Tag: investment
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Ionis Options Cardiac Drugs in $1.5 Billion Deal
Biotechnology company Ionis Pharmaceuticals is providing drug maker Novartis first access to two experimental drugs for controlling proteins that promote cholesterol and triglycerides, which contribute to heart disease.
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Precision Health Tech Network Expands, Invests $400M
Digital Life Alliance, a consortium of enterprises applying advanced technologies to health and medicine that plans to offer personalized solutions, is expanding to 7 members, as well as iCarbonX, the company that founded the network.
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Stem Cell Therapy Company Formed, Staked to $225M
A pharmaceutical company and health care venture investor are forming BlueRock Therapeutics, a biotechnology enterprise to design regenerative medicine treatments with stem cells.
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Start-Up Reprogramming Stem Cells to Treat Heart Failure
A new enterprise, spun-off from the Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, plans to regenerate heart muscle from other cells to treat heart failure.
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Company Launches to Discover Gut-Brain Therapies
A California Institute of Technology biologist is starting a new enterprise to discover treatments for neurological disorders through pathways originating in the gut.
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Novartis Acquires Sickle-Cell Drug Developer
Drug maker Novartis is acquiring Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corp., a developer of treatments for pain episodes associated with sickle cell disease, for $665 million.
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Blood Stem Cell Start-Up Launches, Earns $48.5M Funding
A new enterprise, spun-off from Harvard University stem cell labs, aims to make stem cell transplants from bone marrow safer and more reliable.
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Fertility Device Company Gains $9.7M in Early Funds
A two year-old medical device enterprise making a fertility tracker for women is raising $9.7 million in its first venture finance round.
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Oxford, Evotec Partner on Drug Discovery
A collaboration between University of Oxford and a German drug discovery company aims to speed promising new treatments to the market, including support for start-up enterprises.
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Crowdfunded Digital Health Investment Fund Launches
An investment fund raising its capital through crowdfunding began operations this week to back start-up enterprises developing digital health technologies.