A programming note: The American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting, which took place Friday through Tuesday in San Francisco, took up much of the week’s biopharma news. We’ve decided to post a separate roundup of our own reports and news we couldn’t cover. Overshadowed by ASH, there was nonetheless other news on the West Coast. … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Versant, BayBio/CHI Merger, von Emster”
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How Big Data Improves Sales Management and Predicts Performance
Enterprises worth their salt typically use a set of standard key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate progress, but there are limits to the effectiveness of these measures in improving or predicting future performance. According to Harvard Business Review, the top KPIs in sales include average annual quota and quota attainment average. The former describes the … Continue reading “How Big Data Improves Sales Management and Predicts Performance”
ReShape Medical Obtains $1,250,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=639328bf-83c1-40af-a904-6d6dbfbfce4e Date 12/11/2014 Company Name ReShape Medical Mailing Address 100 Calle Iglesia San Clemente, CA 92672 USA Company Description ReShape DuoTM is the first and only non-surgical, dual-intragastric balloon treatment designed for those who want a fast track to weight loss without the risks of surgery or side effects of drugs. The … Continue reading “ReShape Medical Obtains $1,250,000 New Financing”
In 4th San Diego Draft, Plug and Play Picks 7 Startups for Bootcamp
It took 11 judges just 30 minutes yesterday afternoon to draft seven seed-stage tech companies to spend three months next year in a startup boot camp at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, CA. The seven winners were chosen following presentations by 24 finalists on the 15th floor of a downtown high-rise at … Continue reading “In 4th San Diego Draft, Plug and Play Picks 7 Startups for Bootcamp”
HashiCorp Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c099e68b-8502-47ef-9bfb-22cd4d3f4f47 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name HashiCorp Mailing Address 100 Pine St, STE 700 San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Vagrant is a tool for building complete development environments. With an easy-to-use workflow and focus on automation, Vagrant lowers development environment setup time, increases development/production parity, and makes the works on my … Continue reading “HashiCorp Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding”
AwarePoint Receives $5,966,035 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d19008c0-5da6-421a-9709-8226ed1cbfe1 Date 12/10/2014 Company Name AwarePoint Mailing Address 600 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description In 2002, the founders of Awarepoint recognized that despite the tremendous potential of active RFID technologies to improve operational efficiency in medium and large businesses, there were no solutions on the market that offered … Continue reading “AwarePoint Receives $5,966,035 New Funding Round”
Network Security Startup DB Networks Raises $17M
DB Networks, a Carlsbad, CA-based company developing database security technology, says today it has raised $17 million in a new financing round led by Grotech Ventures. The additional cash will be used to advance its network technology and expand its business, according to a statement. Founded in 2009, DB Networks previously raised a $2.3 million … Continue reading “Network Security Startup DB Networks Raises $17M”
Members Push Merger of 2 California Life Sciences Industry Groups
The move to combine two nonprofits that are dedicated to advancing California’s life sciences interests was set in motion 11 months ago, when CEO David Gollaher resigned from the San Diego-based California Healthcare Institute (CHI). Gollaher’s departure from the public policy group he co-founded in 1993 created an opening to assess whether it made sense … Continue reading “Members Push Merger of 2 California Life Sciences Industry Groups”
DB Networks Lands $17,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d27b7359-35f4-45e8-97e8-c7533033d6fa Date 12/9/2014 Company Name DB Networks Mailing Address 5909 Sea Lion Place Carlsbad, CA 92010 USA Company Description Nearly four years of development has been invested into the company’s intellectual property in database protocol analysis and web site security. Members of the management team have been successful in creating new markets … Continue reading “DB Networks Lands $17,000,000 New Financing Round”
Pioneer’s Lament: Lack of Checkpoint Immunotherapy For Blood Cancer
It might be hard to tell these days, but cancer immunotherapy can be disappointing, too. In a lunchtime review Monday at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting in San Francisco, Ronald Levy, a Stanford University professor with a long, storied history in the field, reviewed the trickle of clinical research presented at the meeting … Continue reading “Pioneer’s Lament: Lack of Checkpoint Immunotherapy For Blood Cancer”
