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Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic biotechnology company accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable consumption through its Lab-to-Market™ operating platform announces that it has agreed to exclusive terms to acquire the assets of MenoLabs, LLC, a women-founded company to treat menopause symptoms, drive research for women’s health and improve society’s understanding of menopause.

Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the appointment of Charlotte Jones-Burton, M.D., M.S. as senior vice president of product development and strategy.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced that Brian M. Culley, Lineage’s Chief Executive Officer, will present at the B. Riley Securities 2022 Virtual Oncology Conference, in a fireside chat hosted by Mayank Mamtani, Managing Director, Senior Biotech Research Analyst and Group Head of Healthcare Research at B. Riley Securities.

Goldfinch Bio today announced the appointment of Edwin (Ed) Tucker, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective immediately.

Horizon Therapeutics plc Announces First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2b Pivotal Trial Evaluating HZN-825 for the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and the National Cancer Center Japan have announced an international joint research project that will use Illumina’s high-throughput DNA sequencing to analyse the blood-based genomic profile and clinical information of patients living with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Anixa Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIX), a biotechnology company focused on the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious diseases, today announced that the company and its partner, MolGenie GmbH, have synthesized a compound that appears to be considerably more potent than nirmatrelvir at inhibiting Mpro, the main protease of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

InterVenn Biosciences, the leader in glycoproteomics, announced the appointment of Klaus Lindpaintner, MD, MPH, to the newly created role of InterVenn Distinguished Scientist.

GenSight Biologics, a biopharma company focused on discovering and developing innovative gene therapies for retinal neurodegenerative diseases and central nervous system disorders, reported that Leber Hereditary Optical Neuropathy subjects treated with LUMEVOQ® continued to experience significantly improved vision four years after a single injection of the gene therapy.

Verona Pharma plc announces it has completed patient enrollment with more than 800 subjects randomized in the ENHANCE-2 trial, evaluating ensifentrine for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.