Biotechnology news

• 2019 BIO World Congress Showcases Green Solutions to Address Global Challenges

  16-07-2019 21:35
  Last week, as presidential candidates trekked across the Hawkeye State and campaigned on addressing society’s most pressing challenges, biotech innovators wrapped up four days of showcasing the scientific solutions to climate change, hunger, pollution, and energy security.
  Biotech breakthroughs—such as biofuels that reduce carbon emissions, biodegradable plastics made from plants, or gene-edited plants that reduce agriculture’s impact on the environment—were center stage
  
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• Rare Disease Drug Development Increases but Challenges Remain

  16-07-2019 18:45
  In a recent study published by Tufts University, researchers found that rare disease drug development is now one of the fastest growing areas in drug R&D, with nearly one-third of all products in the global R&D pipeline targeting treatments for rare disease indications.
  Yet while innovative biopharmaceutical companies have increased R&D investment in rare disease drug development in recent years, challenges remain. For example, the report indicates that:
  Clinical through approval pha
  
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