Immunotherapy Confidence (And Audience) Abundant At ASH T-Cell Talk
With cancer immunotherapy tallying impressive patient results and new drug approvals, people in the field are confident about expanding its scope. That confidence was abundant in back-to-back presentations Sunday at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting before an audience into the thousands. Two heavyweights in cancer immunotherapy, Carl June, a professor at the University … Continue reading “Immunotherapy Confidence (And Audience) Abundant At ASH T-Cell Talk”
The Risks and Opportunities in a Startup: Age 5 Years and Up
In my last two articles, I explored the top risks and opportunities that startups face during their first five years of existence. In this conclusion to the series, I’d like to discuss the final phase of startup growth—Year 5 and up. If your business has made it to the crucial 5-year mark, that’s a good … Continue reading “The Risks and Opportunities in a Startup: Age 5 Years and Up”
Amid String of Exits for VenBio, a Founding Partner Leaves, Too
With three acquisitions of its portfolio companies, San Francisco biotech investment firm venBio has had a few good exits recently. Now one of its partners is exiting, too. Kurt Von Emster, one of four venBio founders, has decamped for Abingworth, a life science venture firm with a much longer history and global reach. Abingworth made … Continue reading “Amid String of Exits for VenBio, a Founding Partner Leaves, Too”
Innovating with Bitcoin at MIT
In November, we began distributing $100 in Bitcoin to every undergraduate student at MIT. A large share of the 4,500 eligible students participated in the project. Bitcoin is an innovative payment network that allows for instant peer-to-peer transactions with zero or very low processing fees on a worldwide scale. The objective of the study is … Continue reading “Innovating with Bitcoin at MIT”
Innovation Hub: Are Entrepreneurs a Dying Breed?
It feels like every day, we hear another story of a 22-year-old who sold his app for millions. But the truth about entrepreneurs may be very different. In fact, if you look at the official data, entrepreneurship in the U.S. has been in decline for over thirty years. We talked to Ben Casselman, the chief … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Are Entrepreneurs a Dying Breed?”
“Connect 3.0” Names San Diego’s Most Innovative Products of 2014
A security startup that detects anomalous cyber behavior and a life sciences company that makes 3D liver tissue for use in drug toxicity testing were among eight San Diego companies that won engraved Lucite trophies last night for the most innovative products of 2014. The awards were handed out by Connect, the San Diego nonprofit … Continue reading ““Connect 3.0” Names San Diego’s Most Innovative Products of 2014”
Ring Obtains $4,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=195637cf-84c6-43b9-b186-5a208f21eb83 Date 12/5/2014 Company Name Ring Mailing Address 1523 26th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA Company Description If not for my wife, the Ring Video Doorbell would not exist. Inventors come up with a lot of bad ideas and she has heard them all. One night I shared my idea for … Continue reading “Ring Obtains $4,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Applied Cavitation Lands $703,800 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74425d2b-f277-449f-be7f-629b9d9571f6 Date 12/5/2014 Company Name Applied Cavitation Mailing Address 460 Ward Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111 USA Company Description Applied Cavitation, Inc. (ACI) is a nanotechnology process and formulation company located in Santa Barbara, California. ACI is dedicated to unlocking and harnessing the true potential of nanomaterials. Website http://www.appliedcavitationinc.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Applied Cavitation Lands $703,800 New Financing Round”
Whipclip Secures $20,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85bdeace-96e5-4102-ac6d-ec3a99c433a9 Date 12/5/2014 Company Name Whipclip Mailing Address 1847 Centinela Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90404 USA Company Description Introducing Whipclip. A new app that allows you to create clips of your favorite TV moments and share them with your friends. Website http://www.whipclip.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Whipclip Secures $20,000,000 New Financing”
Attn Garners $4,100,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4232f280-67bd-470e-8a7c-edc7f18d04e2 Date 12/5/2014 Company Name Attn Mailing Address 236 So. Mariposa St. Burbank, CA 91506 USA Company Description Simply stated, bringing ATTN to your media, and ultimately a product and a company. No matter who you are as a company, and what product you are offering your clients, ATTN: Media can help … Continue reading “Attn Garners $4,100,000 New Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen, Ariosa, Avanir, Audentes & More
