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Biotech company taps former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown
2015-01-09 02:45:35| Biotech - Topix.net
Global Blood Therapeutics of South San Francisco, which develops small-molecule therapies for severe blood disorders, has a drug in the works for sickle cell disease, which affects about 70,000 to 100,000 people in the United States, and disproportionately affects African Americans. The a rare and inherited blood disorder occurs in about 1 out of 500 African American births.
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LA City Council members suddenly oppose GMO ban after heavy lobbying by biotech industry
2015-01-08 07:52:16| Biotech - Topix.net
Los Angeles, where there are no known GMOs, may want to brace themselves for a change... and it isn't for the better. Just when a GMO ban for the city appeared to be favored by officials, a good ol' one-two switch took place when they suddenly expressed opposition.
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Biotech led venture-backed IPOs nationally in 2014 including Juno...
2015-01-08 00:32:56| Biotech - Topix.net
Last year was a huge year for venture-backed initial public offerings, with biotech leading the way nationally and in Seattle. The money flowing to venture-backed initial public offerings last year made 2014 the best year for new listings since 2000, according to a report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.
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Small Biotech Gets Rights to Rare Disease Drug
2015-01-07 06:44:39| Biotech - Topix.net
The National Institutes of Health licensed rights to cyclodextrin to a biotechnology company that will take on development of the drug for the treatment of Niemann-Pick Type C disease.
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TheStreet's Adam Feuerstein lays down his predictions for the biotech industry for 2015.
2015-01-06 16:10:50| Biotech - Topix.net
Must Read: JPMorgan's 6 Top Biotech and Pharmaceuticals Stocks to Buy in 2015 2. By the end of the year, Sanofi and its failed inhaled insulin Afrezza. 3. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Santhera's Raxone.
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