Newshub reports: Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has confirmed the Government was offered 30,000 more vaccines to help with the Northland meningitis outbreak in 2018 – but did not take it.Pfizer’s Anne Harris confirmed at the Health Select Committee on Wednesday that it offered the additional vaccines to the Ministry of Health in November last year, despite […]
Lightning in a bottle
These bolts, which resemble lightning, are the result of excited argon atoms returning to their ground state. Pedro Amaral and Donald Hall, PhD candidates at Drexel University, created the demonstration by injecting argon gas into a round-bottom flask. Using a Tesla coil as a source of electrons, they generated excited argon radicals to form argon plasma. The argon atoms released light as they returned to their ground state. This photo is part of a 24-part series... Читать дальше...
Clay Guida believes he has a lot of good time left in MMA before retirement from competition becomes a serious discussion for him.
Two NL West sellers received an A for their deadline activity
ATLANTA — With a second straight trip to the playoffs firmly in their sights, the Atlanta Braves had plenty of options for improving their roster at the trade deadline. They could’ve pursued a position player to replace the injured Nick Markakis. Another starting pitcher would’ve fit nicely in a rotation that has been shaky at
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The researchers, led by Hans-Peter Kiem, used CRISPR to modify hematopoietic stem cells from nonhuman primates. They then introduced a naturally occurring mutation that increases the amount of fetal hemoglobin.
Under the terms of the deal, Exelixis is paying Aurigene $10 million up front for exclusive options to license three existing programs. The two companies will then launch three drug discovery programs led by Aurigene on mutually agreed-upon targets.
Although the lawsuits over who owns the rights to gene editing technique CRISPR seemed to be mostly settled in September 2018, a recent dispute between the University of California and the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Broad Institute suggested the battles aren’t done yet.
Companies from across the globe share business and pipeline updates.
Many cities, regions and states have an interest in developing the life sciences as being drivers of the economy, creating good-paying jobs both directly and indirectly. Here’s a look at recent news concerning some of these efforts around the country.
Novartis announced that its Phase III MONALEESA-3 clinical trial of Kisqali (ribociclib) hit its key secondary endpoint, overall survival, in a pre-planned interim analysis.
Adaptimmune announced several changes to its executive leadership team. Perhaps the biggest news is that Rafael Amado, president of R&D, is leaving the company “to pursue other opportunities.”
Researchers with Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center recently published research that followed 270 cancer patients treated with Bristol-Myers Squibb’s checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab). The research reported impressive improvements in five-year survival rates.
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a two-year budget deal that will allow appropriators to fill defence coffers with USD738 billion next year. Both House and Senate lawmakers have passed legislation suspending the debt limit through July 2021, while also setting discretionary spending at
Three companies have submitted their bids to land the US Army’s Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) programme after recently completing a competitive ‘sense-off’. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon all participated in the service’s LTAMDS
Strong defence sales in the German domestic market helped Rheinmetall offset falling automotive sales to conclude the first half of the year with improved revenues and earnings. The Dusseldorf-based group reported a 2% rise in sales to EUR2.8 billion (USD3 billion): a figure that masked a 7% fall
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) reported on its website on 31 July that Typhoon fighters scrambled from Ämari airbase in Estonia on 28 July to intercept a Russian Il-76 transport flying close to the country’s airspace. Four Typhoons from the RAF’s XI(F) Squadron, attached to 121
The first-in-class Project 20385 corvette Gremyashchiy made its public debut in Russia’s Navy Day parade in St Petersburg on 28 July. The corvette represents a further development of the Project 20380 Steregushchiy class, from which the Gremyashchiy ’s sensors, communications, and fire
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are vying to build four 50 kilowatt (kW)-class lasers for US Army Stryker vehicles after the service picked Kord Technologies as the prime contractor for an effort that could top USD490 million. In July, the service awarded Kord Technologies with a USD203 million
The US Navy (USN) is looking to tap technological advancements like the Lockheed Martin Aegis combat system – supported Common Source Library (CSL) to develop quicker responses to emerging surface sea threats like unmanned systems, Christian Minster, company programme director for Surface Navy
The Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL), the organisation that manages the German Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga club football competitions, has renewed its integrity partnership with Sportradar.