BioSpace News Archive

Policy

U.S. Patent Office Grants First Charpentier/Doudna Patent Covering CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing

The patent covers the use of an optimized guide RNA format in all environments including human cells.

June 19, 2018
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2 min read
Teva Pharmaceuticals Honored with Klaus Tschira Human Resources Innovation Award

Teva is committed to providing access to affordable medicine around the world

June 19, 2018
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5 min read
Business

Enamine and TBD Biodiscovery Collaborate to Provide GMP-Based Services

Enamine and TBD Biodiscovery collaborate to provide GMP-based services.

June 19, 2018
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3 min read
Business

NantKwest Names Sonja Nelson Chief Financial Officer

NantKwest, Inc. announced the elevation of Sonja Nelson, chief accounting officer for the company, to the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

June 19, 2018
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3 min read
Alzheimer Society Research Program awards $2.9 million to Canadian researchers

The Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) is pleased to announce it has awarded $2.9 million to 29 researchers across the country to advance research

June 19, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Kallyope and Novo Nordisk Announce Collaboration to Discover Novel Therapeutics for Obesity and Diabetes

Kallyope Inc. and Novo Nordisk A/S announced that they have entered into a research collaboration and option agreement to discover novel peptide therapeutics to treat obesity and diabetes.

June 19, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Dynamk Capital Announces Advisor Dream Team

Dynamk Capital announces their all-star list of advisors.

June 19, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Tower MSA Partners’ Rita Wilson and Other NAMSAP Directors Discussed Opioids and MSAs at the National Council of Self-Insurers Conference

A recent California Workers’ Compensation Institute study showed that 69.4 percent of the MSAs it reviewed allocated funds for opioids, despite evidence-based guidelines that indicate that opioids are not appropriate for long-term use or chronic pain.

June 19, 2018
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2 min read
BioForest

U.S. News Announces Keynote Speakers to Headline Healthcare of Tomorrow 2018

Executives from Humana, Intermountain Healthcare, MD Anderson, Dana-Farber, Catholic Health Initiatives, Optum, the NYPD and more are among event’s headliners

June 19, 2018
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3 min read
Genetown

Founders Fund Leads $36 Million Financing Round in Emulate, Inc.

Emulate, Inc. announced that it has secured a $36 million Series C financing round

June 19, 2018
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5 min read