Lymphoid organs, in which antigen presenting cells (APCs) are in close proximity to T cells, are the ideal microenvironment for efficient priming and amplification of T-cell responses. However, the systemic delivery of vaccine antigens into dendritic cells (DCs) is hampered by various technical challenges. Here we show that DCs can be targeted precisely and effectively in vivo using intravenously administered RNA-lipoplexes (RNA-LPX) based on...
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Walmart partners with Uber and Lyft for grocery delivery as it battles Amazon
Walmart wants to deliver groceries to your door and the grocery giant is getting some help from Uber and Lyft.
The company will test a grocery delivery program with the two ride-hailing giants...
Systemic RNA delivery to dendritic cells exploits antiviral defence for cancer immunotherapy
Lymphoid organs, in which antigen presenting cells (APCs) are in close proximity to T cells, are the ideal microenvironment for efficient priming and amplification of T-cell responses. However, the systemic delivery of vaccine antigens into dendritic cells (DCs) is hampered by various technical challenges. Here we show that DCs can be targeted precisely and effectively in vivo using intravenously administered RNA-lipoplexes (RNA-LPX) based on...
AVM Biotechnology raising $17.5M to improve safety and delivery of stem cells
Seattle-based AVM Biotechnology is raising more cash for its technology that helps improve stem cell delivery.
AVM executive Michael Kuran confirmed an SEC filing that shows the company in the process of raising a $ 17.5 million round, but wouldn’t provide further details about investors or how...
How drones could transform healthcare delivery and save lives around the world
Amazon’s delivery network continues to expand, retailer to offer two-hour delivery in Berlin, report says
Amazon plans...
Flirtey makes first urban drone delivery in FAA test, beating Amazon to the punch
A startup named Flirtey says it’s executed the first FAA-approved urban drone delivery in the United States, in a test that could blaze a trail...
Amazon turns to Ian Freed, former Fire Phone leader, to run restaurant delivery, report says
Ian Freed, the Amazon executive who helped lead the retailer’s ill-fated Fire Phone efforts, has re-emerged at the company, according to a...
Amazon to expand Uber-like Flex delivery service to standard packages, report says.
First, Amazon created Flex, an Uber-esque home delivery service for Prime Now customers. Now, the retailer appears to be contracting with private drivers to deliver even standard packages to customers’ doors — cutting out UPS even more.
In a story published Thursday, Reuters...
How Amazon inspired a drone delivery system for birth control in Ghana
When U.N. health experts were trying to come up with a way to deliver contraceptives to women in hard-to-reach areas of Ghana, they took a page from Amazon’s drone delivery playbook. Their pilot project, known as Dr. One, was reportedly inspired in late 2014 by the Seattle-based online retailer’s...
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