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October 16, 2023

HSTalks

Dr. Stephen J. Russell discusses strategies, applications and challenges with oncolytic viruses.

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July 11, 2023

Post-Bulletin

A decade ago, Stacy Erholtz was one of two participants in a clinical trial at Mayo Clinic to see how viruses can be engineered to fight cancer.

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April 11, 2023

Post-Bulletin

The Rochester-based Vyriad grew from Mayo Clinic’s Employee Entrepreneurship Program and has grown rapidly in the Med City.

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April 3, 2023

Pulse

How Dr. Kah-Whye Peng and Dr. Stephen Russell have refocused Vyriad through culture.

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December 21, 2022

Medical Life Sciences

In a recent study researchers developed a measles virus (MeV)-vectored vaccine capable of inducing high neutralizing antibody (nAb) responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

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October 18, 2022

Blood Cancers Today

Blood Cancers Today works with contributors to highlight recent thought-provoking and practice-changing articles in different specialties. In this edition, Nora Bennani, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine and T-Cell Lymphoma Research Program Director at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, highlights recent research in T-cell lymphoma.

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September 19, 2022

Post-Bulletin

Vyriad has added Scott Beck to its team as chief operating officer. Beck served in many roles in his 30 years at Mayo Clinic, including chief operating officer of Laboratory Services.

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June 16, 2022

Discovery's Edge

For Dr. Peng, holdups are not just obstacles to clear. They’re opportunities to take stock of issues that will face health care professionals and patients.

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April 7, 2022

KIMT3

Interview with Dr. Kah Whye Peng discussing an oral COVID-19 vaccine developed by Vyriad.

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March 18, 2022

Post-Bulletin

Mayo Clinic researcher Dr. Kah-Whye Peng, an early innovator in the field of oncolytic virotherapy, co-founded two Rochester biotech start-ups that are quickly growing into major companies.

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November 12, 2021

DNA Weekly

Vyriad is developing the next generation of targeted cancer therapies using engineered viruses that selectively attack cancer cells and ignite robust immune responses to prevent cancer recurrence. I sat down for a fascinating conversation with Stephen Russell, Co-founder and CEO of Vyriad, to hear about this incredible technology and its potential to transform oncology treatment forever.

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October 21, 2021

Reuters

A COVID-19 booster vaccine that can be given by mouth to people who already have antibodies from vaccination or prior infection has yielded promising results in monkeys and is likely to be tested soon in humans, according to the company developing it. A report of the study posted on Monday on bioRxiv ahead of peer review says Vyriad is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to plan human trials.

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August 23, 2021

Post-Bulletin

Immunocompromised Washington, D.C., attorney Samuel Shafner was unsure of his risks, even though he was vaccinated. A desire for more detailed answers about his immunity led him to Rochester’s Imanis Life Sciences and its Immuno-Cov test.

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May 24, 2021

Oncology Convention

Speaking on the latest episode of the Biotech 2050 podcast, Alice Bexon, the Chief Medical Officer for Vyriad, discussed the history of oncologic viruses and recent developments which she had been involved in

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March 10, 2021

CNET

Got a positive COVID-19 test? Take a deep breath and use this guide to make sense of the situation.

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March 10, 2021

Verywell Health

Key Takeaways: Non-vaccinated people can still get vaccinated people sick with COVID-19. Vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 may have less severe symptoms because the body mounts an immune response and adapts to prevent the coronavirus from replicating. More research is needed about how the COVID-19 vaccines respond to emerging variants.

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February 25, 2021

Post-Bulletin

Vyriad, a Rochester biotech firm founded by Mayo Clinic researchers, is developing an oral vaccine for the coronavirus that could be used as a booster in the months after the initial wave of vaccinations.

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February 16, 2021

FOX9

Vyriad, a scientific research lab based in Rochester, Minnesota, started working on a COVID-19 vaccine early last year and lab testing shows its delivery method and properties could give people immunity to the virus.

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January 13, 2021

Observer

The Observer, in advance of the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, names Imanis Life Sciences and sister company Vyriad as one of the hottest health startups from flyover country of 2021.

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December 23, 2020

Authority Magazine

Imanis Life Sciences CEO and co-founder, Dr. Stephen Russell, talks to Authority Magazine about Heroes – what makes a hero, heroes in his own life, and heroes amid the current world climate.

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December 17, 2020

Health

As the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine distribution process begins in the United States, there’s plenty of deliberation around who gets the vaccine, and when.

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December 9, 2020

KAAL TV

While many wait for news of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, a Rochester company says it has created something that can help figure out if you can fight the virus off on your own.

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December 9, 2020

Post-Bulletin

How immune are you? That’s the question developers of a new COVID-19 antibody test or assay hope to answer for patients and doctors.

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December 7, 2020

Star Tribune

So, what’s your titer? That question, still strange sounding, may soon become important as vaccines bring about the endgame for COVID-19.

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November 19, 2020

BioWorld

As COVID-19 vaccines ready themselves for market, two companies have turned their attention to what comes next – verifying whether the vaccines provide effective and lasting protection against SARS-CoV-2.

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November 9, 2020

Medical News

Researchers in the United States have estimated that the proportion of people in New York City who developed antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is around one in eight.

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October 4, 2020

Decision Resources Group "Conversations in Health"

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August 28, 2020

Star Tribune

Six months now into this perplexing and powerful pandemic, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing our “front line” heroes whenever we venture out and also when we don’t.

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July 20, 2020

Post-Bulletin

Vyriad, a growing Rochester biotech firm founded by Mayo Clinic researcher Dr. Kah-Whye Peng and Dr. Stephen Russell, has started dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial of a possible late-stage cancer treatment.

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June 12, 2020

KARE 11 News

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June 11, 2020

Star Tribune

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June 11, 2020

Myeloma Crowd Radio

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May 22, 2020

Star Tribune

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May 13, 2020

Med City Beat

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March 4, 2020

Finance & Commerce

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November 21, 2019

Star Tribune

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November 6, 2019

Rochester Post-Bulletin

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September 3, 2019

Discovery's Edge

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March 8, 2019

Post-Bulletin

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January 31, 2019

KIMT

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January 17, 2019

Rochester Rising

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July 27, 2018

Immuno-Oncology News

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June 11, 2018

Star Tribune

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March 28, 2018

Twin Cities Business

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August 13, 2017

Journal of Oncology

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August 8, 2014

Science Friday

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