Top news of the week: 17.11.2020.
Drug, Medicine, Startup company, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Startups
.@MIT professor Robert Langer's 3% stake in @moderna $MRNA is now worth more than $1 billion. https://t.co/jE6JY2agqs
OpenMIT Scientist Bob Langer Becomes A Billionaire Thanks To Moderna Stock Rally
News that the biotech firm could soon release results from phase three trials of its Covid-19 vaccine sent shares soaring, lifting the net worth of early backer and prize-winning engineer ...
French drugmaker Sanofi has just invested $59 million in biotech investor Jeito Capital to fund innovation in the biopharma pipeline https://t.co/T9zrFjp1Ml
OpenFrench drugmaker Sanofi has just invested $59 million in biotech investor Jeito Capital to fund innovation in the biopharma pipeline
Sanofi, one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, has invested €50 million in new French-based VC Jeito Capital.
Japanese drugmaker takes full control of a Roivant biotech https://t.co/vqYJLgsAsl by @realJacobBell $UROV
OpenJapanese drugmaker takes full control of a Roivant biotech
With competition looming over one of its top drugs, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has been looking for new portfolio additions. It thinks it found one in Urovant Sciences.
Legend Biotech was that dark horse we spotted at 2017’s ASCO meeting. The company is famous for its CAR-T partnership with Johnson & Johnson around JNJ-4528. https://t.co/97an0mpHly
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Adagio Therapeutics is developing antibodies to combat Covid-19 as well as other coronaviruses, and has raised $80 million in venture capital to do so
https://t.co/0ZobIWRB6R
OpenAdagio Therapeutics Gets $80 Million for Coronavirus Antibody Trials
The biotech startup is developing antibodies as a treatment for and protection against the virus. It raised $50 million this summer.
Lilly backs a biotech's spinout and places a small bet on protein degradation https://t.co/UDlqN5ZjNI $LLY $BYSI $KYMR $ARVN $NRIX $CCCC
OpenLilly backs a biotech's spinout and places a small bet on protein degradation
An alliance with BeyondSpring spinout Seed Therapeutics makes Eli Lilly the latest pharma company to dive into the fast-emerging drug research field.
Zai Lab is a must-know name mainly because of its founder and CEO, Samantha Du, a celebrity entrepreneur and, in many people’s view, the godmother of China’s biotech industry. https://t.co/kawaheq70x
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RT @big4bioBOS: Massachusetts ranks No. 1 in the 2020 Milken Institute State Technology and Science Index, followed by No. 2 Colorado and No. 3 California. The ranking uses 105 metrics to determine each state's science and tech capabilities.
https://t.co/yycLimOK2N
OpenMassachusetts is the Best State for Technology and Science, says Milken Institute
Massachusetts ranks No. 1 in the 2020 Milken Institute State Technology and Science Index. The biennial assessment uses 105 metrics to determine each