Tag: economics
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New Venture Fund Backs Underserved, Academic Start-Ups
A new $300 million venture capital fund is underway that aims to support technology start-ups often left behind by larger mainstream investors.
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Essay – Find the Missing Vaccine Doses
Biden’s vaccine distribution team needs to find those doses, and fast, before their shelf life expires.
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U.S. Rejoins WHO, Participates in Int’l Vaccine Project
In one of its first actions, the Biden administration rejoined the United States in the World Health Organization, reversing a policy of its predecessor.
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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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Universities Form Joint Engineering Patent Pool
A group of 15 American universities are putting part of their engineering patents into a common licensing pool for commercial development.
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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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Essay – Enlist U.S. Retailers for Vaccine Distribution
A promising solution for vaccine distribution is staring policy-makers in the face, on street corners and shopping centers across the U.S., retail chain stores.
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Infographic – Late Charge Boosts Biotech Index
The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index, an indicator of investor interest in the industry, rose in December to close up by 26 percent for the year.
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Financial Asset Managers Supporting Net Zero Emissions
Thirty asset managers, directing investments worth some $9 trillion, agreed to encourage their clients to achieve global net zero greenhouse gas emission goals.
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Infographic – Rich Nations Buy Most Covid-19 Vaccines
U.S., European Union, and five other countries, representing 14 percent of the world’s population, already bought up 53 percent of initial supplies of Covid-19 vaccine doses.