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NY Students Among 300 Semifinalists Nationwide In Prestigious Science Competition NY Students Among 300 Semifinalists Nationwide In Prestigious Science Competition
NY Students Among 300 Semifinalists Nationwide In Prestigious Science Competition Dozens of students from New York have been named semifinalists in the country’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The Society for Science announced the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search for 2024 on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Participants were whittled down from 2,162 applicants from 712 high schools across 46 states, Puerto Rico, and 10 other countries. Students were chosen based on their outstanding research, leadership skills, and community involvement, as well as a commitment to academics and creativity in asking scientific …

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
COVID-19: Tarrytown-Based Company Wins Contract For Potential Treatment COVID-19: Tarrytown-Based Company Wins Contract For Potential Treatment
Covid-19: Tarrytown-Based Company Wins Contract For Potential Treatment Westchester-based Regeneron has landed a $450 million federal contract to produce a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cocktail that is already nearing the final stages of clinical trials. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which is located in Tarrytown, has been tasked with creating a cocktail that would include a mixture of antibodies that could help keep those infected by the virus from getting sicker and keep healthy people from getting sick. The anti-viral antibody cocktail is part of Operation Warp Speed for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). Vaccines, whi…

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by Zak Failla
Business
COVID-19: Tarrytown-Based Regeneron Creating 500K Test Kits For State COVID-19: Tarrytown-Based Regeneron Creating 500K Test Kits For State
Covid-19: Tarrytown-Based Regeneron Creating 500K Test Kits For State Hundreds of thousands of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits are being provided to New York State by Westchester-based Regeneron free of charge as medical facilities plan to ramp up testing statewide. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, located in  Tarrytown, announced it is creating 500,000 test kits for the state, at no charge amid a national shortage of kits and swabs. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that Regeneron began distributing the tests this week, and will be shipping approximately 25,000 per day as they continue ongoing deliveries. Cuomo announced that Corning will be donating 100,000 …

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by Zak Failla
News
Federal Government Turns To Westchester Company For Coronavirus Treatment Federal Government Turns To Westchester Company For Coronavirus Treatment
Federal Government Turns To Westchester Company For Coronavirus Treatment With coronavirus rapidly spreading throughout the world at an unprecedented rate, the federal government is turning to an area company to help develop a treatment to combat the virus. Tarrytown-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals reached an expanded agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help combat the virus, which has impacted more than 81,000 people across the globe as of Thursday, Feb. 27. Related story: Are You Likely To Get The Coronavirus? Virus May Join Seasonal Illness Landscape, Experts Say A total of 81,109 cases have been confirmed globally. Of …

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by Zak Failla