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ARTICLES BY SARAH GREYBIRD

Ceres Nanosciences announces plans for significant growth in Prince William County, Virginia

Prince William County, VA – December 12, 2017 – Ceres Nanosciences (Ceres) is pleased to announce its recent expansion in Prince William County, Virginia. Following a successful fundraising round in 2017, Ceres has rapidly expanded both its staff and its facilities to accommodate the growing demand for the novel Nanotrap® particle platform across the life sciences industry. The Nanotrap® particle provides enhanced sample processing capabilities to new and existing diagnostic tests for some of the most challenging diseases and conditions, such as Lyme disease, respiratory diseases, emerging infectious diseases and cancer detection, as well as for improved health and wellness monitoring....

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The Managers of GreyBird Ventures Partner with JF Healthcare in China

China, the world’s second largest and fastest growing market for healthcare products and services, cannot be ignored in the plans for any medical technology enterprise. It is a country where doing business as a foreign entity can be both highly complex and fraught with potential pitfalls. Therefore, the managers of GreyBird Ventures have decided to partner with a trusted enterprise, JiuFeng Healthcare (JF), to provide advice, assistance, and access to the Chinese market both for our firm and our portfolio companies. The GreyBird Managers have enjoyed a decades-long trustful relationship with the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of JF, Frank Wu...

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Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH and Saarland University Collaborate in Early Disease Detection Based on Molecular Markers: miRNA Experts Sign Framework Agreement

HEIDELBERG and SAARBRÜCKEN, November 14, 2017 – Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH, specialized in early disease detection using molecular markers derived from blood, and Saarland University agreed on a comprehensive framework agreement regarding an expanded collaboration in the field of molecular diagnostics. The work aims at the validation of miRNA biomarkers in blood samples, allowing for an early detection of common serious diseases including lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The project partners at Saarland University are the Department of Human Genetics and the Chair of Clinical Bioinformatics. Hummingbird Diagnostics has been maintaining long-standing research collaborations with both...

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Tasso, Ceres Nanosciences, George Mason University, and the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases receive $4.25M to develop a universal surveillance platform for infectious disease outbreaks.

MANASSAS, Va. — September 28, 2017 — Tasso, Inc. (Tasso), Ceres Nanosciences (Ceres), George Mason University (Mason), and the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) today announced the commencement of a $11.7 million program, funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), to develop a reliable, safe, and simple universal surveillance platform for infectious disease outbreaks. During this multi-year program, which will be initiated with $4.25 million in funding from DTRA, Ceres will integrate its Nanotrap® particle technology, which can capture, concentrate, and preserve pathogens and other biomolecules, into Tasso’s HemoLink™ device for simple and painless collection...

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Ceres Nanosciences and Innatoss Laboratories to Launch the Nanotrap® Lyme Antigen Test in the European Union

The Nanotrap® Lyme Antigen Test, a direct urine test for the presence of a Lyme bacteria protein, will be made available to patients throughout Europe. Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. (Ceres) and Innatoss Laboratories (Innatoss) announced today a partnership that will deliver the Nanotrap® Lyme Antigen Test out of Innatoss’ clinical testing laboratories in the Netherlands for patient benefit throughout the European Union. The Nanotrap® Lyme Antigen Test is the first highly-sensitive, urine-based test capable of directly detecting a Lyme protein antigen in a patient at any stage of infection. In 2015, Ceres launched the Nanotrap® Lyme Antigen Test for patients across...

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