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After $700 million and another round of layoffs, Peninsula biotech’s 22-year run nears end with merger
Even as the biotech industry thrives, the merger underscores that gobs of capital and fresh hopes are no guarantee of success.
Month: November 2020
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FDA sets Dec. 17 review date after Moderna reports further success with Covid vaccine
Cambridge biotech Moderna Inc. will submit its first-ever application for drug approval today after new trial data shows its Covid-19 vaccine is 94% effective at preventing the virus.
Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA) identified 196 cases of Covid among the 30,… […]
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Bridging the gap: Building tomorrow’s STEM talent requires deep industry engagement today
The day started unremarkably enough. Sarmed Anwar, who had immigrated to the United States with his family, went to his science class at Berkeley High School as usual. But instead of covering the typical course material that day, a group of people came… […]
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Big Data Powers Design of ‘Smart’ Cell Therapies for Cancer
Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research. […]
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In dash to secure room to grow, CEO makes personal connection to new space
The former headquarters of Hewlett-Packard is being converted into lab and office space for the white-hot area of cancer “liquid biopsies.”
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Combining light and sound to see underwater
The “Photoacoustic Airborne Sonar System” could be installed beneath drones to enable aerial underwater surveys and high-resolution mapping of the deep ocean. […]
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New Publication from I-SPY 2 Trial Highlights Signatera’s Ability to Predict Treatment Outcomes in Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer Patients
Study published in Annals of Oncology validates Signatera(TM) for use in neoadjuvant treatment response monitoring
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Natera,Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a pioneer and global leader in cell-free DNA testing, to… […]
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MapLight Therapeutics Receives $8.1 Million For Parkinson’s Disease Research
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — MapLight Therapeutics today announced a $8.1 million grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), to undertake a large-scale, systematic investigation of the brain circuits an… […]
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Imago BioSciences Expands Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Bomedemstat (IMG-7289) for the Treatment of Myelofibrosis into Hong Kong
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Bomedemstat–Imago BioSciences Expands Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Bomedemstat (IMG-7289) for the Treatment of Myelofibrosis into Hong Kong […]
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Kinaset launches with $40M and a JAK inhibitor from Vectura’s old pipeline
Kinaset Therapeutics is joining the search for a better severe asthma treatment, picking up where Vectura left off when it decided to clear house last year.
UK-based Vectura — which took a big hit when its most advanced candidate flopped in a Phase III… […]
