All Industry News articles – Page 6
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NewsGeneral Biomics and The Jackson Laboratory announce intellectual property licensing agreement
General Biomics, Inc. and The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) have announced an expansive and exclusive intellectual property licensing agreement across six areas of human health.
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NewsUS approves world’s first vaccine to protect honey bees
The world’s first vaccine for honey bees has been approved by authorities in the US.
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NewsGamechanging project could propel anti-microbial peptides into forefront of AMR battle
Experts from the University of Huddersfield have teamed up with an international consortium of partners for a four-year research project that aims to develop a new method for the commercial production of anti-microbial peptides (AMPs).
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NewsApplied Microbiology International announces plans for new open access journal, Sustainable Microbiology
Applied Microbiology International has announced that it will soon be launching a new open access journal, Sustainable Microbiology. It will be the first new journal launched by the society since Microbial Biotechnology in 2008 and will be published in partnership with Oxford University Press. Sustainable Microbiology is ...
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NewsApplied Microbiology International launches new corporate membership programme packed with benefits
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is delighted to launch its corporate membership programme, with a packed list of benefits and opportunities to fit the needs of any organisation.
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NewsVaccine for Lyme disease one step closer with promising six-month results
A vaccine for Lyme disease is one step closer after Pfizer Inc and Valneva SE reported positive results in their antibody persistence data six months after completing a three-dose or two-dose schdule in children and adults with vaccine candidate VLA15.
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NewsNew £1.7m containment facility will help prepare for future pandemics
A £1.7m laboratory building which will investigate infectious diseases has opened at the University of Warwick – helping to tackle some of the most globally important human diseases and prepare for pandemics of the future.
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NewsStudy of simple acoziborole regime raises hope for elimination of sleeping sickness in Africa
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Sanofi have announced treatment success rates of up to 95% from a Phase II/III study investigating the safety and efficacy of single-dose acoziborole, a potentially transformative investigational treatment for sleeping sickness.
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NewsClover’s vaccine candidate reduced household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A collaboration between Clover Biopharmaceuticals Ltd and the International Vaccine Institute showed that a household contact was 84% less likely to get a SARS-CoV-2 infection when the infected household member had received SCB-2019 (CpG 1018/Alum) compared to placebos.
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NewsBiovac signs deal with IVI to deliver oral cholera vaccine for African and global markets
South African based Bio-pharmaceutical company Biovac has concluded a ground-breaking licensing and technology transfer agreement with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), a non-profit international organisation headquartered in South Korea, for the manufacture of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV).
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CareersA day in the life of a dairy microbiome field scientist
My role with California-based microbial solutions company Native Microbials takes me from the lab to the heart of the herd
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NewsBird flu ‘could hit food availability in run-up to Christmas’
Kingston University Professor of Medical Microbiology Mark Fielder explains why the current strain of avian influenza is so contagious, how best to control the spread and the effect the outbreak is having on farmers, retailers and the UK economy.
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NewsAntimicrobial probiotic techniques extend fresh pasta shelf life by 30 days
Researchers have come up with a new protocol involving changes to product packaging and addition of bioprotective and antimicrobial probiotics, which adds 30 days to how long fresh pasta can be stored.
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NewsBacteria-based fat-free whipped cream could soon be on the menu
Food researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a fat-free whipped cream prototype built using bacteria instead of milk fat in both velvety and stiffer varieties.
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NewsNew research reveals wastewater treatment plants can catch a virus
Research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, reveals the implications for the surrounding environment iif a waste water treatment plant comes under viral attack.
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NewsLBT Innovations wins $1.5m in Australian government funding to develop APAS medical equipment
Microbiology diagnostic equipment manufacturer LBT Innovations has been awarded $1.5 million in federal Australian government funding to support further development of the company’s APAS Independence laboratory instrument.
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NewsNew drug is effective for treating complicated urinary tract infections
Researchers who compared new and older treatments for complicated urinary tract infections have found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.
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NewsNew immersive nanovaccine tackles Flavobacterium diseases in fish without injection
Researchers from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand have developed a nanovaccine to prevent bacterial gill diseases in freshwater fish species such as Tilapia and freshwater Asian sea bass.
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NewsUniversity of Oklahoma launching centre to meet state’s biopharmaceutical workforce needs
The Gallogly College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma plans to open an interdisciplinary workforce education and research centre in 2023 to serve the growing biopharmaceutical industry in Oklahoma.