Where is biotech innovation? All over, we would contend, but according to The Scientist magazine, San Diego has been an especially good place to look this year. The publication listed its top 10 life science innovations of 2014, and five are from San Diego companies. Fifty percent. It might have helped that 40 percent of … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen, Ariosa, Avanir, Audentes & More”
Foley Ventures Raises $2.1M For Third Venture Fund
Foley Ventures, the investment arm of national law firm Foley & Lardner, has raised $2.1 million for its third fund, according to a new SEC filing. It’s a small amount of money, but it adds to the mix of funding options for startups in Wisconsin and elsewhere. Foley has 17 law offices in the U.S., … Continue reading “Foley Ventures Raises $2.1M For Third Venture Fund”
An Xconomy Analysis: Five Ideas to Boost San Diego’s Software Sector
Like a lot of cities, San Diego is jealous of Silicon Valley. Not jealous of Silicon Valley as a place, but jealous of the tech innovation and startup activity that happens there. As ServiceNow (NYSE: [[ticker:NOW]]) CEO Frank Slootman said earlier this year, the Bay Area is “one beehive of talent that is constantly reconstituting … Continue reading “An Xconomy Analysis: Five Ideas to Boost San Diego’s Software Sector”
El Loco Receives $2,300,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3f92494-0286-478d-b249-0e406eeb1183 Date 12/3/2014 Company Name El Loco Mailing Address 340 S Lemon Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 USA Company Description Designed to run along side your development tools, XTractor meticulously sweeps your source code for strings to localize, tags them for your review, and updates to your project based on your input. Gone … Continue reading “El Loco Receives $2,300,000 Seed Financing”
Sonos Receives $129,999,974 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=79674544-ff6d-44fe-a12a-3fd3e641665f Date 12/3/2014 Company Name Sonos Mailing Address 223 E. De La Guerra Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA Company Description It’s no surprise that all of us at Sonos are die-hard music fans. We too love to listen to salsa in the kitchen, techno in the office and rock in the garden. … Continue reading “Sonos Receives $129,999,974 New Round”
Roche Enters Noninvasive Prenatal Test Market With Ariosa Purchase
Eyeing the biotech IPO boom earlier this year, Ariosa Diagnostics planned to go public as it battled larger competitors in the prenatal testing field. But the San Jose, CA-based company backed off in late April, and that was its last chance. Multinational healthcare firm Roche has bought Ariosa for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced … Continue reading “Roche Enters Noninvasive Prenatal Test Market With Ariosa Purchase”
More Biotechs Belly-Up These Days but Dendreon Still “One of a Kind”
Biotech companies rarely go bankrupt. Sitting where I sit, that bit of conventional wisdom comes around every so often, although it doesn’t generate quite the same buzz as Halley’s Comet or a wardrobe malfunction. Bankruptcy just doesn’t get America jawing over the water cooler on Monday morning. (I can’t imagine why.) If your cooler is … Continue reading “More Biotechs Belly-Up These Days but Dendreon Still “One of a Kind””
Prescription Drug Pricing: The Fine Line Between Value and Greed
Value. It’s one of the most frequently used buzzwords on both Wall Street and in healthcare. Virtually every press release from a publicly traded company assures us that its latest acquisition/layoff/tax inversion/sale of assets was designed “to increase shareholder value.” But what exactly is “value” and how is it measured? Here are some definitions from … Continue reading “Prescription Drug Pricing: The Fine Line Between Value and Greed”
AppInTop Garners $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=30839121-bcd7-4c9f-a3d0-dd051021b5a1 Date 12/2/2014 Company Name AppInTop Mailing Address 10880 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA Company Description AppInTop is an automated system for mobile advertising. AppInTop offers ongoing advertising campaigns for iOS/Android mobile apps. Based on the description of your app in the store, AppInTop will generate a set of the … Continue reading “AppInTop Garners $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
Bankrate Acquires Wallaby Financial for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6aa5fc41-9dff-4e14-b6d0-6302776453ca Date 12/2/2014 Company Name Wallaby Financial Mailing Address 87 E. Green St. Pasadena, CA 91105 USA Company Description The Wallaby Team is an experienced group of payments, ad-tech and Internet professionals. We believe that it’s high time that consumers get back in control of their financial lives. Our goal is to … Continue reading “Bankrate Acquires Wallaby Financial for Undisclosed Sum”
Soci Raises $1.5M to Expand Social Media Management System
