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Longeveron (NASDAQ: LGVN) announced the results of its phase 1 trial for infants with a rare and serious congenital heart disease (CHD), known as hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Investegate announcements from BioNTech SE, BioNTech Starts Phase 1 Clinical Trial for Prophylactic Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Vaccine Candidate BNT163

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours. Scaling The Peaks (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Highs May 18) ...

CPS Tells Parents to Keep Children Home Wednesday After CTU Vote Chicago Public Schools students who have been learning in-person are being asked to stay home Wednesday after the Chicago Teachers Union voted to have teachers switch to remote-only learning this week, according to a press release from the district. In a letter sent to parents on Tuesday evening, CPS officials say that parents will be asked to keep children at home as a result of the CTU vote, which took place over the weekend. �...

Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Phase 1B of Vaccinations Begins, More Cases of UK Strain Reported © Provided by NBC Chicago A medical worker fills a syringe with the Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine (under the brand name of Sputnik V) at in Butovo, south Moscow. Illinois and Chicago both entered the next phase of their vaccination plans, Phase 1B, on Monday. Meanwhile, Chicago Public Schools pushed back the date kindergarten through eighth grade teachers were expected to return to schools after Chicago Te...

8 Additional Cases of More Contagious Variant of COVID-19 Reported in Illinois Illinois health officials have confirmed eight additional cases of a COVID-19 variant that spreads more rapidly than previous strains of the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to nine.   The virus, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is known as variant B.1.1.7. It has been shown in laboratory studies to spread more quickly than previous iterations of the virus, and has be...