Top news of the week: 20.10.2021.
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Why We’re Launching GEN Biotechnology
In 1981, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News launched as the newspaper of record for the fledgling biotechnology industry. Publications come and go, but GEN has stayed the course for ...
Analysis: Deals, data buzz could help biotech shares exit Wall St's 'no man's land'
Sluggish U.S. biotech shares could require a wave of deal-making or exciting clinical trial results if the sector wants to join the stock market's party after lagging Wall Street's broad ...
The Man Behind Moderna on What’s Next in Biotech
Noubar Afeyan runs a unique venture creation business called Flagship Pioneering, which doesn’t just invest in companies—it develops areas of innovation and performs the research.
China hopes to work closer with U.S. firms in NEVs, biopharma -industry minister
China hopes U.S. firms will strengthen their cooperation with Chinese companies in the areas of new energy vehicles, biopharma and next-generation information and communication technology, ...
Now Hiring: COVID-19, VC Surge Fuels Biotech Job Gains in Massachusetts and California
The life sciences workforce grew in 2020 to all-time highs in the states with the nation’s two largest biopharma clusters, according to recently published data by industry groups in ...
More Than One-Fourth Of America’s 400 Richest Went To One Of These 12 Colleges
While the nation's wealthiest graduated from more than 150 universities, these schools have the most Forbes 400 alumni.
Leaked memo: Moderna's CEO responds to criticism that the $135 billion biotech is prioritizing vaccine profits over helping poorer countries
"We are now criticized for doing what we promised," Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel wrote in response to criticism of its COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
MassBioEdge Partner Spotlight: LabCentral Experiences the Crown Difference
LabCentral, a shared laboratory space designed as a launchpad for life sciences and biotech startups, partners with Crown through the MassBioEdge, for its full-service lab coat program. ...