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Back to news homeJapanese healthcare startup Bisu raises $3.2M seed round to launch its lab-on-a-chip product
The adoption of telehealth services has boomed in the pandemic — with usage up 38-fold since January 2020, according to a report by McKinsey. While a lot of the attention […]
For BioNTech, the COVID-19 vaccine was simply the opening act
BioNTech’s founding story dates back to the late 1990s, when CEO and co-founder Uğur Şahin, his wife and co-founder Özlem Türeci, and the rest of the seven-person founding team began […]
How Colossal sold investors on a quest to resurrect a woolly mammoth
There are a growing number of companies interested in CRISPR’s potential to upend medicine. It’s probably safe to say there’s only one company interested in using the gene-editing system to […]
Emulate Inc closes $82M Series E to fund expansion of “organ-on-a-chip” products
Emulate Inc., a biotech company focused on developing “organ-on-a-chip” technology, closed an $82 million Series E round on Tuesday. This latest round is intended to formulate a massive investment in […]
SoftBank-backed Embark Veterinary valued at $700M after $75M Series B
Now that you have that COVID dog, Embark Veterinary wants to help him or her be in your life for a long time by offering DNA testing with the goal […]
Shares of protein discovery platform Absci pop in market debut
Absci Corp., a Vancouver company behind a multi-faceted drug development platform, went public on Thursday. It’s another sign of snowballing interest in new approaches to drug development – a traditionally […]
In an increasingly hot biotech market, protecting IP is key
John Flavin Contributor More posts by this contributor 2021 should be a banner year for biotech startups that make smart choices early Kevin O’Connor Contributor Kevin A. O’Connor, Ph.D., is […]
Massachusetts startup OPT Industries is perfecting a 3D-printed nasal swab for COVID-19 tests
In 2020 and 2021, we all became well-acquainted with nasal swabs. But small sticks we stuck up our noses, it turns out, were harder to come by than anyone could […]
8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors
The U.K. is gaining in popularity as a great place to start a tech firm. The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC […]