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Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz, a professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has received a five-year, $1.95 million federal grant to study what causes autoimmunity in the human body. Autoimmune diseases, which occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own organs, tissues and cells, are the third most common group…

United Parcel Service Inc. is stepping up its actions in support of justice, reform and equality for black Americans in response to the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others. UPS said June 8 it urges immediate passage of the federal Antilynching Act and state-based hate crime bills, including Georgia’s. UPS is among numerous…

Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) has launched its Halo One Thin-Walled Guiding Sheath for peripheral arterial and venous procedures. The device features a 1 Fr wall thickness sheath made from braided single-lumen tubing that is fitted with a female lure hub at the proximal end and a formed atraumatic distal tip. The thin wall reduces the size of…

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released new data on the bioscience industry in the United States. The new report, The Bioscience Economy: Propelling Life-Saving Treatments, Supporting State & Local Communities, analyzes the bioscience industry’s economic footprint, the significant role of small- and mid-sized companies, and the industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s bioscience…

Having closely watched and funded a Canadian biotech partner’s IL-6 drug for two and a half years, CSL Behring is snapping it all up. The buyout of Vitaeris arrives as IL-6 — a proinflammatory interleukin typically associated with arthritis — has garnered interest as a potential culprit for the acute respiratory distress syndrome that plagues…

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) today released new data on the bioscience industry in the United States. The new report, The Bioscience Economy: Propelling Life-Saving Treatments, Supporting State & Local Communities, analyzes the bioscience industry’s economic footprint, the significant role of small- and mid-sized companies, and the industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s bioscience…