Can a baby’s cry identify neurological disorders? Ubenwa says ‘yes’

Can a baby’s cry identify neurological disorders? Ubenwa says ‘yes’

When Charles Onu’s cousin was born with birth asphyxia and later developed a hearing condition, the seed for Ubenwa, an audio biometric company geared at identifying neurological disorders in infants, was also planted. Onu, CEO and co-founder, said he hopes Ubenwa will change the way physicians provide care to infants. “We’re trying to bring the […]

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Nucleus Genomics lands new funding from Alexis Ohanian to help people assess specific disease risks

Nucleus Genomics lands new funding from Alexis Ohanian to help people assess specific disease risks

Nucleus Genomics, a genetic testing company focused on calculating a patient’s risk of certain diseases, is adding $14 million to their initial seed funding round. With this round the company has raised, in total, $17.5 million. This “seed plus” funding round was led by Alexis Ohanian’s 776. Ohanian is joining investors like Founders Fund, Adrian […]

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Manifold Bio’s molecular ‘barcodes’ could break through pharma’s in vivo bottleneck

Manifold Bio’s molecular ‘barcodes’ could break through pharma’s in vivo bottleneck

In the creation of a new drug, there comes a point where you have to finally put the molecule in a real creature — one at a time — and see if it actually does what you think it does. Manifold Bio’s molecular machinery could let a hundred molecules be tested simultaneously in a single […]

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US Energy Sec. Granholm still ‘bullish’ Congress can ink ‘significant’ climate deal

US Energy Sec. Granholm still ‘bullish’ Congress can ink ‘significant’ climate deal

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said she is still “hopeful, positive and in fact bullish” that Congress can agree on “a significant push into clean energy.”

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Auxilius lands $10M to help biopharmas manage financial aspects of the clinical trial process

Auxilius lands $10M to help biopharmas manage financial aspects of the clinical trial process

Many of us take prescription medication with little to no understanding of just how long it takes — or how much it costs — to get that drug to market. Conducting clinical trials of a given medication usually takes years and lots of money. It is estimated that in 2019, the pharmaceutical industry spent $83 […]

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Investors salivate over food tech companies perfecting precision fermentation

Investors salivate over food tech companies perfecting precision fermentation

The technology is not “new,” but what has industry followers so excited is the potential for better-quality, more-cost-effective proteins compared to animal-based counterparts.

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Charm Therapeutics applies AI to complex protein interactions, locking down $50M A round

Charm Therapeutics applies AI to complex protein interactions, locking down $50M A round

The world of AI-powered drug discovery keeps expanding as the capabilities of machine learning grow. One approach that seemed unthinkable just a few years ago is simulating the complicated interplays of two interlocking molecules — but that’s exactly what drug designers need to know about, and exactly what Charm Therapeutics aims to do with its […]

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Brown Foods ushers in new age of dairy, raises a ‘latte’ money for cowless cow’s milk

Brown Foods ushers in new age of dairy, raises a ‘latte’ money for cowless cow’s milk

The company’s first product, UnReal Milk, is “real” whole milk created using mammalian cell culture technology.

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Hong Kong’s AI drug discovery firm Insilico closes $60M Series D

Hong Kong’s AI drug discovery firm Insilico closes $60M Series D

Insilico Medicine, a Hong Kong-based company that has been using artificial intelligence to discover new drugs since 2014, has completed a fresh round of funding. It’s a sign that certain investors are continuing to bet on emerging biotechnologies — which often take longer to prove profitability compared to other verticals — at a time venture […]

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LatchBio empowers scientists with a code-free platform for handling big biotech data

LatchBio empowers scientists with a code-free platform for handling big biotech data

Biologists and other scientists are confronted these days with a deep sea of data and a bewildering panoply of tools to apply to it — many of which require a specialist to operate. Hiring one is a challenge and farming out the work may take months … but LatchBio offers an option that can have […]

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