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Behring

American  
[bay-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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Today, CSL Behring is entirely responsible for commercializing the treatment.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

The low point: There might be no lower point in team history than Aug. 30, 1988, the date when Ken Behring bought the team from the Nordstrom family.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2022

We had good weather, bright, clear, and not so cold, for our 750 miles passage across Behring Sea to Dutch Harbour on the island of Unalaska, the most important of the Aleutian chain.

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