Top news of the week: 25.08.2021.
Companies And Industries
Kids’ Nose Cells Are Primed to Fight Viruses, May Explain Milder COVID-19
The cells in children's airways are primed for sensing viruses, resulting in a strong early innate antiviral response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
As Delta Variant Surges, More Biopharma Companies Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines
Fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, life science companies have issued policies on COVID-19 vaccines, including verbiage around exemptions or solutions for medical objections.
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Sabatini, biotech founder and mTOR pioneer, ousted after sexual harassment investigation
David Sabatini, the scientific founder of several biotechs, has been ousted from his lab after a sexual harassment investigation. The high-profile cell signaling and cancer metabolism ...
Biotech Company Earns Two Patents for Targeted Delivery of Psychedelic Meds
Psycheceutical Inc. was issued two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for what it calls a “precision duplicity” approach to delivering psychedelic drugs to patients.
Biotech founder David Sabatini placed on leave following investigation into sexual harassment
The prominent biology professor and biotech founder at MIT has been accused of sexual harassment and placed on administrative leave.
Theravance Drug Candidate for Ulcerative Colitis Fails To Meet Primary Endpoint
Izencitinib was generally well tolerated and its safety data were consistent with expectations, but it failed to achieve its primary endpoint of seeing a change in the total Mayo score at ...
Despite upbeat tones from analysts, Fate Therapeutics' stock drops on blood cancer readout
Fate Therapeutics saw its shares in the red after-hours Thursday night as durability concerns cast a shadow over its latest blood cancer data drop.