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Today, the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) published its consolidated investment case, alongside the costed plans of the member organizations. Launched at the end of April 2020, at an event co-hosted by the Director-General of the World Health Organization, the President of France, the President of the European Commission, and The Bill & Melinda…

CSL Behring has struck a deal to buy uniQure’s late-phase hemophilia B gene therapy AMT-061 for $450 million upfront. The agreement will catapult CSL to the front of the race to bring a hemophilia B gene therapy to market, pitting it against companies including Pfizer.  UniQure has turned perceptions of its hemophilia B gene therapy around in…

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced late-breaking data on a number of its life-changing products to treat people with structural heart diseases. The data included findings on the MitraClip™ system for transcatheter mitral valve repair and data on two first-in-the-world devices approved in the EU: the TriClip™ system* for transcatheter tricuspid valve repair and the Tendyne™…

LabCorp (NYSE:LH) has launched a new test designed to assess the capacity of antibodies in plasma to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It says the assay can be used in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and in screening convalescent plasma for prophylactic and therapeutic use. Read original article here

MedTech Innovator, the premier nonprofit accelerator in the medical technology industry, today announced the 50 companies selected to participate in the organization’s flagship four-month Showcase and Accelerator program, featuring the industry’s most transformative device, diagnostic, and digital health technologies from around the globe. These up and coming startups will receive unparalleled visibility and access to…

Scientist.com, the healthcare industry’s leading marketplace for life science research, announced today the launch of VERIF.i®, a standardized supplier pre-assessment program. Research organizations use VERIF.i to evaluate the facilities, personnel and processes supporting the sourcing of human biological samples and research services involving animals. Supplier pre-assessments improve quality management, reduce costs and reduce risk. “VERIF.i…