biotechnology Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/biotechnology/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:37:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://medcitynews.com/uploads/2021/03/cropped-mblue-32x32.png biotechnology Archives - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/biotechnology/ 32 32 40682243 Rejuvenate Bio CEO highlights ambitious approach of using gene therapy to reverse aging https://medcitynews.com/2022/09/rejuvinate-bio-ceo-highlights-ambitious-approach-of-using-gene-therapy-to-reverse-aging/ https://medcitynews.com/2022/09/rejuvinate-bio-ceo-highlights-ambitious-approach-of-using-gene-therapy-to-reverse-aging/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:30:24 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=605404

CEO and Co-founder Daniel Oliver share how he and his co-founder started the company and their vision for treating age-related conditions.

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Biotech falls short on diversity in workplace, exec teams, according to report https://medcitynews.com/2020/02/biotech-falls-short-on-diversity-in-workplace-exec-teams-according-to-report/ https://medcitynews.com/2020/02/biotech-falls-short-on-diversity-in-workplace-exec-teams-according-to-report/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:05:41 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=478664 hands, people, stakeholders

BIO’s first annual report on diversity in the workplace found room for improvement, as biotech workforces – especially at the executive level – were found to not represent the U.S. population. The report was based on a survey of nearly 100 companies in late spring 2019.

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A decade after biosimilars pathway’s creation, FDA issues final interchangeability rules https://medcitynews.com/2019/05/a-decade-after-creating-biosimilars-pathway-fda-issues-final-interchangeability-rules/ https://medcitynews.com/2019/05/a-decade-after-creating-biosimilars-pathway-fda-issues-final-interchangeability-rules/#respond Sun, 12 May 2019 17:43:22 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=458297

The rules are still more restrictive than the European Medicines Agency’s, which allow national governments to determine interchangeability. The FDA would require additional testing to demonstrate products can be freely substituted like generic pharmaceuticals.

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MedCity News launches biopharma-focused newsletter https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/medcity-news-launches-biopharma-focused-newsletter/ https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/medcity-news-launches-biopharma-focused-newsletter/#respond Thu, 17 Jan 2019 22:01:17 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=449491 2019, new year, chalk, end of year

The biotech century has arrived, and it’s consequently now more important than ever for us to highlight our coverage of biopharma.

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Biopharma startup financing had strong showing in 2018, report shows https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/biopharma-startup-financing-had-strong-showing-in-2018-report-shows/ https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/biopharma-startup-financing-had-strong-showing-in-2018-report-shows/#respond Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:03:22 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=449393

The report, by PitchBook, shows figures consistent with a similar report earlier this month by Silicon Valley Bank, which forecast more M&A deals this year.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Celgene in $74B deal https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/bristol-myers-squibb-to-acquire-celgene-in-74b-deal/ https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/bristol-myers-squibb-to-acquire-celgene-in-74b-deal/#respond Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:38:11 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=448927

The acquisition brings together two of the largest drugmakers in the country, both of which are major players in biopharma, particularly oncology.

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Blockchain becomes a ‘source of truth’ for biopharma https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/blockchain-becomes-a-source-of-truth-for-biopharma/ https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/blockchain-becomes-a-source-of-truth-for-biopharma/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:34:11 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=448356

Although blockchain faces regulatory hurdles and skepticism, its potential as a shared, yet secure ledger system to improve the pharmaceutical supply chain integrity and clinical trials is making it attractive for experimentation and investment by drugmakers.

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TraceLink raises $93 million in Series D financing round https://medcitynews.com/2018/08/tracelink-raises-93-million-in-series-d-financing-round/ https://medcitynews.com/2018/08/tracelink-raises-93-million-in-series-d-financing-round/#respond Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:59:23 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=444805 money, dollar

The company’s life sciences track-and-trace network reaches drugmakers, pharmacies and others, with a customer base of more than 930 companies.

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Precision medicine will increase drug prices and that’s a good thing https://medcitynews.com/2016/11/precision-medicine-will-increase-drug-prices-thats-good-thing/ https://medcitynews.com/2016/11/precision-medicine-will-increase-drug-prices-thats-good-thing/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:42:06 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=390069 Precision medicine may also lead to more novel reimbursement structures, such as indication-specific pricing and performance-based pricing.

