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Genentech is eliminating 474 employees, mostly based out of its South San Francisco facilities. The job cuts are expected to be permanent.
After almost 15 years since the first gene therapy trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) began, the dream of a DMD gene therapy drug is getting closer to a reality.
Following her time as a Managing Partner at Baxter Ventures and Baxalta Ventures, Vemuri founded Agent Capital, a healthcare venture capital firm focused on investing in novel, differentiated therapeutics and treatments that address unmet patient needs.
The vaccine will be dosed at a 30-microgram level with a two-dose regimen. The vaccine is an mRNA product, with the mRNA encoding for the SARS-CoV-2 full length spike glycoprotein (S).
Connolly, who has more than 20 years of experience in immunotherapy, will design the Institute’s overall research strategy and forge new partnerships between the institute and the industry.
Biopharma and life sciences companies strengthen their leadership teams and board with these Movers & Shakers.
A new membrane filtration method could solve the problem of the excessive bioprocessing wastes that many say is a prime impediment to manufacturing pharmaceuticals in the United States.
“Hopefully the approval process will go very quickly, and we think we have a winner here,” Trump told White House reporters on Wednesday.
According to the report, the options are worth $101 million and do not hinge on the clinical success of the vaccine program.
Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for hacking into the computer systems of hundreds of companies, governments, non-governmental organizations and more to steal trade secrets, including data on treatments related to COVID-19.
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