Infectious Diseases – News and Features

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Biosearch Technologies Awarded Second Phase II Army SBIR Grant
The $750,000+ Phase II grant will continue the design and development of accurate assays for pathogens of military importance.

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Molecular Detection’s Detect-Ready™ MRSA Assay Demonstrates Strong Performance in Independent Comparative Study
First independent validation of detect-ready MRSA assay in a peer-reviewed scientific forum.

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Roche and German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Enter Research Agreement to Predict Cervical Cancer
Collaboration is based on recent DKFZ discovery suggesting cervical cancer risk may be more precisely determined.

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Roche Buys Full Rights to Danoprevir from InterMune
Agreement reinforces Roche’s leadership in the fight against hepatitis C.

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Hormone could boost plant immune systems
The discovery of a hormone acting like molecular glue could hold a key to bolstering plant immune systems and understanding how plants cope with environmental stress.

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CeGaT Offers Efficient Genetic Screening Via Next-Generation Sequencing
28 panels for nearly 400 genes are available as screening tool to gene testing.

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NIH Study Details Structure of Potential Target for HIV and Cancer Drugs
The high-resolution structure sheds light on how the molecule functions and could point to ways to control its activity to lock out HIV and cancer's spread.

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BAC Completes Feasibility Study in Providing Selective Ligands for Genmab’s UniBody® Platform
BAC has successfully completed and delivered positive results from the initial feasibility study of its CaptureSelect® in collaboration with Genmab.

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NHLBI Renews Programs for Nanotechnology Research
$65 million in contracts to help advance disease detection, delivery of therapies.

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CAP Cells Suitable for Commercial Vaccine Production?
CEVEC Pharmaceuticals has announced that CAP cells produce high virus titers upon infection with influenza strains.
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