caused by plant viruses, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Western Australia conducted a review of existing literature, and found that the research gaps include a lack of climate change-scenario modelling for diseases caused by plant viruses, and ...