Top news of the week: 16.03.2022.
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‘It’s not medical’: Oregon wrestles with how to offer psychedelics outside the health care system
Psychedelic legalization in Oregon was widely promoted as a way to treat depression and trauma and, even among those writing regulations, there is confusion around how medical psychedelics ...
Investing in inclusion: Women in the VC and startup ecosystems
VC deal activity for female-founded companies with female angel participation covered nearly 30% of all deals in 2021, a trend that started in 2018 and continues to grow today.
$3.3 billion healthcare data startup Komodo Health is gearing up for an IPO in a move that could test the choppy health-tech market
Komodo Health has hired banks to go public this year. Its IPO would test the waters of a market that's been highly skeptical of health-tech stocks.
Massachusetts Leads Global Life Sciences Industry
Originally published by the Life Sciences Times on March 10, 2022 The Life Sciences industry is growing rapidly all over the world, especially since the COVID-19 Pandemic started. ...
Venture Investment in Crispr Gene Editing Spurs Innovation, Hunt for IP
Increasing venture-capital investment in gene-editing technology is fueling a rush to secure intellectual property in a sector that promises to spur advances across several areas of ...
Analysis: SPACs splash the cash to salvage deals as market unravels
SPACs are turning to costly new tactics to keep investors from jumping ship as market confidence wanes in the once red-hot alternative to IPOs.
Healing a Sick System: From Big Pharma to Our Pharma
Imagine a world where insulin and PrEP are available to all who need them at affordable prices, that the Lyme disease vaccine was still on the market. Imagine that new drugs provided new ...
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