Tag: entrepreneurs
-
Biotech Start-Up Gains $90M for Neurodegenerative Diseases
A one year-old biotechnology company developing treatments for diseases of microglia cells in the brain, is raising $90 million in new venture funds.
-
Psychedelic Therapy Company Raises $80M in New Funds
A developer of drugs from psychedelic compounds for mental health conditions is raising $80 million in its second venture funding round.
-
New Company Forms to Ease Scientific Data Operations
A new company spun off from Harvard University aims to simplify data analysis, management, and collaboration for life science researchers.
-
Infographic – Schools Graduating Women Entrepreneurs
The top universities producing women entrepreneurs are much the same as the schools graduating the most start-up founders overall.
-
Liquid Biopsy Tech Adapted for Covid-19 Testing
A company developing non-invasive liquid biopsy tests for cancer received NIH funding to extend that technology for quick Covid-19 virus tests.
-
Biotechs Partner on Synthetic Plant-Based Drugs
Two biotechnology companies are designing new processes to produce ingredients much like those found in drugs made from plants for essential medicines.
-
RNA Manufacturer Goes Public in $282M Merger
A company producing synthetic RNA for agricultural and biomedical applications is now a public company after a special-purpose acquisition.
-
Protein Chemistry Biotech Acquired in $2B Deal
Drug maker Bayer is acquiring a company discovering new therapies with a technology that reveals complex protein targets considered difficult to address.
-
NIH Funds Programmable mRNA to Treat Cancer
National Cancer Institute is funding research on using programmable synthetic messenger RNA to treat two types of solid tumor cancer.
-
Pharma, Biotech Partner on Off-the-Shelf Cell Therapies
A biotechnology enterprise is teaming with a pharmaceutical company to develop off-the-shelf therapies for malfunctioning mitochondria, energy centers of cells.