11 biotechnology companies have filed for bankruptcy so far in 2019 – Axios
Eleven biopharmaceutical companies have filed for bankruptcy so far in 2019, the most in a single year within the past decade, according to a new series from BioPharma Dive.
Why it matters: It’s rare for biotechs...
Black carbon found in the Amazon River reveals recent forest burnings
International study quantified and characterized charcoal and soot produced by incomplete burning of trees and transported by river to the Atlantic.
Credit: Léo Ramos Chaves – Revista Pesquisa FAPESP
“Squeezing” Cells Could Transform Cell Therapy Manufacturing
Manufacturing today’s cell therapies remains expensive and complex due to the need for viruses or electric shocks to engineer patient cells. Yescarta®, for example, one of the first CAR-T therapies approved for sale, takes 3-4...
Tuesday Sector Leaders: Drugs, Biotechnology Stocks – Nasdaq
In trading on Tuesday, drugs shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 3%. Leading the group were shares of Myovant Sciences (MYOV), up about 88.6% and shares of Athenex (ATNX) up...
CTF, DELopen jointly offer unique opportunities to neurofibromatosis research community
The Children's Tumor Foundation (CTF), an innovative and global neurofibromatosis (NF) research foundation announced today a collaboration with DELopen, a DNA-encoded library technology platform sponsored by WuXi AppTec, a leading global provider of R&D...
Trash talk hurts, even when it comes from a robot
Discouraging words from machines impair human game play
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University
PITTSBURGH–Trash talking has a long and colorful history of flustering game opponents, and now researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have demonstrated that discouraging words...
Researchers develop new technology to inhibit the development of Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and their partners at Bar Ilan University have developed new technology to inhibit the development of Alzheimer's disease. The work was recently published in the journal Small...
Margaret Atwood and the Biotechnology of Tomorrow – NC State News
On November 15, 2019, NC State hosted world-famous author Margaret Atwood for a daylong visit that included a group discussion with students and faculty, and a keynote speech: “An Evening with Margaret Atwood: Literature to...
Down Syndrome Memory and Intellect Improved Using Drugs in Mouse Model
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have used both genetic and pharmacologic approaches to reverse learning and memory deficits associated with Down syndrome (DS), in a...
2/3 of parents cite barriers in recognizing youth depression
Teens and preteens are no strangers to depression: 1 in 4 parents say their child knows a peer with depression; 1 in 10 say a child’s peer has committed suicide
Credit: The C.S. Mott Children’s...