As marketers become more sophisticated about the use of social media, Afif Khoury says it’s clear that increasing the size of your fan base can be a misleading statistic. It’s not enough to just sign up fans online. Instead, the goal for social media marketing has shifted to building an audience that is engaged, and … Continue reading “Soci Raises $1.5M to Expand Social Media Management System”
Sanguine BioSciences Lands $5,534,250 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fdf107b5-ba1d-4191-9555-d27f7a4f4814 Date 11/26/2014 Company Name Sanguine BioSciences Mailing Address 15335 Morrison Street Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA Company Description Our mission is to facilitate and accelerate biomarker and personalized drug discovery by acknowledging the powerful role of the patient in research. We strive to develop meaningful relationships with patients that lead to … Continue reading “Sanguine BioSciences Lands $5,534,250 New Financing Round”
Startups and 13 States Jumpstart Equity Crowdfunding Without SEC
Ever wanted to own your own little piece of a startup, but found you don’t quite have the money to do it? Well, now you can buy a stake in a local brewery, restaurant, or software company—at least if you live in Wisconsin, Michigan, Washington, Colorado, or other states with new laws that let companies … Continue reading “Startups and 13 States Jumpstart Equity Crowdfunding Without SEC”
The Risks and Opportunities in a Startup: Age 2-5 Years
In my previous article, I discussed the key risks and opportunities that startups face when they’re just starting out. This time, I’d like to go one step further to the second phase of a startup’s growth: age 2-5 years. This is a critical period. The initial excitement of starting a business is over, and now … Continue reading “The Risks and Opportunities in a Startup: Age 2-5 Years”
Teaching Entrepreneurship, the Pirate Code, and MIT’s Bill Aulet
If there was a theme to Bill Aulet’s swing through San Diego last week, it was that entrepreneurship is a skill that can be learned. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that entrepreneurship can be taught. In fact, if there was a subtext to Aulet’s presentation at UC San Diego, it would have to be, “Let’s … Continue reading “Teaching Entrepreneurship, the Pirate Code, and MIT’s Bill Aulet”
BlueCava Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5479b9e8-9545-4d7f-9b24-9f61ab0e9738 Date 11/24/2014 Company Name BlueCava Mailing Address 131 Innovation Drive Irvine, CA 92617 USA Company Description The company has created the BlueCava Device Identification Platform that helps identify any device that is connected to the Internet. Website http://www.bluecava.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “BlueCava Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
BioNano Genomics Secures $53,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bb1786ab-6376-47cd-8251-ccb44542d783 Date 11/21/2014 Company Name BioNano Genomics Mailing Address 9640 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description BioNano Genomics introduces an altogether better way of looking at DNA and other long biomolecules. With our revolutionary new platform, you can conduct unique studies to gain a complete picture of genome … Continue reading “BioNano Genomics Secures $53,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
BioNano Raises $53M to Identify “Structural Variations” in Genome
[Corrected 11/24/14, 12 pm. See below.] San Diego-based BioNano Genomics, which has taken a fundamentally different approach to analyzing the genome, says today it has closed on $53 million in Series C financing to expand its commercialization efforts in North America, China, and Europe. Legend Capital, a Beijing-based venture fund affiliated with Lenovo’s controlling shareholder, … Continue reading “BioNano Raises $53M to Identify “Structural Variations” in Genome”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Juno, Hutch, Fibrogen & More
Snow? What snow? The only thing piling up at astonishing rates on the West Coast this week is biotech news. Up in Seattle, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has unveiled its new president, and its neighbor Juno Therapeutics filed to go public—two events not entirely unrelated, as we note here. Down the coast, Gilead … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Juno, Hutch, Fibrogen & More”
ImThera Medical Lands $520,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fe377903-81ce-49e0-a7b8-437b2516075b Date 11/20/2014 Company Name ImThera Medical Mailing Address 12555 High Bluff Dr. San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description ImThera Medical is a privately funded, early-stage company developing a novel, patent-pending, neurostimulation medical device for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Website http://www.imtheramedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $520,000 … Continue reading “ImThera Medical Lands $520,000 New Financing”
