Top news of the week: 06.04.2022.
Startups
Forbes 2022 Next Billion-Dollar Startups List: Nominations Are Open
With this year’s Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups list, we’re looking for companies like alumni DoorDash, Benchling and Alchemy in their nascent days.
When a dire text message interrupted his talk, this doctor’s cancer research became painfully real
Oncologist Scott Lippman's team has stumbled upon findings that are already reshaping how patients are treated for head and neck cancer and could one day lead to new and more precise ...
Shehnaaz Suliman, MD, MPhil, Discusses Targeted Respiratory Therapies on “Close to the Edge”
On Episode 13 of “Close to the Edge,” Shehnaaz Suliman, MD, MBA, MPhil shares how she came to lead ReCode following a career that began as a physician in her native South Africa.
NIH’s cancer chief, Ned Sharpless, to step down
Ned Sharpless, who spent nearly five years leading the NIH’s cancer institute, will step down at the end of April, he told STAT.
Merck counting on heart drugs to boost business next decade
The pharma expects peak cardiovascular drug sales to exceed $10 billion next decade, by which time current top sellers Keytruda and Gardasil will no longer be patent protected.
Scrambling for Talent and More Office Space, Life Sciences Companies Relocate
Dozens of life sciences companies are relocating to accommodate more employees and production capacities.
Biotech Investor Sofinnova Investments Adds Executive Partner
Biotechnology investor Sofinnova Investments has hired a physician and drug-industry veteran to help it make venture-capital deals in startups developing treatments for cancer and other ...
Working at NuvoAir: A Digital Health Start-Up Focused on Respiratory Care
<p> Video interview with Lorenzo Consoli, Founder & CEO, which shares the details on what it's like to work at the NuvoAir.</p>