26
Oct
2021
DNA Script Snags $165M to Build Up Benchtop DNA Synthesis Market, Technology
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21
Oct
2021
Biogen’s Face-plant, an Interchangeable Humira, & Boosters OK’d
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14
Oct
2021
Califf Back at FDA? Moderna’s Booster Slam Dunk, & the Vaccine Equity Debate
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12
Oct
2021
Reimagining DNA Sequencing With Long Reads: Christian Henry on The Long Run
Today’s guest on The Long Run is Christian Henry. Christian is the CEO of Menlo Park, Calif.-based PacBio. It makes DNA sequencing instruments that are used by scientists around the world. The company has long toiled in the shadow of the market leader – some would say monopolist in DNA Sequencing – Illumina. PacBio was way overhyped in its early... Read More
7
Oct
2021
Collins Exits NIH; WHO Backs GSK Malaria Vaccine; RA, MPM, Atlas Reload
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7
Oct
2021
Neumora Secures $500M, Amgen Deal, in Quest for Precision Neuroscience R&D
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5
Oct
2021
Exo Pockets $78M to Make Small Molecules Against Exosite Targets
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30
Sep
2021
Merck Buys Acceleron, Regeneron Antibody Saves Lives, & Moderna Invests in Cambridge
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29
Sep
2021
Expansion Snags $80M to Make Small Molecules Against RNA Targets
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27
Sep
2021
Sequencing Genomes of Indigenous Populations: Keolu Fox on The Long Run
Today’s guest on The Long Run is Keolu Fox. Keolu is an assistant professor at UCSD with a fascinating mix of interests. He’s a Native Hawaiian, and got his PhD in genome sciences from the University of Washington. He’s now taking that mix of life experience and scientific training, and putting it to work on projects that sequence the DNA... Read More
23
Sep
2021
J&J Bounces Back, Illumina-Grail Scrutiny, & AZ’s HER-2 ADC Triumph
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20
Sep
2021
A Magical Time in the Presidential Range, Giving Back to Community
The Timmerman Traverse for Life Science Cares was everything I dreamed it would be. Here’s a quick recap: The team of 20 raised $706,000 to fight poverty 51 sponsors participated About 530 individuals contributed We lucked out with the weather For those unfamiliar, the Timmerman Traverse for Life Science Cares brought together a team of 20 biotech executives and investors... Read More
12
Sep
2021
Turning Around COVID Diagnostics. Mara Aspinall on The Long Run
Today’s guest on The Long Run is Mara Aspinall. Mara is a veteran diagnostics executive, investor, and educator. She’s a venture investor with Bluestone Venture Partners, the CEO of Health Catalysts (a consulting firm), and the co-founder and professor of the practice of biomedical diagnostics at Arizona State University. It’s the only program of its kind in the country, designed... Read More
9
Sep
2021
Versant, OrbiMed Invest $50M in Startup Inserting Genes in the Liver
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7
Sep
2021
Base Editing for Therapeutics: John Evans on The Long Run
John Evans is today’s guest on The Long Run. John is the CEO of Cambridge, Mass.-based Beam Therapeutics. The company was founded a little over three years ago to develop several types of DNA base editing developed in David Liu’s lab at Harvard University, along with an RNA base editor platform developed by Feng Zhang, at the Broad Institute of... Read More
2
Sep
2021
UK ‘Gamechanger’ for Heart Disease, J&J HIV Vaccine Fails, & Purdue Dissolves
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31
Aug
2021
Meet the Climb to Fight Cancer Postdoctoral Fellow: Aleena Arakaki
I’m excited to announce that the first Climb to Fight Cancer postdoctoral fellow has been selected. This is a position designed to advance the careers of young scientists from traditionally underrepresented minority groups. Aleena Arakaki is the first recipient of this postdoctoral award. She is a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) woman. Before describing Arakaki’s background and research, here’s what the... Read More
31
Aug
2021
Atlas, Medicxi Invest $70M in Antibody for Obesity Licensed from Novartis
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26
Aug
2021
Pfizer / BioNTech Vaccine Approved, Lilly Works With Lycia, & We Wait for J&J
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20
Aug
2021
Giving Back and Experiencing Nature
Sometimes we need to get away from work, and the news, to recharge our batteries. August is traditionally that time of year for me. I just got back from the summit of Mt. Baker (elevation 10,781 ft) in the North Cascades of Washington. It was another successful mountain trip with terrific biotech people – entrepreneur Julia Owens, investor Dan Bradbury,... Read More