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Lubrizol Life Science | October 28, 2020

Lubrizol Life Science Health (LLS Health) launches ASTAGILE™ microcapsules, its new sustainable, organic-certified, astaxanthin (Haematococcus pluvialis), microencapsulated with spirulina. The two ingredients have been uniquely combined in a patent-pending product designed to promote mental agility and support healthy ageing for young and senior adults. Astaxanthin is a carotenoid found in freshwater microalgae, and spirulina is a type of algae. Both have numerous health promoting effects....

Pharmaceutical Technology | April 16, 2020

Biopharmaceutical firm TScan Therapeutics has signed an agreement with Novartis to discover and develop therapies for the treatment of cancer. The companies aim to work on TCR-engineered T-cell therapies for solid tumours. TScan’s platform will identify cancer antigens that could be targeted by TCR-based treatments. As part of the deal, TScan will find and characterise TCRs while Novartis will hold an option to licence and develop TCRs for up to three new targets. Furthermore, Novartis wil...

Smh | June 01, 2020

Retail giant Amazon has intensified its push into Australia's highly competitive pharmaceuticals sector, brushing off industry opposition with a fresh trademark application for a range of private-label over-the-counter medications. Amazon filed the application for the 'BasicCare' trademark on Friday and refers to Amazon-branded medication which shoppers can buy directly from the e-commerce giant. The move comes as Amazon faces a fight with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia over a previ...

Prnewswire | August 28, 2020

Fixx Pharmaceuticals Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its biotechnology business operations in Las Vegas, Nevada and San Francisco, California. The company is focused on developing a cure for Hemophilia through the use of CRISPR gene editing. There are currently 20,000 people in the U.S. who suffer from hemophilia and 400,000 globally. "We are looking to commercialize a product as soon as possible," says Jesse John Francis Clark, founder of Fixx. "We are going to develop ...