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How will millennials shape the future of the biotech industry? https://medcitynews.com/2016/08/millennials-biotechnology-future-industry/ https://medcitynews.com/2016/08/millennials-biotechnology-future-industry/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:12:01 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=380606

In many ways, the biotech field is the healthcare equivalent to the Millennial generation.

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How Biotech Is Revolutionizing Personalized Medicine https://medcitynews.com/2016/06/biotech-revolutionizing-personalized-medicine/ https://medcitynews.com/2016/06/biotech-revolutionizing-personalized-medicine/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:58:47 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=376378 In 2005, my late father gave a lecture at Stanford University discussing personalized nutrition for […]

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3 Biotech Trends That Will Change the World https://medcitynews.com/2016/04/3-biotech-trends-that-will-change-the-world/ https://medcitynews.com/2016/04/3-biotech-trends-that-will-change-the-world/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:12:59 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=372953 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I think the latest biotechnology developments were ripped […]

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Morning Read: Illumina partners with investors to launch digital hub for genomics https://medcitynews.com/2015/08/illumina-digital-genomics-hub/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/08/illumina-digital-genomics-hub/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:55:49 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=348686 Illumina has partnered with Warburg Pincus and Sutter Hill Ventures to create digital hub Helix for consumers to obtain genetic tests and complementary services from third parties.

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As more tech companies enter healthcare, developing clinical trial software poses as many risks as rewards http://florencehc.com http://florencehc.com#respond Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:46:29 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=346257 Taking on clinical trials adds another dimension to the healthIT challenge.

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U.S. House overwhelmingly passes 21st Century Cures Act https://medcitynews.com/2015/07/house-overwhelmingly-passes-21st-century-cures-act/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/07/house-overwhelmingly-passes-21st-century-cures-act/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:23:59 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=344728 The bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act is meant to streamline regulatory approval of devices and drugs through the Food and Drug Administration, as well as provide additional research funding for the National Institutes of Health.

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Don’t judge a person on their chronological age; their biological age might be a lot older than you think, aging study says https://medcitynews.com/2015/07/study-on-aging/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/07/study-on-aging/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:24:39 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=344197 A new study shows that younger people may have older biological ages suggesting that studying young people may help in finding cures for old age-related medical conditions.

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Morning Read: Celgene and Juno ink $1B collaboration for T-cell therapeutics, pre-diabetes study shows willingness to make changes for health https://medcitynews.com/2015/06/celgene-and-juno-collaboration/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/06/celgene-and-juno-collaboration/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2015 11:55:39 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=343378 A Juno and Celgene collaboration will focus on T cell therapeutics for cancer, one in eight people is pre-diabetic but a new study shows a willingness to change behavior if made aware of their risk.

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Medtronic highlights evolving diabetes strategy, Astellas pairs with Swiss biotech in $760M deal (Morning Read) https://medcitynews.com/2015/06/latest-healthcare-innovation-for-6415-morning-read/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/06/latest-healthcare-innovation-for-6415-morning-read/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2015 10:55:12 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=340244 Medtronic highlighted a shift in its diabetes strategy towards smaller deals in the latest quarterly earnings report.

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PwC Report: Biotech beating medtech hollow in venture capital – but devices have hope in public markets https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/pwc-biotech-medtech-venture-capital/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/05/pwc-biotech-medtech-venture-capital/#respond Thu, 21 May 2015 19:25:31 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=338658 The vast majority of life sciences venture capital went to biotechnology, a PricewaterhouseCoopers report finds.