HONK Garners $1,800,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08791603-c685-4019-8151-59fa7493a865 Date 11/20/2014 Company Name HONK Mailing Address Undisclosed Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description HONK is the on-demand mobile app for tow, tire change, jump start, fuel and lock out services nationwide, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. HONK’s faster ETAs and Guaranteed Never to Exceed prices, which … Continue reading “HONK Garners $1,800,000 Seed Financing Round”
FastPay Lands $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7e14f68-c66a-45d3-a72c-5f62a701635b Date 11/20/2014 Company Name FastPay Mailing Address 9300 Wilshire Beverly Hills, CA 90212 USA Company Description FastPay is a tech-enabled finance platform servicing the digital ecosystem. Formed by seasoned marketing, media and finance executives, FastPay tailors innovative funding solutions designed to meet your specific needs. FastPay is a no-nonsense approach to … Continue reading “FastPay Lands $15,000,000 New Financing”
With Uber Investor Driving, Cue Raises $7.5M for Personal Dx Device
The VC who placed a $26.5 million bet on Uber in 2011 is now leading a $7.5 million investment round in Cue, a San Diego startup developing a wireless diagnostic device that enables consumers to run clinical lab tests at home to measure their own health. In a statement from Cue yesterday, Sherpa Ventures managing … Continue reading “With Uber Investor Driving, Cue Raises $7.5M for Personal Dx Device”
Soci Lands $1,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d7dd548-8b95-42a1-bd75-622f641e49b7 Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Soci Mailing Address 101 Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description SOCI’s content engine reveals what’s working for competitors in the target space and provides insight on how to engage new fans. SOCI continues to fine tune the engagement process until it has a strong pulse … Continue reading “Soci Lands $1,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Evollve Acquires Allylix for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a8044f0-f22a-4174-827e-731d4954cd4c Date 11/19/2014 Company Name Allylix Mailing Address 7220 Trade Street San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Allylix has developed proprietary technology that allows it to produce a group of natural products called terpenes at low cost. Website http://www.allylix.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Evollve Acquires Allylix for Undisclosed Sum”
Breaking Bottlenecks, Opening the Floodgates to Genomic Data
There is a major transformational step underway for managing the growing amount of human genomic data. To date, the focus has been on amassing databanks of genomes and then developing new tools to analyze this information. In essence, the emphasis has been on breaking bottlenecks for analyzing the data. Now, there is an opportunity to … Continue reading “Breaking Bottlenecks, Opening the Floodgates to Genomic Data”
Evollve Garners $2,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb1dd77a-ae9a-4b73-8f8e-79d399215353 Date 11/18/2014 Company Name Evollve Mailing Address 129 West Torrance Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA Company Description Evollve Inc. is a company built around the idea that blends creative thinking with business disciplines to bring new ideas to market. Our business focus is on introducing new ways tocombine social interaction … Continue reading “Evollve Garners $2,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Groupon Acquires Swarm Mobile for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b760d02-d8df-464b-a87e-28818e1e12d4 Date 11/18/2014 Company Name Swarm Mobile Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA Company Description SWARM enables brick and mortar retailers to increase revenue through real-time shopper interaction and analytics. SWARM’s customer experience is proven to drive retailer revenue through increased conversion, cross-sell/up-sell, loyalty and ability to defend against in-store … Continue reading “Groupon Acquires Swarm Mobile for Undisclosed Sum”
New Study Shows How ZMapp Binds to Ebola, Ways to Boost Potency
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first 3-D image of how the ZMapp drug developed by San Diego’s Mapp Biopharmaceutical binds to the Ebola virus, providing new insights about how the drug works and how it might be improved. ZMapp is an experimental drug that combines three “humanized” monoclonal antibodies. Mapp Bio … Continue reading “New Study Shows How ZMapp Binds to Ebola, Ways to Boost Potency”
New Research Could (Finally) Remove RNAi’s Commercial Limitations
[Corrected 11/17/14, 12:30pm. See below.] If nothing else, the acronym RNAi, which stands for ribonucleic acid interference, should be familiar to biotech observers as something that won two researchers the Nobel Prize in 2006, and that a few companies have tried to turn into drugs. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]) is the most well-known. But in … Continue reading “New Research Could (Finally) Remove RNAi’s Commercial Limitations”