Suki, a California-based, health-tech startup founded by former Flipkart executive in 2017 is said to have raised a new round of capital of $15 million.
Lately, Biotech and immunotherapy have been widely covered by media, but there’s more to healthcare than taking leaps of faith on new tech. New companies are addressing administrative functions, personalized medicine, and proactive wellness in their approach to the health industry.
Recode project will use Cellectis’ TALEN gene editing technology to create first virus-resistant human cells for manufacturing therapeutics and developing new cell-based therapies
California-based Casetabs, the pioneer of cloud-based surgery coordination technology, yesterday announced it has received $6 million in series A-funding to scale its surgery coordination application.
Based on data from the phase II JULIET study, tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) has received FDA approval for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed/refractory large B-cell lymphoma—including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), high-grade B-cell lymphoma, and DLBCL arising from follicular lymphoma—after 2 or more lines of systemic therapy.
Gilead Sciences (NSDQ:GILD) is reportedly slated to pay Alphabet’s Verily Life Sciences $90 million over three years to analyze cells from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and lupus-related diseases.
To be clear, this doesn't mean you are likely to experience these side effects after going on birth control. But if you do notice any of them after you start, there could be a connection there, and it's worth talking to your doctor if you don't like the effects you're experiencing or notice anything out of the ordinary. Here are a few possible side effects of hormonal birth control that you may not have been told about.
Researchers from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have discovered why many multiple myeloma patients experience severe pain when treated with the anticancer drug bortezomib. The study, which will be published April 27 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggests that a drug already approved to treat multiple sclerosis could mitigate this effect, allowing myeloma patients to successfully complete their treatment and relieving the pain of myeloma survivors.
GlaxoSmithKline has booked a 2 percent dip in revenues for the first quarter to £7.2 billion, after results were hit by a “significant currency impact” and lower sales of prescription drugs. Profit after tax fell 38 percent to £759 million, while earnings per share dropped to 11.2p from 21.4p a year ago.
Developing specialty vaccines for emerging and overlooked infectious diseases is a challenging and rewarding enterprise with specific opportunities and problems. Large companies have not historically prioritized this area and instead have focused on the development and commercialization of routine vaccines and vaccines for diseases with more significant global markets.
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