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.

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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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Example Sentences

Hemgenix—developed by the pharmaceutical company CSL Behring, based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania—uses a modified virus to deliver a gene to the recipient’s liver cells.

From Scientific American

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

Drugmaker CSL Behring announced the $3.5 million price tag shortly after the FDA approval, saying its drug would ultimately reduce health care costs because patients would have fewer bleeding incidents and need fewer clotting treatments.

From Seattle Times

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

That clause was included in Referendum 48, which was passed in 1997 and funded the construction of Lumen Field, which was a condition of Paul Allen’s purchase of the team from Ken Behring.

From Seattle Times