Infectious Diseases – News and Features
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NIH Awards New Grants to Fund International Research Collaborations
The Fogarty International Center to award approximately $537,000 over three years to fund international research collaboration at five universities.
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GeneNews to Conduct Joint Project Funded by MYR 5 Million Grant from Malaysian Government
Malaysian Ministry of Health provides grant to develop blood-based diagnostic tests for liver cancer, Hepatitis B and nasopharyngeal cancer.
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Dynavax Presents Additional Phase 3 Data for HEPLISAV™ Hepatitis B Vaccine at EASL Medical Conference
HEPLISAV met its primary endpoint in this Phase 3 trial and demonstrated the vaccine's potential to provide increased protection against hepatitis.
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Envision ALR Announces Rapid Screening for Swine Flu Using Nanotechnology Based Plastic Electronics
Company commercializes high throughput and portable nanotechnology based screening for Swine Flu and other pandemics.
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Bioo Scientific Corp. Receives NIH Grant for the Development of Novel Anti-Viral Therapeutics
Researchers discover a mechanism by which several viruses suppress aspects of the cell to stabilize their nucleic acids to promote an efficient infection.
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Cepheid Announces European Release of Test for Simultaneous Detection of MTB and Resistance to Rifampicin
Company’s GeneXpert® system capabilities enable new TB diagnostic tool.
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QIAGEN Tests Clinically Verified for the Monitoring of Swine Flu
German Bernhard Nocht Institute and Spanish Reference Laboratory detect infections with the H1N1 strain using QIAGEN’s artus influenza test.
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Real-time and Dynamic Monitoring of Virus-mediated Cytopathogenicity with Roche’s xCELLigence System
Göttingen University study utilizes xCELLigence system from Roche Applied Science for testing of virus-mediated cytopathogenicity.
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ImQuest and Arisyn Announce Strategic Partnership to Develop Infectious Disease and Cancer Drugs
Partnership provides necessary support to develop Arisyn's portfolio of novel inhibitors for the treatment of infectious disease and cancer.
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Matrix Protein Key to Fighting Viruses
Durham University researchers are developing methods that show how proteins interact with cell membranes when a virus strikes.
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