New York Blood Center Enterprises Grants Exclusive License to Big Eye Diagnostics for Diagnostic Biomarkers in River Blindness
NEW YORK, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) announced today it granted an exclusive commercial license to Big Eye Diagnostics for the rights to develop a diagnostic tool for onchocerciasis or river blindness.
- NEW YORK, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) announced today it granted an exclusive commercial license to Big Eye Diagnostics for the rights to develop a diagnostic tool for onchocerciasis or river blindness.
- River Blindness impacts 18 million individuals, with an additional 218 million at risk of contracting the disease.
- Furthermore, the resulting solution could streamline deployment in the affected geographies, addressing a significant need in the fight against river blindness.
- "This innovative work from NYBC and NIH provides the necessary foundation to improve diagnosis in a global effort to eliminate river blindness."