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BMS and Prime ink potential $3.5bn deal to develop T cell therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

As part of the deal, which could be worth $3.5bn, BMS will gain developmental support and therapeutic reagents from Prime Medicine.

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New COVID test doesn’t use scarce reagents, catches all but the least infectious

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Addresses major testing need in developing world; also in US, where reagent supplies are again dwindling Credit: Brian Jenkins A major roadblock to large scale testing for coronavirus infection in the developing world is a shortage of key chemicals, or reagents, needed for the test, specifically the ones used to extract the virus’s genetic material, (..)

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New Corona test developed

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However, it requires expensive laboratory equipment and global shortages of reagents […]. Evolutionary Anthropology Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is the most widely used diagnostic method to detect RNA viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.

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Roche donates additional medicines and diagnostics for Ukraine

The Pharma Data

Roche today announced the donation of additional medicines and diagnostics to Ukraine. Beyond the already communicated 150,000 packs of an antibiotic medicine the new donation includes another 4,600 packs of specialized medicines for the treatment of influenza, rheumatoid arthritis, SMA and various cancers.

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Scientists propose potential method for imaging-guided synergistic cancer therapy

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LIN Wenchu from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science developed a synthesis of metal-free multifunctional therapeutic reagents, called graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots embedded in carbon nanosheets (CNQD-CN), via a one-step hydrothermal treatment. WANG Hui and Prof.

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Are microtaggants the key to making medicines smarter?

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Pharmaceutical companies are accountable for ensuring that their medicine is safe when it comes into the hands of patients. Specific apps could also alert healthcare providers if vulnerable patients are failing to scan their medicine. This technology can also play an important role in supporting virtual clinical trials.

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Swittons Introduces Smart IoT Devices for Pharmaceutical Lab Digital Transformation Initiatives

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Driven by technological advances and the development of precision medicines, these modernization initiatives are designed to propel laboratory efficiencies into the future, allowing scientists to spend more time on science. Reorder reagents. Notify of spill/cleaning needed. Equipment occupancy notification. Summon a lab runner.