Tag: investment
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Duchenne Gene-Editing Company Launched, Raising $5M
A biotechnology start-up is applying a process for editing-out disease-causing mutations to correct the inherited disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Nuclear Cancer Therapy Company Launches, Raises $25M
A new company developing cancer therapies combining nuclear radiation and synthetic antibodies is starting up in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Tissue Regeneration Start-Up Gains $33M in Early Funds
A new enterprise founded by researchers at Stanford University aims to discover and develop drugs that repair and regenerate tissue from stem cells.
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Ford Investing $1B in Artificial Intelligence Start-Up
Ford Motor Company is investing $1 billion in a start-up enterprise that applies artificial intelligence to the operation and management of autonomous vehicles.
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Biotechs License Solid Tumor Therapy in $2.1B Deal
Biotechnology enterprise Immunomedics Inc. is licensing its enhanced antibody-based treatment for solid tumor cancers to Seattle Genetics, a developer of similar cancer drugs.
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Protein Drug Discovery Company Launches, Gains $50M
A biotechnology enterprise founded by faculty at Scripps Research Institute plans to discover new therapies based on complex interactions with human proteins.
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Immunotherapy Biotech Raises $102 Million in IPO
A biotechnology company developing treatments for solid tumors, harnessing the body’s immune system, for cancer patients most likely to respond is raising $102 million in its initial public stock offering.
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Allergy Immunotherapy Firm Raises $2M in Early Funds
A biotechnology company in Finland developing an allergy vaccine that harnesses the immune system is raising €1.85 million ($US 2 million) in its first venture funding round.
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Lilly Acquires Migraine Therapy Company in $960M Deal
Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company is acquiring CoLucid Pharmaceuticals, a developer of treatments for migraine pain and associated symptoms.
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Univ. Spin-Off Develops Lower Cost 3-D Metal Printing
A spin-off enterprise from University at Buffalo engineering school developed a machine that produces lower-cost aluminum parts with three-dimensional liquid metal printing.