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Behring

American  
[bey-ring] / ˈbeɪ rɪŋ /

noun

  1. Emil von 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.

  2. Vitus Bering, Vitus.


Behring British  

noun

  1. Emil ( Adolf ) von (ˈeːmiːl fɔn). 1854–1917, German bacteriologist, who discovered diphtheria and tetanus antitoxins: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1901

  2. a variant spelling of Bering

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CSL Behring declined to comment on the drug’s pricing beyond its public statement.

From Scientific American • Dec. 9, 2022

Biopharmaceutical firm CSL Behring manufactures the gene therapy treatment Hemgenix, which allows patients with hemophilia to produce a protein that makes their blood clot in open wounds and halt prolonged bleeding.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2022

Behring and Schwartz are co-managing partners of 3G Capital Partners Ltd, which owns 29% of RBI's shares.

From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2022

In 1997, the Seahawks were in danger of being moved to California under former owner Ken Behring.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2021

I went from Seattle last spring up the coast round the Alaskan peninsula, into Behring Sea, and so to Fort St Michael, where I landed.

From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward

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