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$2 Billion Biotech Licensing Deal Cancelled
A licensing deal with a potential value of more than $2 billion between two biotechnology companies for a new breast cancer drug was cancelled on Friday.
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Growing Engineered Algae Outdoors Shown Feasible, Safe
A test of cultivating genetically engineered algae in outdoor tanks shows the production technique is feasible and does not pose risks to native algae populations.
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Technology Has Changed Investing – Here’s How
Let’s take a quick look at the ways in which technology has changed the world of investment.
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Synthetic Retina Developed with Natural Materials
A chemistry lab in the U.K. developed a synthetic retina made of natural materials resembling human tissue that in lab tests detects static, moving, and grey-scale images.
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Gene Therapy Start-Up Raises $41M in Early Funds
A 1 year-old enterprise developing gene therapies to treat rare inherited metabolic disorders is raising €37.5 million ($US 40.8 million) in its first venture funding round.
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Computer Vision, Deep Learning Aid Prosthetic Hands
A built-in camera and artificial intelligence can improve the speed and grasping ability of a prosthetic hand, as shown in tests with people missing a hand.
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23andMe, Grünenthal Partner on Pain Genetics
A personal genetics company in Silicon Valley is collaborating with a German pharmaceutical company to better understand the relationship between genetics and pain.
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Stem Cell Parkinson’s Model Devised for Drug Screening
A team from University at Buffalo created brain cells from adult stem cells that in lab tests display the same nerve misfirings seen in people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Unexpected Ways Digital Technology Creates People-Focused Businesses
What companies have failed to identify so far is that digital technology can also be used as a tool to maximize the human capital in the business world.
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Paper-Metal Antimicrobial Layers Designed
A lab at Rutgers University devised a method for sending an electric current through inexpensive paper and metal layered surfaces, which in lab tests kills harmful microbes.