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Twelve years ago, Eric Dudl had begun his postdoctoral research at Sanford Burnham Prebys Biomedical Research Institute (SBP) when he received shocking news. He had the same disease he was working to eradicate: cancer.?

Despite his diagnosis, Eric did… […]

Forty-five scientists, staff and supporters of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) ran, walked and biked to raise critical funding for local cancer research at the 2018 Padres Pedal the Cause fundraising event. The team joined more… […]

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: […]

Scientists from Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have identified gene recombination in neurons that produces thousands of new gene variants within Alzheimer?s disease brains. The study, published today in Nature, reveals for the… […]

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 […]

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) today announced that the first healthy subject has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating LY3361237, a biologic that inhibits inflammation by activating an immune checkpoint receptor. […]

?I?ve got really cool stuff in my body,? 6-year-old Baraa Ismail proclaimed to Hudson Freeze, Ph.D., professor in the Human Genetics program at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP).

And, indeed, he does.?

Baraa and his mother, Sar… […]

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 […]