Top news of the week: 19.05.2020.
#Biotechnology #COVID19 #biology #farming #technology #food
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J&J-backed CAR-T biotech Legend guns for $100M IPO but sees CRS death in early trial https://t.co/4e40uJIuaE https://t.co/UpLNx5nJTg
OpenJ&J-backed CAR-T biotech Legend guns for $100M IPO but sees CRS death in early trial
Legend Biotech is hoping it can ride the biotech IPO wave and take in a cool $100 million for its cell therapy work.
Meet the Harvard professor who became a billionaire thanks to coronavirus: https://t.co/excC5sVHd8 https://t.co/aqgUvaYWC7
OpenExclusive: Meet The Harvard Professor Who Became A Billionaire Thanks To Coronavirus
A decade ago, Timothy Springer made an investment on a fledgling biotech company. Now he talks about that bet and other investments.
RT @stephaniemlee: SCOOP: I obtained a whistleblower complaint about Stanford's COVID-19 study.
Turns out JetBlue's founder, a critic of the economic shutdowns, helped fund it.
And John Ioannidis and others allegedly ignored internal scientists' concerns about the test.
https://t.co/dExNhZTVX0
OpenJetBlueâs Founder Helped Fund A Stanford Study That Said The Coronavirus Wasnât That Deadly
A Stanford whistleblower complaint alleges that the controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientistsâ concerns that their antibody test ...
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Biotech âMapmakerâ Immunai Launches With $20M to Chart the Immune System
- by @frankvinluan
https://t.co/Eo3UEuGqBU
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OpenBiotech âMapmakerâ Immunai Launches With $20M to Chart the Immune System
It may seem like an unlikely link but the bodyâs response to arthritis may hold answers for better cancer drugs, says Luis Voloch, chief technology
#Biotechnology is key to building more resilient #food and #farming systems. The #COVID19 crisis shows us the fragility of these systems and shines a bright light on the essential role of #biology and #technology in our lives. More: https://t.co/ABO3gucrC2
OpenModernized Biotech Regulation Will Unleash Greater Innovation
Consumer transparency measures remain important
New book alert: Celebrating Entrepreneurs by MIT Prof. Ed Roberts. Explores the back-stories of the multiple entire industries pioneered by MIT entrepreneurs. Written by a rare individual who saw most of it happen first-hand, and helped guide much of it. https://t.co/hNxTX9pKZa
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Then, with in-depth coverage of the founders and companies that pioneered four industriesâbiotechnology, the Internet, from CAD-CAM to robotics, and modern financeâplus many other âŚ
Boehringer Ingelheim Acquires Northern Biologicsâ Preclinical Pipeline
- by @sarahdc
https://t.co/lWouYRRf6Z
OpenBoehringer Ingelheim Acquires Northern Biologicsâ Preclinical Pipeline
Two preclinical programs developed by Canadian biotech Northern Biologics have been acquired by privately held German company Boehringer Ingelheim, which