9 Best Articles in 2021
Bloomberg
From Biotech to Bitcoin: Bioptix Shifts Focus to Blockchain
Bloomberg
5 min read · 60 saves · From 2017 · Bioptix Inc., a maker of diagnostic machinery for the biotech industry, is jumping on the digital-currencies bandwagon.
VANITY FAIR
Exclusive: How Elizabeth Holmes’s House of Cards Came Tumbling Down
VANITY FAIR
~19 min read · 88 saves · 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.
Y Combinator
How Biotech Startup Funding Will Change in the Next 10 Years
Y Combinator
5 min read · 27 saves · 2019-08-05 · Jared Friedman · 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…
kauffmanfellows.org
3 reasons biotech is at an inflection point and why early-stage tech VCs should be investing now
kauffmanfellows.org
4 min read · 11 saves · 2019-08-31 · 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…
In Food
Chicago Tribune
Considering a plant-based diet? Here’s what you need to know
Chicago Tribune
93 saves · 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…
In Fintech
TechCrunch
All the companies from Y Combinator’s W20 Demo Day, Part IV: Healthcare, Biotech, Fintech and Nonprofits
TechCrunch
8 min read · 33 saves · 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.
Singularity Hub
Five Ways Buildings of the Future Will Use Biotech to Become Living Things
Singularity Hub
3 min read · 20 saves · 2019-07-25 · Biology is capable of extraordinary feats of engineering, and the next frontier in building technology might be to make buildings part of nature.
In Coronavirus
CNN
How this South Korean company created coronavirus test kits in three weeks
CNN
5 min read · 25 saves · 2020-03-12 · 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.
TechCrunch
Biotech researchers venture into the wild to start their own business
TechCrunch
5 min read · 15 saves · 2019-08-09 · Much of Silicon Valley mythology is centered on the founder-as-hero narrative. But historically, scientific founders leading the charge for bio companies have been far less common. Developing new…
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Science Magazine
‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna's vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19
Science Magazine
3 min read · 85 saves · 2020-11-30 · Biotech will ask FDA for emergency approval as final results from efficacy trial back up initial claim of vaccine success.
STAT
Virtual Event: A look ahead at biotech in 2021
STAT
2020-12-16 · STAT’s biotech team takes the virtual stage to look back at how the biotech industry confronted the pandemic and forecast the year to come.
STAT
The most impressive biotech VCs of 2020 - STAT
STAT
1 min read · 2020-12-22 · The most impressive biotech VCs: These four investors were involved in some of the biggest acquisitions and most successful IPOs this year.
In Coronavirus
The New York Times
A Second Chinese Coronavirus Vaccine Is Said to Be Effective
The New York Times
4 min read · 24 saves · Jan 7th · Sinovac Biotech has sold more than 300 million doses to the developing world, filling a gap left by Western countries.
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STAT
This biotech aims to cure Alzheimer's by killing gum-disease bacteria
STAT
1 min read · 11 saves · 2019-08-13 · Cortexyme is betting that an infectious agent causes Alzheimer’s, and that targeting that pathogen can stop and even reverse the disease.
VANITY FAIR
Exclusive: How Elizabeth Holmes’s House of Cards Came Tumbling Down
VANITY FAIR
~20 min read · 55 saves · 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…
TechCrunch
All 50 startups from Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Demo Day 1
TechCrunch
20+ min read · 66 saves · 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
China’s great leap forward in science
The Guardian
~11 min read · 47 saves · From 2018 · Chinese investment is paying off with serious advances in biotech, computing and space. Are they edging ahead of the west?
Science Magazine
‘Absolutely remarkable’: No one who got Moderna's vaccine in trial developed severe COVID-19
Science Magazine
3 min read · 85 saves · 2020-11-30 · Biotech will ask FDA for emergency approval as final results from efficacy trial back up initial claim of vaccine success.
In Nature
Singularity Hub
Why Designing Our Own Biology Will Be the Next Big Thing in Medicine
Singularity Hub
4 min read · 33 saves · 2019-11-10 · Jason Dorrier · In a talk at Exponential Medicine, Jane Metcalfe said that tools like gene editing and synthetic biology could make design the next big thing in medicine.
The Guardian
Moderna Covid vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show
The Guardian
3 min read · 60 saves · 2020-11-16 · US-based biotech firm is latest to reveal impressive results from phase 3 trials of jab
TechCrunch
Here are 64 startups that launched today at Y Combinator’s W18 Demo Day
TechCrunch
~20 min read · 40 saves · From 2018 · Biotech, robotics, and fintech startups took the spotlight today at prestigious accelerator Y Combinator’s 26th Demo Day. This batch features 141 total companies from 23 countries, with presentations spread over two days. The house was packed at Mountain View’s Computer History Museum w…
Science Magazine
In a major shift, cancer drugs go ‘tissue-agnostic’
Science Magazine
78 saves · From 2017 · 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…
