Month: August 2022
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Venture to Build Cell, Gene Therapy Businesses
A joint venture with business development and bio-manufacturing companies aims to build new cell and gene therapy businesses to advance treatments from Mayo Clinic labs.
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Trial to Test Smart Watch to Guide Blood Thinners
A clinical trial is planned to test heart rhythms measured with an Apple smart watch to guide use of blood thinning medicines in people with irregular heartbeat.
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Level Up As An Entrepreneur
As a start-up or a small company, it is nearly impossible to do anything in the business world in isolation.
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Taking a Break
I’m again organizing the annual photography exhibit at National Press Club that appears in the Club’s main lobby during the month of September.
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Infographic – U.S. Drug Prices vs. Other Countries
Rand Corporation published a study comparing U.S. drug prices to 32 other countries, and found U.S. residents pay on average 190 percent of the price paid elsewhere in the world.
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Biotech Business Complex Slated for Colorado
A developer backed by a life science/real estate joint venture announced plans to create a new campus for biotechnology and related businesses in Boulder, Colorado.
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Cannabinoid Synthesis Process Licensed to Spin-Off Company
A genetic technology for synthesizing cannabinoid compounds without cannabis cells was licensed to a company spun-off from the lab that developed the process.
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AI Recreates Tumor Environment for Precision Cancer Care
A bioinformatics company designed an algorithm that digitally recreates the support network for tumors from RNA sequences, to guide precise treatments for cancer patients.
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Synthetic Bio Chemicals Start-Up Gains $5M in Early Funds
A new enterprise using digital and synthetic biology to create sustainable chemicals at industrial scale is raising $5 million in pre-seed round funds.
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Infant Gut Microbiome Biomarker Study Underway
A clinical study has begun analyzing infants’ stool samples to determine the characteristics of healthy microbial communities in young children.