On June 8, 2021, the USPTO issued an Order to Show Cause to Shenzhen Huanyee Intellectual Property Co., Ltd. (“the
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Alphabet Dives Further Into AI-Driven Drug Discovery
Google’s parent company Alphabet announced the launch of a new company this week dedicated to applying deep learning methods to
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Vertex and Mammoth Biosciences Ink $700M Deal for Ultra-Small CRISPR Systems
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Mammoth Biosciences, a Brisbane, California-based genetic research company, announced a new collaboration for the development of in
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Pfizer and Voyager Agree to Develop Neurologic and Cardiovascular Gene Therapies Valued at up to $630 Million
On October 6, 2021, Voyager Therapeutics and Pfizer entered into a license option agreement, which allows Pfizer to exercise options
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Abbvie and Regenexbio Agree to Develop and Commercialize Eye Disease Gene Therapy
On September 13, 2021, Regenxbio, a Maryland biotech company, and AbbVie announced that they have entered an agreement to develop
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Moderna’s Next Steps: Spikevax Today, Gene Editing Tomorrow
Following the successful development (and financial success) of its mRNA vaccine, biotech company Moderna is now looking to expand into
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Caribou Biosciences Raises $304M in Potentially the Largest Gene Editing IPO
Caribou Biosciences, Inc., a Berkeley, California-based CRISPR genome-editing biopharmaceutical company, raised $304M in an initial public offering, one of the
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American Gene Technologies Celebrates Milestone in HIV Cure Development
On July 15, 2021, American Gene Technologies (AGT), a Maryland biotech company, announced that the safety data in its Phase
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Amgen Acquires Multispecific Immunotherapy Biotech Startup TeneoBio
On July 27, 2021, Amgen announced that it will acquire Bay area-based Teneobio, a privately held, clinical stage biotechnology
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Next Up for BioNTech: Malaria
mRNA pioneer BioNTech announced recently that it is developing an mRNA-based vaccine to attempt to eradicate malaria. Its efforts are