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Revolutionizing Disease Detection with Cost-Effective Nanotechnology:
Researchers have introduced Subak, a groundbreaking tool utilizing fluorescent silver nanoclusters for nuclease digestion detection in nucleic acid sensing, offering a cheaper and simpler alternative to traditional methods. This innovation, costing only $1 per reporter, has the potential to make disease detection, including COVID-19 testing, more accessible and affordable. (SciTechDaily)
Moderna Closes Gap on Pfizer's Comirnaty Market Share:
Moderna's Spikevax gains on Pfizer's Comirnaty, capturing 48% of the U.S. COVID-19 retail market during the fall vaccination season. Despite overall declining sales, Moderna's less steep revenue fall and strategic shift towards an mRNA platform signal a pivotal year ahead. (Fierce Pharma)
Moderna Advances Cancer Vaccine Production Amid Contract Manufacturing Shifts:
As Moderna transitions beyond its COVID-focused era, the company is expanding its manufacturing capabilities, particularly for its individualized neoantigen therapy program in cancers in partnership with Merck. This move includes a significant investment in a new facility in Marlborough, Massachusetts, aimed at bringing its personalized cancer vaccine, mRNA-4157, to commercial scale, marking a pivotal shift towards broadening its therapeutic portfolio. (Fierce Pharma)
European Megacaps Propel Stocks to Record Highs Amid Economic Headwinds:
Europe's stock market has reached new heights, driven by megacaps like Novo Nordisk, ASML, and LVMH, despite underlying economic challenges. Their significant gains highlight a shift in investment trends towards companies with global growth potential, even as smaller firms struggle to attract attention amidst concerns over economic weakness and potential geopolitical impacts. (Reuters)
PermitFlow Raises $31M for 'TurboTax of Construction Permitting:
PermitFlow, a Y Combinator alum, secured $31 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins to expand its construction permitting software. Dubbed the "TurboTax for construction permitting," PermitFlow automates the permitting process, aiming to streamline operations for general contractors and developers, thus making housing development more efficient and affordable by helping shorten the time it takes to get permits. (TechCrunch)
Regulator Advises Banks to Manage Risks in Fintech Partnerships:
U.S. bank regulator emphasizes the need for banks to actively manage risks when partnering with fintech companies, highlighting concerns over the regulatory gaps in the payments system and the complexity of monitoring risks in partnerships with nonbank fintech entities. (Reuters)
Dominion Energy Partners with Stonepeak for Virginia Offshore Wind Project:
Dominion Energy announces the sale of a 50% stake in its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project to Stonepeak for $3 billion, aiming to leverage the investment firm's resources for the $9.8 billion, 2.6 GW project. This strategic partnership, which maintains Dominion's operational control, is designed to share construction costs, protect against unforeseen increases, and improve the project's credit profile, with regulatory approvals pending for a 2024 closure. (Renewable Energy World)
Braya Begins Renewable Diesel Production in Canada:
Braya Renewable Fuels has started producing renewable diesel at the converted Come-by-Chance refinery in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. With an initial capacity of 18,000 barrels per day, the company, backed by Cresta Fund Management, aims to expand into sustainable aviation fuel and explore green hydrogen production, marking a shift from traditional to renewable fuel sources. "The on-site production of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and green hydrogen offers proven alternatives to fossil fuels and significantly decreases the carbon emissions linked to hard-to-abate sectors such as heavy-duty transport, aviation, and heavy industry," Braya said in a statement. (Reuters)
Natural Gas Price Decline Triggers US Oilfield Job Losses:
The plummeting natural gas prices have led to significant job losses in the US oilfield sector, with over 4,680 positions cut since December. Energy companies like Chesapeake Energy and Comstock Resources are reducing drilling operations in response to the price drop, and offshore rig operator Diamond Offshore announced it would lay off 176 employees in Louisiana starting this month after it permanently closed its West Auriga rig in the Gulf of Mexico. These signal more potential layoffs and a challenging year ahead for the industry. (Reuters)
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