Tag: economics
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Infographic – Majorities Favor U.S. Vaccine Mandates
As the more contagious delta variant becomes the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain, a clear majority of American adults now favors employers mandating Covid-19 vaccines.
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Infographic – U.S. Leads Record Q2 Venture Funding
Venture capital financing broke global records in the second quarter of 2021, with investments in the U.S. accounting for nearly half of all dollars invested.
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Infographic – Biotech Index Rebounds in Q2
Since mid-May, NBI rose steadily, closing at 5,148 by the end of June, a gain of nine percent for the quarter and eight percent for the year.
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Infographic – Digital Divide Continues Across Platforms
Despite gains with smartphones, people with lower incomes in the U.S. continue to use digital technologies less than those with higher incomes.
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Trial Shows Same High/Low Dose Aspirin Outcomes
Results from a large-scale clinical trial show almost the same health outcomes for patients prescribed high or low doses of aspirin to prevent heart disease.
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Infographic – Health Care A.I. Funds Jump in Q1
Venture funding for start-ups providing artificial intelligence services in health care climbed to a record high volume in the first quarter of 2021.
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Synthetic Bio Company Goes Public in $2.5B Merger
A company developing synthetic biology and engineering tools for biotechnology is becoming a public company through a special-purpose acquisition.
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Biomanufacturing Materials Company Issues $500M IPO
Zymergen Inc., a developer of materials made with synthetic biology for industrial products is raising $500 million in its initial public stock offering.
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Concrete Mfring Processes Win CO2 Conversion Challenge
Two companies with alternative techniques for manufacturing concrete won a challenge competition to convert carbon dioxide into useful products.
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Nine Campuses Join Rural Food Research Fund
Nine universities in the U.S. are taking part in a program supporting research and entrepreneurs developing food and agricultural solutions in rural areas.