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USC Researchers Turn the Body’s B Cells into Tiny Surveillance Machines

USC scientists and Paula Cannon, a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have discovered a way to turn the body’s B cells into tiny surveillance machines and antibody factories that can pump out specially designed antibodies to destroy cancer cells or HIV, two of medicine’s most

2024-08-07T12:06:46-07:00July 22nd, 2024|

L-Nutra Closes $47 Million in First Stage of Growth Investment Round

Congratulations to Dr. Valter Longo, Director of the Longevity Institute at USC and his venture, L-Nutra Inc., a premier nutri-technology company leading longevity science nutrition programs, on the closure of a $47M Series D funding. The round was led by a personal investment from Stephane Bancel, CEO at Moderna Inc., alongside Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles based middle

2023-12-06T08:54:49-08:00December 2nd, 2023|

How Trash Turns into Treasure in Labs at USC

Catapower Inc. is converting glycerol into something valuable: sodium lactate. Used in the food processing industry, the market for this non-toxic, environmentally friendly chemical is $1.5 billion and growing.

2020-12-23T18:57:36-08:00December 4th, 2019|