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Samantha Truex officially unwraps Upstream Bio, her secretive, OrbiMed-backed biotech with $200M in the bank By @MaxGelman https://t.co/Bb9KWjbIpV
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Samantha Truex officially unwraps Upstream Bio, her secretive, OrbiMed-backed biotech with $200M in the bank

After Samantha Truex shut down Quench Bio early last year, she knew she wanted to get back into the biotech world and run another company. The path just ended up more winding than initially expected. Truex had joined Atlas Ventures a couple months after Quench closed up shop, and the

@JohnCendpts shared
On Jun 2, 2022
Samantha Truex officially unwraps Upstream Bio, her secretive, OrbiMed-backed biotech with $200M in the bank By @MaxGelman https://t.co/Bb9KWjbIpV
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Samantha Truex officially unwraps Upstream Bio, her secretive, OrbiMed-backed biotech with $200M in the bank

Samantha Truex officially unwraps Upstream Bio, her secretive, OrbiMed-backed biotech with $200M in the bank

After Samantha Truex shut down Quench Bio early last year, she knew she wanted to get back into the biotech world and run another company. The path just ended up more winding than initially ...

Gilead poaches new pharma development and manufacturing chief from cell therapy 2.0 player

Gilead poaches new pharma development and manufacturing chief from cell therapy 2.0 player

Gilead has raided one of the up-and-coming cell therapy 2.0 biotechs to find its new head of pharma development and manufacturing. Dan O’Day’s pharma player has recruited Stacey Ma from ...

Evonik to Build $220M Lipid Plant in U.S. for mRNA-Based Therapies

Evonik to Build $220M Lipid Plant in U.S. for mRNA-Based Therapies

In partnership with the U.S. government, Evonik Industries is investing more than $200 million to build a lipid manufacturing facility in the United States. 

For pharma services firms, big assets can pose major risks

For pharma services firms, big assets can pose major risks

Despite a spotty track record, contract development and manufacturing organizations push on in their acquisition of drugmakers' factories

Book traversal links for The top 10 largest biopharma M&A deals in 2019

Book traversal links for The top 10 largest biopharma M&A deals in 2019

Biopharma M&A got a big boost moneywise in 2019. The three largest delivered more than $150 billion, with Bristol-Myers Squibb's $74 billion takeover of Celgene setting a new record. ...

The Biggest European Biotech News of 2021

The Biggest European Biotech News of 2021

In spite of the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the European biotech industry has emerged stronger than ever this year. These were the key moments for the sector in 2021.

Teesside factory making Covid vaccine gets £400m injection

Teesside factory making Covid vaccine gets £400m injection

Japanese owner makes single biggest investment in UK pharmaceutical manufacturing in decades

Is AI delivering on the hype?

Is AI delivering on the hype?

AI was flagged as the most disruptive technology in the pharmaceutical sector. AI has been deployed across the pharma value chain, from drug discovery and repurposing, clinical trial design ...

Biotech Roundup: BIO on Racism, AbbVie Antibodies, IPO Surge & More

Biotech Roundup: BIO on Racism, AbbVie Antibodies, IPO Surge & More

At the start of 2020 thousands of biotechies anticipated spending the second week of June in San Diego, hobnobbing at the annual conference hosted by the