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In autumn, stakeholders across the globe pledged to take more action in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Whereas from the push side new public and private initiatives appeared on the screen, discussion about which pull mechanism should be started first is in full swing. Meanwhile, small and medium-sized companies combine forces aiming to propel preclinical and early clinical R&D.

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Immuncheckpoint specialist Oxford BioTherapeutics has licenced the right to develop five bispecific antibodies for combination therapies using Wuxi Biologics’ WuXiBody platform.

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced today that its Board of Directors has named Daniel O’Day Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2019. Mr. O’Day is currently the CEO of Roche Pharmaceuticals. He has held the position since 2012, and prior to that led Roche Diagnostics.

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Liquid Plate Sealer® is a coating stabilizer for antibodies and antigens coated on polystyrene- or glass-surfaces.

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An analysis of health records of the whole Scottish population aged ?30 years revealed that people with diabetes have an increased risk for heart failure.

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William Anderson, currently CEO of Genentech, will be appointed CEO Roche Pharmaceuticals effective 1 January 2019. He will be based in Basel, report to Severin Schwan, Roche Group CEO and become a member of the Corporate Executive Committee.

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DIA Europe is more than a traditional meeting. It’s a chance to learn, engage, and grow as a healthcare professional alongside thousands of cross-functional collaborative leaders.

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British drugmaker AstraZeneca (AZ) has missed another opportunity to secure a share in the lucrative immunoncology market: a Phase III trial combining durvalumab with tremelimumab missed the survival endpoint.

Complete removal of phenol traces from DNA samples. DNA samples were purified using Phenol/Chloroform extraction and measured spectrophotometrically before (1.Phenol) and after (2.EchoCLEAN) Clean-up using the EchoCLEAN Organic Solvent DNA CleanUp Kit (in duplicates). After purification with EchoCLEAN (see flowchart, left) no residual Phenol absorption can be detected.

BioEcho Life Sciences develops novel kits for the isolation and processing of DNA and RNA. The new EchoCLEAN CleanUp kits for rapid single-step purification of RNA or DNA samples with removal of any residual denaturating salts or organic solvents increase the reliability in PCR and NGS analysis.

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LSP and Sofinnova Ventures co-led the financing of the Amsterdam-based gene therapy specialist  XyloCor Therapeutics.