Tag: entrepreneurs
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Infographic – Billion Dollar Start-Ups by Women Jump in 2021
In 2021 the number of new women-owned unicorns rose sharply, although the percentage gained only a little.
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Drug Discovery Biotech Inks Partnering Deal, Gains $175M
A biotechnology company discovering protein therapies in fungi is collaborating with drug maker GlaxoSmithKline to find new small molecule drugs.
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Synthetic Antibodies to be Designed with Organoids
A biotechnology enterprise plans to discover synthetic antibodies with 3-D printed lymph node tissue for future licensing to a pharma company.
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Networked Defibrillator Gains $22M in Early Funds
A company creating a networked community defibrillator device for people suffering cardiac arrest is raising $22 million in its first venture round.
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Infographic – Corp. Venture Funding Leaps in 2021
In 2021, total investments from corporate venture capital reached $169.3 billion for the year, up from $70.1 billion in 2020.
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Collaboration to Build Digital Pathology Algorithms
The Cleveland Clinic and PathAI, a company developing digital pathology systems, are partnering on creating new diagnostic and analytical algorithms.
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NSF Backs Smart Wearable Stethoscope
A medical technology company is receiving a small-business grant to advance a wearable at-home lung monitoring system for people with respiratory diseases.
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Species Restoration Company Raises $60M in New Funds
A biotechnology start-up aiming to restore extinct animal species with gene editing is raising $60 million in its first venture funding round.
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Start-Up Designs RNA Drugs on Demand, Raises $40M
A new company is applying artificial intelligence and other computational techniques to quickly design and discover RNA components for precision therapies.
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Biotech Converting CO2 to Food Components Raises $7M
A start-up company creating a process to convert carbon dioxide into food protein elements with microorganisms is raising $7 million in seed funds.