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Predictive analytics startup readies for pilot of patient resistance profile tool to combat HAI https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/predictive-analytics-startup-readies-pilot-patient-resistance-profile-tool-hai/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/predictive-analytics-startup-readies-pilot-patient-resistance-profile-tool-hai/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 20:09:40 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=331994 LuminaCare Solutions, a biotech software developer that produced a predictive analytics tool for calculating patient’s […]

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Q&A: How New Enterprise Associates will approach healthcare investing with that new, $3.1 billion fund https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/qa-new-enterprise-associates-will-approach-healthcare-investing-new-3-1-billion-fund/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/qa-new-enterprise-associates-will-approach-healthcare-investing-new-3-1-billion-fund/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:40:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=331917 Looks like NEA will invest about $1 billion in healthcare startups over the next few years. Areas like immuno-oncology, electrophysiology and

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Pfizer launching grant program for research on PCSK9’s role in cardiovascular disease https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/pfizers-launching-grant-program-basic-research-gene-pcsk9s-role-cardiovascular-disease/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/pfizers-launching-grant-program-basic-research-gene-pcsk9s-role-cardiovascular-disease/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:39:34 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=330663 Pfizer is launching a new, competitive grant program that solicits research projects on the gene PCSK9’s […]

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Life sciences deals account for majority of venture-backed IPO deals – but IPO activity is down https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/life-sciences-deals-account-majority-venture-backed-ipo-deals-ipo-activity/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/04/life-sciences-deals-account-majority-venture-backed-ipo-deals-ipo-activity/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2015 01:04:53 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=330258 M&A may seem hot in the life sciences, but that and IPO activity is starting to cool across […]

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7 things for entrepreneurs to know about debt and equity https://medcitynews.com/2015/03/7-things-entrepreneurs-know-debt-equity/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/03/7-things-entrepreneurs-know-debt-equity/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2015 11:55:30 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=328248 The idea of using debt to support businesses in healthcare and life sciences tends to […]

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Why everyone in biotech should love BBC’s Orphan Black https://medcitynews.com/2015/03/orphan-black-coming-back-everyone-biotech-watch/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/03/orphan-black-coming-back-everyone-biotech-watch/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2015 17:08:41 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=326396 When science fiction creeps toward a disturbing potential reality, it makes for very good TV. […]

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Will the $350M fund Lux Capital is raising include digital health and biotech investments? https://medcitynews.com/2015/02/lux-capital-raising-350m-fund-splash-digital-health-biotech-startups/ https://medcitynews.com/2015/02/lux-capital-raising-350m-fund-splash-digital-health-biotech-startups/#respond Thu, 12 Feb 2015 19:17:35 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=325948 Lux Capital is raising a $350 million fund, Lux Ventures 4, as Fierce Biotech has […]

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Our 5 most popular biotech and pharma stories of 2014 https://medcitynews.com/2014/12/5-popular-biotech-pharma-stories-2014/ https://medcitynews.com/2014/12/5-popular-biotech-pharma-stories-2014/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:53:11 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=322659 Sometimes it’s difficult to tell if a story is going to be wildly popular or […]

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Dallas accelerator companies reflect increasing comfort level with life science businesses https://medcitynews.com/2014/11/dallas-accelerator-companies-reflect-increasing-comfort-level-life-science-businesses/ https://medcitynews.com/2014/11/dallas-accelerator-companies-reflect-increasing-comfort-level-life-science-businesses/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:59:12 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=319445 Some healthcare accelerators have been gradually warming up to accepting applicants that do not fill […]

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Nokia X Challenge winner’s blood analysis device uses one drop of blood for many tests (video) https://medcitynews.com/2014/11/nokia-xprize-winner-developed-blood-analysis-tool-homes/ https://medcitynews.com/2014/11/nokia-xprize-winner-developed-blood-analysis-tool-homes/#respond Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:19:25 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=319363 A company that developed a medical device sensor to review and process clinical lab tests with a minimal amount of blood has taken the top prize in Nokia’s X Challenge for sensing technology.

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Arch Venture Partners plans to fund “wild-ass ideas” with new, $400 million venture fund https://medcitynews.com/2014/08/arch-venture-partners-plans-fund-wild-ass-ideas-new-400-million-venture-fund/ https://medcitynews.com/2014/08/arch-venture-partners-plans-fund-wild-ass-ideas-new-400-million-venture-fund/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:53:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=312690 Tech venture behemoth Arch Venture Partners has announced its eighth venture fund just closed with […]

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