9 Best Articles in 2021
Bloomberg
From Biotech to Bitcoin: Bioptix Shifts Focus to Blockchain
Bloomberg
5 min read · From 2017 · Bioptix Inc., a maker of diagnostic machinery for the biotech industry, is jumping on the digital-currencies bandwagon.
Y Combinator
How Biotech Startup Funding Will Change in the Next 10 Years
Y Combinator
6 min read · From 2019 · I've noticed that raising money for a biotech or other life science company in 2019 looks a lot like raising money for a tech company 10 years ago. Since then, fundamental forces caused fundraising…
VANITY FAIR
Exclusive: How Elizabeth Holmes’s House of Cards Came Tumbling Down
VANITY FAIR
~20 min read · From 2016 · In a searing investigation into the once lauded biotech start-up Theranos, Nick Bilton discovers that its precocious founder defied medical experts—even her own chief scientist—about the veracity of its now discredited blood-testing technology.
nature
First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the United States
nature
5 min read · May 4th · Biotech firm Oxitec launches controversial field test of its insects in Florida after years of push-back from residents and regulatory complications.
City Journal
The New Productivity Revolution
City Journal
~13 min read · May 18th · Innovations in biotech, energy, and space could drive the next generation of prosperity—if we let it happen.
kauffmanfellows.org
3 reasons biotech is at an inflection point and why early-stage tech VCs should be investing now
kauffmanfellows.org
5 min read · From 2019 · Here’s what we learned after analyzing 1,227 biotech startup pitches. “I invested in biotech once, and it only took me 12 years…to lose all my money.” As venture capitalists investing in highly…
TechCrunch
All the companies from Y Combinator’s W20 Demo Day, Part IV: Healthcare, Biotech, Fintech and Nonprofits
TechCrunch
9 min read · 2020-03-17 · With YC's W20 Demo Day coming in at nearly 200 companies, we've decided to split our recap into multiple posts for easier reading. These are the Healthcare/Biotech, Fintech, and Non-profit companies.
Science Magazine
‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna's vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19
Science Magazine
3 min read · 2020-11-30 · Biotech will ask FDA for emergency approval as final results from efficacy trial back up initial claim of vaccine success.
VANITY FAIR
Exclusive: How Elizabeth Holmes’s House of Cards Came Tumbling Down
VANITY FAIR
~20 min read · From 2016 · In a searing investigation into the once lauded biotech start-up Theranos, Nick Bilton discovers that its precocious founder defied medical experts—even her own chief scientist—about the veracity of…
Trending
nature
How protein-based COVID vaccines could change the pandemic
nature
7 min read · Nov 8th · Jabs from Novavax and other biotech firms are coming. Scientists say they have a lot to offer.
The Wall Street Journal
Opinion | Biden’s Moderna Vaccine Double-Cross
The Wall Street Journal
Oct 15th · Officials thank the biotech startup for saving lives by making it a political scapegoat.
STAT
'Start at the top': Women in biotech on how to break down barriers
STAT
1 min read · Nov 26th · Women leaders in biotech said the industry has made significant progress toward gender equity, but there's still far more work to be done.
The Wall Street Journal
The Biotech Startup that Became an FBI Target
The Wall Street Journal
20+ min read · Nov 25th · We are bringing you the complete story of uBiome. It was a biotech company with promise: charismatic leaders, an exciting product and lots of venture-capital funding. So why did the FBI end up raiding…
More like this
TechCrunch
All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1
TechCrunch
20+ min read · From 2017 · Biotech and artificial intelligence have emerged as the top startup trends at Y Combinator's 25th Demo Day. The 124 companies presenting at the entrepreneur..
The Guardian
Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show
The Guardian
3 min read · 2020-11-16 · US-based biotech firm is latest to reveal impressive results from phase 3 trials of jab
Singularity Hub
Five Ways Buildings of the Future Will Use Biotech to Become Living Things
Singularity Hub
4 min read · From 2019 · Biology is capable of extraordinary feats of engineering, and the next frontier in building technology might be to make buildings part of nature.
CNN
How this South Korean company created coronavirus test kits in three weeks
CNN
5 min read · 2020-03-13 · Before there were any cases of novel coronavirus confirmed in South Korea, one of the country's biotech firms had begun preparing to make testing kits to identify the disease.
The New Yorker
Reconstructing a Pandemic
The New Yorker
8 min read · 2020-12-17 · Researchers estimate that a biotech conference in February led to hundreds of thousands of infections. What can that teach us about the spread of COVID-19?
Y Combinator
Y Combinator Companies
Y Combinator
From 2016 · A list of companies YC has funded across many verticals including hardware, edtech, biotech, healthcare, developer tools, consumer and enterprise, to name a few.
Chicago Tribune
Considering a plant-based diet? Here’s what you need to know
Chicago Tribune
2019-12-29 · Whether you're concerned about the state of the environment or are focused on your own health concerns, there are more than a few reasons to consider a plant-based diet. Eating Animals by Jonathan…
Science Magazine
In a major shift, cancer drugs go ‘tissue-agnostic’
Science Magazine
From 2018 · Barely 2 years after enrolling its first patient, a small biotech company has shown the worth of the first drug deliberately targeted to any solid tumor carrying a specific mutation. The mutation is…
Forbes
Biotech R&D Startup Benchling Hits $4 Billion Valuation As The Company Starts Laying Groundwork For An IPO
Forbes
3 min read · Apr 14th · Sajith Wickramasekara was just 24 when he got on Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his biotech R&D startup Benchling. Now his company is worth $4 billion with a new $200 million round led by Sequoia.
