Category: Finance
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Institutions Join Global Health Breakthrough Network
Wellcome Leap aims to establish a model for faster design and development of health breakthroughs, beginning with elimination of administrative obstacles.
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Food Allergy Biotech Raises $40M in New Funds
A biotechnology company designing proteins in food products and therapies for people with food allergies is raising $40 million in its second venture round.
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Crispr Heart Disease Biotech Raises $94M in New Funds
A company applying Crispr gene-editing technology to treat inherited heart disease is raising $94 million in its second venture funding round.
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2020 Venture Funds Mixed, Biotech Keeps Sizzling
Total venture investments in dollars jumped to a new high in the U.S., while biotechnology remained the single hottest sector in 2020.
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US Govt to Buy 1.25M Regeneron Covid-19 Therapies
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is buying up to 1.25 million more doses of Regeneron’s Covid-19 antibody therapy, for $2.63 billion.
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Drug Price Disruptor Biotech Raises $500M in New Funds
A start-up biotechnology company that aims to bring drugs to market at lower cost is raising $500 million in its second venture funding round.
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Synthetic Biology Company Raises $105M in New Funds
A company developing cellular and genetic therapies for cancer designed like electronic circuits is raising $105 million in its second venture round.
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Synthetic Virus Company Forms, Raises $77M
A new biotechnology enterprise is underway that develops synthetic viruses attacking solid tumor cancers, based on research at the Salk Institute.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Heat-Stable Multi-Virus Vaccine
A biotechnology company is receiving a federal grant for a vaccine in freeze-dried form to prevent infections from Covid-19 and Ebola viruses.
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VR Assessed for Job Re-Entry After Brain Injury
The Kessler Foundation is studying virtual reality as a tool to help people with traumatic brain injuries prepare to re-enter the work force.