DNA is spelled out with four letters, or bases. Researchers have now built a system with eight. It may hold clues to the potential for life elsewhere in the universe and could also expand our […]
Takeda predicts that climate change will help its Zika and dengue fever vaccines find a larger market. Roche says it could ultimately make it attractive for the company to develop treatments for diseases like malaria. […]
The SDBN Directory has received a major update, it is now comprised of more than 675 categorized companies, with additional data including company size, founding date, website and mailing address, career page links, phone numbers, […]
Late last month, Gossamer Bio filed to raise up to $230 million in a fixed-price IPO so it could go public despite the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Now that the government has reopened, […]
CHICAGO (GenomeWeb) ? In December, LunaPBC, the public-benefit corporation that operates the LunaDNA genomic data platform, won approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to recognize personal health data, including genomes, as a form […]
financial windpipe for growing companies ? the ability to raise money through stock offerings ? is increasingly constricted by the partial government shutdown, industry experts say. Source: Public stock offerings hit by partial government shutdown […]
San Diego-based Technology startup BlueNalu recently announced its new, nine-member advisory board, which includes Pierre-Yves Cousteau?a global environmental consultant and president of Cousteau Divers, an organization dedicated to continue the goals of his late father, […]
From day 1 Gos?samer has al?ways been a biotech in a hurry. And they?re not about to let a lit?tle thing like a gov?ern?ment shut?down stymy their plans for an IPO. Source: Shutdown thrusts Gossamer […]
While the high cost of living in San Francisco has famously grabbed headlines, the costs of simply meeting there, even for a few days, are becoming untenable for some. Source: Attendees fed up with venue, […]
Roswell Biotechnologies, a life-science upstart in San Diego, has secured $32 million from investors to develop an unusual new way to sequence DNA for cheap ? a feat they hope will dramatically bring down the […]
Hav?ing es?tab?lished Ionis $IONS as a well?spring of Big Pharma in?no?va?tion, founder and chief?Stan?ley Crooke is tran?si?tion?ing to ex?ec?u?tive chair?man of the an?ti?sense com?pany?s board come 2020, when cur?rent COO?Brett Monia will take over the […]
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jecure Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company with novel drug discovery programs targeting serious inflammatory diseases, today announced a definitive agreement by which it will be acquired by Genentech, a member of the Roche […]
Vista?s DJO Global has been sold for $3.15 billion in cash by investors led by the Blackstone Group to Colfax Corp, a diversified technology company in Maryland. Source: Vista’s DJO sold by Blackstone for $3.15 […]
First there was ?Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.? Now four San Diego, CA-based investors are debuting ?VCs in a Van,? a vehicle (no pun intended) meant to spotlight local companies ripe for funding. Source: Xconomy: […]
United Ther?a?peu?tics $UTHR is pay?ing an $800 mil?lion cash up?front in a big bet to stay among the lead?ers in pul?monary ar?te?r?ial hy?per?ten?sion, grab?bing rights to Arena Phar?ma?ceu?ti?cals? ra?linepag in the deal. And the ex?ec?u?tive […]
Synthorx, a La Jolla biotech developing cancer therapies from partly synthetic life, is seeking $100 million in an initial public offering.The Scripps Research spinoff made the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. […]
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — As an?active 45-year-old man who loves to surf and take adventures with his daughter, Bryce Olson was the last person his friends expected to get cancer. Source: New test extending lives […]
Our oceans are dying. This might seem like a harsh stance, but the reality is study after study indicates that we are taking too many fish and marine species out of the oceans and putting […]
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Science communication, or SciComm, is becoming more popular among researchers—it was a top interest for 2018 events in the SDBN poll. We have been hosting SciComm events since 2012 and firmly believe that it is […]
Our November 2017 volunteer event went great, we discussed the 2018 planning poll results and discussed 2018 events in the top areas: Drug Discovery Drug Development Biologics Genomics Science Communication To facilitate event planning, and […]
As part of the SDBN reboot, we are developing an “official” SDBN volunteer group, and this team will decide on the direction and events for 2018, for starters! Many of you have expressed interest in […]
SDBN was very involved with the April 2017 March for Science San Diego (MSSD), our members marched, volunteered, and sponsored the very successful event with 15,000 participants. The national March for Science organization is still […]
2017 has been an interesting year, our members raised the funds to launch the highly successful March for Science San Diego in April, had BIO 2017 in June, and more networking organizations, shared labs, and […]
Join us for our famous life science speed networking event on January 30th, 2017! Bring lots of business cards, your elevator speech, and be ready to make new connections in 2017. Now more than ever, […]
The San Diego Biotechnology Network’s LinkedIn group now has 10,000 members! In our 7+ years, we’ve helped thousands of you meet, find jobs, and make the connections that help our life science hub thrive. Join […]
In 2012 we featured White Labs at an SDBN event and heard about the science behind the different yeast strains that flavor our favorite craft beers from founder Chris White. White Labs is now working […]
The San Diego Biotechnology Network will be seven years old this October, can you believe it? We got a nice makeover thanks to Brianne Grajkowski recently in anticipation of our Founder Mary Canady’s presentation at […]
The San Diego biotech industry has seen many phases and trends throughout its history, and genomics has remained an area in which we have always excelled. We can look to many factors for this achievement, […]
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