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San Diego Union-Tribune: Thermo Fisher set to produce test kits that can diagnose COVID-19 in four hours

Category: Business News

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world’s largest manufacturer of laboratory equipment, has announced that it has received emergency authorization to produce coronavirus test kits that can diagnose within four hours. The company — based out of Waltham, Mass., with West Coast headquarters in Carlsbad — said the Food and Drug Administration’s approval late Friday will allow […]

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Aftenposten: Ny Roche koronatest åpner for massetesting i Norge

Category: Business News

Den første av to nye maskiner som gjør det mulig å teste langt flere nordmenn for koronasmitte, ble fredag satt opp ved Oslo universitetssykehus på Ullevål. Den andre Sveits-produserte maskinen kommer til Norge fra Tyskland mandag. Den skal stå ved Akershus universitetssykehus (Ahus). Dette er et nytt og svært viktig bidrag i kampen mot koronaepidemien […]

Source: Aftenposten

Washington Post: American mom raises $1 million for daughter’s rare genetic disorder after skiing 125 miles across Norway

Category: Business News

A D.C. woman who skied 125 miles across Norway to raise awareness for her daughter’s rare genetic disorder returned to the comforts of home this week. Alison Reynolds, 46, raised about $1 million — more than twice her original goal — from businesses, friends, family, and other supporters to fund research for phenylketonuria, often referred […]

Source: Washington Post

Published: March 4, 2020

Press Release: Photocure announces new US patent for Hexvix

Category: Business News

Oslo, Norway February 14, 2020, Photocure ASA (OSE: PHO) is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted US Patent No. 10,556,010 covering the use of Blue Light Cystoscopy (BLC®) with Hexvix as neoadjuvant* therapy in the treatment of bladder cancer in patients who are scheduled for a cystectomy. Early stage study […]

Source: Photocure

Published: November 21, 2024

Bloomberg: Citi Doesn’t See Oil Revival From Virus Until 4Q

Category: Business News

Citigroup Inc. slashed its price forecasts for commodities from oil to copper and iron ore as it said the impact of the coronavirus looks much worse than it initially thought. Oil came in for the most severe downgrades, with the bank cutting estimates for the first three quarters. Citi also reduced its first-quarter copper projection, […]

Source: Bloomberg

Published: February 3, 2020