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On Nov 5, 2020
@MassBio shared
To celebrate outstanding support for #biotechnology education in MA, @MassBioEd is holding its 5th Annual Champions for Biotechnology Education Awards Reception on 11/18. Read our blog to see this year's honorees: https://t.co/eNZTaxZrvR
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MassBioEd Champions for Biotechnology Education

MassBioEd Champions for Biotechnology Education

To celebrate outstanding support for biotechnology education in Massachusetts, MassBioEd is holding its 5th Annual Champions for Biotechnology Education Awards Reception on Wednesday, ...

On Nov 9, 2020
@BiotechWorld shared
RemeGen grabs one of the world's largest ever biotech IPOs https://t.co/vVkNkMTcet https://t.co/KbisaveApL
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RemeGen grabs one of the world's largest ever biotech IPOs

RemeGen grabs one of the world's largest ever biotech IPOs

RemeGen has raised $515 million on the Hong Kong exchange in one of the largest biotech IPOs ever produced.

On Nov 6, 2020
@GENbio shared
Erbi Biosystems Raises $3.8M to Expand Technology Platform. Funds will be directed toward #microfluidic bioprocess and bioreactor equipment to enable ultra-high cell density and continuous processing. Learn more: https://t.co/RuvCStCzX1 #bioprocessing https://t.co/UemuJufC9M
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Erbi Biosystems Raises $3.8M to Expand Technology Platform

Erbi Biosystems Raises $3.8M to Expand Technology Platform

Funds will be directed toward microfluidic bioprocess and bioreactor equipment to enable ultra-high cell density and continuous processing.

On Nov 4, 2020
@WIRED shared
The promise of synthetic biology offers us the chance to redesign life, policy, funding models, business, and equitable access that goes along with it. But biology is advancing fast, and our societal structures must keep pace with the rate of change. https://t.co/d0xYvLTqnm
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The Xenobot Future Is Coming—Start Planning Now

The Xenobot Future Is Coming—Start Planning Now

We're on the cusp of being able to program biological systems like we program computers. That raises some thorny questions.

On Nov 6, 2020
@ldtimmerman shared
Reflections from a Wisconsin Boy. https://t.co/xnbsaSxoZo
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Merck Buys VelosBio, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Surprise & a Reflection from Wisconsin

Merck Buys VelosBio, Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Surprise & a Reflection from Wisconsin

My first real journalism job flashed to mind this week. It was 1998-1999. I was a kid reporter fresh out of the University of Wisconsin. My job was to cover Dane County government for The ...

On Nov 6, 2020
@BiotechWorld shared
Chutes & Ladders—Novartis alums Jimenez, Fishman unveil their next act https://t.co/oUWoKegqsu https://t.co/Uwdf8N5FO9
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Chutes & Ladders—Novartis alums Jimenez, Fishman unveil their next act

Chutes & Ladders—Novartis alums Jimenez, Fishman unveil their next act

Novartis alums Jimenez, Fishman unveil their next act, Deep Genomics nabs a CBO from Synlogics, and Santhera's CMO hits the exit.

On Nov 9, 2020
@ksbosley shared
Just read great article on covalent drugs in @cenmag by @beth_halford ...Great to see Jus Singh with the lead quote - he had such a vision to make this happen. and h/t to @jennifercpetter @NMahanthappa and the whole former Avila team. https://t.co/Uy7nlaPGbU
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Covalent drugs go from fringe field to fashionable endeavor

Covalent drugs go from fringe field to fashionable endeavor

Designing molecules that make bonds with their biological targets is in vogue

On Nov 7, 2020
@big4bio shared
RT @big4bioSD: "Our SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/Flu B Combination Test leverages reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technology to provide 'true PCR' results in about 30 minutes using a handheld device." #COVID19 https://t.co/pTAYhwrl7W
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Mesa Biotech to Receive Additional $13 Million from US Health and Human Services to Develop 30 Minute SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/Flu B Test

Mesa Biotech to Receive Additional $13 Million from US Health and Human Services to Develop 30 Minute SARS-CoV-2 & Flu A/Flu B Test

/PRNewswire/ -- Mesa Biotech, developers of an affordable, easy to use, handheld testing platform for infectious disease diagnosis, today announced it has been...