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Top news of the week: 28.07.2021.

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@BentheFidler shared
On Jul 25, 2021
RT @EricTopol: The 4 uplifting graphs from this week about the Delta variant....if you are vaccinated Infections https://t.co/f4O54pNX9K @sdut Vaccine effect https://t.co/7YoNHL2SIt @NEJM Hospitalizations https://t.co/EWtgB2Vjgx @jburnmurdoch @FT Deaths https://t.co/KSnUq3TiUh @NewStatesman https://t.co/YCOSQgSGQE
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Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant

Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant

Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant

@adamfeuerstein shared
On Jul 22, 2021
Will Biogen Al Sandrock’s open letter to the Alzheimer’s disease community change any minds? https://t.co/raeGDnNz30 Experts, weigh in!
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An open letter to the Alzheimer’s disease community from our Head of Research and Development, Alfred Sandrock, M.D., Ph.D.

An open letter to the Alzheimer’s disease community from our Head of Research and Development, Alfred Sandrock, M.D., Ph.D.

The Investor Relations website contains information about Biogen's business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts.

@ScottKirsner shared
On Jul 28, 2021
How are BOS startups spending record amounts of funding? On hiring, not office space... https://t.co/tA2pSX7tEu via @BostonGlobe (includes @Teikametrics, @ShoobxInc, @perch_hq, @Inkbit3D)
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How are startups spending record amounts of funding? On jobs, not offices

How are startups spending record amounts of funding? On jobs, not offices

If you are a living human who is in some way employable by a biotech or tech company, someone wants to hire you at a healthy salary.

@nvca shared
On Jul 27, 2021
In our latest Member Spotlight, we spoke to Juliet Tammenoms Bakker & Patrick Enright, Managing Directors at Longitude Capital, to learn more about their firm, investing in #healthcare & #biotech, the #entrepreneurs they support, and more! ⚕️ https://t.co/ps7LyvCCJ9
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NVCA Member Spotlight: Longitude Capital

NVCA Member Spotlight: Longitude Capital

In this NVCA Member Spotlight, we spoke to Juliet Tammenoms Bakker and Patrick Enright, Managing Directors at Longitude Capital, to learn more about their firm.

@GENbio shared
On Jul 26, 2021
IPO Raises $304M for Caribou, Developer of Gene-Edited Cell Therapies @CaribouBiohas launched an upsized initial public offering that raised $304 million in gross proceeds—about $50 million more than projected just a day earlier. Learn more: https://t.co/Smp6icoRNQ https://t.co/QGVkKPti0H
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IPO Raises $304M for Caribou, Developer of Gene-Edited Cell Therapies

IPO Raises $304M for Caribou, Developer of Gene-Edited Cell Therapies

Caribou Biosciences, the developer of gene-edited cell therapies co-founded by Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, PhD, has launched an upsized initial public offering that raised $304 million ...

@PearlF shared
On Jul 28, 2021
Raised $180M Series C & coming 2 Kendall Square: Toronto-based AI for drug discovery @deepgenomics planning to open a 10,000 sq ft Cambridge office. Softbank Vision Fund 2 led round & Fidelity, Khosla, @trueventures invested too. https://t.co/60iINqq1OF Story by @anissagardizy8
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Toronto A.I. meets Boston biotech: Deep Genomics raises $180 million to automate drug discovery

Toronto A.I. meets Boston biotech: Deep Genomics raises $180 million to automate drug discovery

The startup aims to save drugmakers time and money during research and development, and give them access to key information and patterns through software tools.

@BentheFidler shared
On Jul 23, 2021
Caribou raises $304M in one of gene editing's most lucrative IPOs https://t.co/eSAHJZoGaZ by @NedPagliarulo $CRBU $CRSP $EDIT $NTLA $BEAM $VERV #CRISPR
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Caribou raises $304M in one of gene editing's most lucrative IPOs

Caribou raises $304M in one of gene editing's most lucrative IPOs

The IPO is several times larger than what CRISPR Therapeutics, Intellia and Editas raised several years ago, and ranks well ahead of a more recent offering from gene editing startup Beam. 

@big4bio shared
On Jul 27, 2021
Paul Sagan, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at @LaVoieGroup, discusses the growing investment case for ESG reporting within the #biotech field. #lifesciences #expert #insight #ESG #corporate #investing Learn more here: https://t.co/WXPWE6SmuF
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LHS Expert Insights: ESG Issues for Life Science Innovators

LHS Expert Insights: ESG Issues for Life Science Innovators

Interviews with our senior practice managers about issues of important to life science innovators Paul Sagan, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, discusses ...