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On Oct 17, 2020
@adamfeuerstein shared
RT @HankGreelyLSJU: I've got a fun piece in @statnews First Opinions on Oct-Dec 1980: 2 months that shaped biotech. https://t.co/oo5jhLy0wt Five big things happened in 59 days. Is it meaningful or coincidence? I don't know. Is it important? Probably not, but I think it's interesting. You might, too.
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The two months in 1980 that shaped the future of biotech

The two months in 1980 that shaped the future of biotech

Five events in a two-month span in 1980 propelled the nascent biotech industry and university biotech research into the future.

On Oct 19, 2020
@Prof_ChrisMason shared
RT @OriBiotech: Some more great coverage of our $30m Series A fundraise in @pharmiweb_com - thank you for the write up. Check out the article here: https://t.co/OLNSH5mb6j #celltherapy #genetherapy #manufacturingbrighterfutures
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Ori Biotech Raises $30 Million in Series A Financing to Advance Innovation in Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing

Ori Biotech Raises $30 Million in Series A Financing to Advance Innovation in Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing

Syndicate led by leading life science investors Northpond Ventures alongside Octopus VenturesOctober 14, 2020, London, UK and Woodcliff Lake, NJ - Ori Biotech Ltd (Ori), a leading innovator ...

On Oct 18, 2020
@NatureBiotech shared
RT @UMassMedical: Guangping Gao, PhD, & #NobelPrize2020 winner Jennifer Doudna are both on @NatureBiotech's list of top translational biotech researchers for 2019. The #genetherapy pioneer & director of @UMMSGeneTherapy was on the 2018 list too. https://t.co/DQLXMsOuro @nresearchnews #UMassMedNews
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Guangping Gao makes list of Nature Biotechnology Top 20 translational researchers

Guangping Gao makes list of Nature Biotechnology Top 20 translational researchers

An influential scientific journal’s list of top translational biotech researchers for 2019 includes Guangping Gao, PhD. Rankings are based on total patents for the year, among other ...

On Oct 19, 2020
@Prof_ChrisMason shared
RT @OriBiotech: More great coverage on our $30m fundraising announcement - big thanks to @BioProcessIntl for this write up: https://t.co/cvzL7XeZ3U #celltherapy #genetherapy #manufacturingbrighterfutures
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With $30m in hand, Ori looks to advance closed cell therapy tech

With $30m in hand, Ori looks to advance closed cell therapy tech

Ori Biotech will use $30 million to finalize and test its closed and automated cell and gene therapy technology.

On Oct 15, 2020
@adamfeuerstein shared
@juliaskripkaser This will make you literally laugh out loud. https://t.co/Ojs5XxSDd9
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DEDUCED RECKONING: Northwest Biotherapeutics is finally ready for prime time

DEDUCED RECKONING: Northwest Biotherapeutics is finally ready for prime time

Dr. Alton Boynton set out to harness the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.

On Oct 14, 2020
@BiotechSweden shared
Bharat Biotech fast-tracks Covid-19 vaccine development; company cuts phase-2 size, will seek nod for phase-3 #BioTech #ui via https://t.co/2sI0UxJbpn https://t.co/x7E5Lm3xGA
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Bharat Biotech fast-tracks Covid-19 vaccine development; company cuts phase-2 size, will seek nod for phase-3

Bharat Biotech fast-tracks Covid-19 vaccine development; company cuts phase-2 size, will seek nod for phase-3

Instead of testing the vaccine candidate on 750 healthy volunteers in Phase-2, as approved for its clinical trial protocol, the company will now be testing it on just 380 volunteers. ...

On Oct 15, 2020
@BiotechSweden shared
RT @NovAccessGlobal: https://t.co/onXMuM3q1B #biotech #therapeutics #diagnostics #cancerresearch #cancertreatment #ivst #xsnx $IVST $XSNX https://t.co/eYwlgNvDDy
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NovAccess Global Appoints Dwain Irvin, Ph.D., MPH as New Chief Executive Officer

NovAccess Global Appoints Dwain Irvin, Ph.D., MPH as New Chief Executive Officer

Leadership by world-renown cancer researcher signals commitment to driving current and forthcoming biomedical opportunitiesCLEVELAND, OH / ACCESSWIRE / October 15, 2020 / NovAccess Global, ...

On Oct 15, 2020
@BiotechSweden shared
SPACs Surge as Biotech Booms #BioTech via https://t.co/2sI0UxJbpn https://t.co/DVt8D4lCpx
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SPACs Surge as Biotech Booms

SPACs Surge as Biotech Booms

NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: As the world has focused on the search for COVID vaccines and therapeutics, biotech IPOs have quietly gone bonkers. As a matter of fact, 2020 is on track ...