Biotech – R&D Partners

Life Sciences Industry in California Defies Pandemic-Driven Employment Downturn

Felicia Rodriguez October 20, 2021

Via: https://www.biospace.com/article/life-science-industry-in-california-defies-pandemic-driven-employment-downturn/ Published: Oct 20, 2021 By Kaylei Whalen Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic struggle and new work-life balances have hallmarked the American experience. Increasing rates of resignation as a result of staffing shortages and burnout have forced employers to make major changes in workplaces across

BioSpace Movers & Shakers, October 15th

Felicia Rodriguez October 15, 2021

Via: https://www.biospace.com/article/biospace-movers-shakers-oct-15/ Published: Oct 15, 2021 By Alex Keown Biopharma and life sciences companies strengthen their leadership teams and executive boards with these Movers & Shakers. Reneo Pharmaceuticals – Ashley F. Hall was named chief development officer at California-based Reneo Pharmaceuticals. Hall will oversee nonclinical and clinical

New Study Finds Freenome’s Multiomics Approach Successful in Detecting Pancreatic Cancer

Felicia Rodriguez October 8, 2021

Via: https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/new-study-finds-freenome-s-multiomics-approach-successful-in-detecting-pancreatic-cancer/ Published: Sep 29, 2021 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Freenome, a privately-held biotech company, presented new research today at the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Special Conference on Pancreatic Cancer. The data demonstrated the potential of extending Freenome’s multiomics approach into other

COVID-19’s Impact on Biopharma Mergers & Acquisitions in 2020

Felicia Rodriguez January 7, 2021

Most reports indicate that 2020 was not a particularly good year for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the biopharma industry. There’s also some disagreement on numbers which can be related to how they are defining sectors; healthcare versus biotech and pharmaceutical, for example. Here’s a

Genetic Engineering: What Makes a Superpower?

Felicia Rodriguez February 15, 2017

What makes a superpower? Simply defined as something that is greater than the norm, be it strength or speed, shooting lasers from the eyes or flying, or invulnerability. Harvard geneticist, George Church, relates vaccines to superpowers, “Vaccines are advancements over our ancestors. If you could

Oncolytic Viruses – Going to New Lengths

Felicia Rodriguez November 2, 2016

Virus are a staple in science for recombining DNA and can be used to develop viral vaccines or as vectors in gene therapy. With the progress made in next generation sequencing, designing nucleic acid constructs and genomes can happen in hours and days rather than

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