Category: Finance
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Optogenetics Start-Up Raises $6M for Retinal Therapy
A new company developing a therapy using light-sensitive proteins for treating an inherited eye disorder is raising $6 million in seed funds.
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Infographic – Biotech Index Returns to Earth
It’s time to review the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index for 2021, an indicator of investor sentiment in an industry based on scientific research.
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Device Spin-Off Raises $2.2M in Seed Funds
A medical technology company developing a sensor device that monitors catheters draining excess brain fluid is raising $2.2 million in seed funds.
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Foundation Backing Expanded Pandemic Surveillance
A population genomics company is receiving foundation support for expanding its detailed surveillance of respiratory disease outbreaks in the U.S.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Biofilm Infection Peptides
A start-up company is receiving a National Institutes of Health grant to develop peptides for preventing bacterial films causing middle ear infections.
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Life Science Investors Add New $650M Fund
A venture capital investor specializing in health care and life science companies raised $650 million for new financing rounds.
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CEPI Funds Multi-Variant Covid-19 Vaccine
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations or CEPI is funding a new vaccine to protect against emerging Covid-19 variants and other coronaviruses.
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Messenger RNA Developer ETF Launches
A new exchange traded fund or ETF is underway for individuals to invest in companies developing vaccines or therapies with messenger RNA.
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NIH Opens $1M Maternal Health Diagnostics Challenge
National Institutes of Health began a competition for low-cost diagnostic technologies to improve maternal health, particularly in low-resource regions.
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AI-Aided Fall Prevention System Gains $30M in New Funds
A developer of a system using artificial intelligence to process video for preventing falls by older people is raising $30 million in its second venture round.