Biotechnology

Claremont McKenna College Student Alvin Villarosa ’25 named Barry Goldwater Scholar

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CLAREMONT, Calif., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alvin Villarosa ’25, a Claremont McKenna College Science Management major with a concentration in neuroscience, has been awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the highest governmental honor for undergraduate students pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Awarded to college sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise … Read more

Foresee Pharmaceuticals Announces First Subject Dosed in its First-in-Human Clinical Trial of FP-020

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TAIPEI, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Foresee Pharmaceuticals (TPEx: 6576), (“Foresee”) today announced that the first subject has been dosed in its Phase 1 clinical trial of FP-020 in Australia. The Phase 1 clinical trial is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-center, single, and multiple ascending oral dose study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of FP-020 in healthy … Read more

Swiss pharma giant Roche’s first-quarter sales edge higher as its emerges from post-Covid-19 slump

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A logo at the Roche Holding AG headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Getty Images Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche on Wednesday reported a modest uptick in first-quarter sales, even as waning demand for its Covid-19 products continued to weigh on the company. Sales were up 2% at constant exchange rates, … Read more

Manufacturing PMI® at 47.8%; February 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

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New Orders; Backlogs Contracting; Production; Employment Contracting; Supplier Deliveries Slowing; Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing; Exports and Imports Growing TEMPE, Ariz., March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in February for the 16th consecutive month following one month of “unchanged” status (a PMI® reading of 50 percent) and … Read more

US-China Rivalry Expands to Biotech; Lawmakers Raise Alarm

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WASHINGTON —  U.S. lawmakers are raising alarms about what they see as America’s failure to compete with China in biotechnology, warning of the risks to U.S. national security and commercial interests. But as the two countries’ rivalry expands into the biotech industry, some say that shutting out Chinese companies would only hurt the U.S. Biotechnology … Read more

US NSA Jake Sullivan set to visit India this month

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US national security advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan plans to visit New Delhi later this month, in what would be his second visit here since last year, with plans to focus on reviewing progress under the Initiative for Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) with his counterpart Ajit Doval, said people with knowledge of the matter. Sullivan’s … Read more

Europe’s Silicon Valley? No thanks – POLITICO

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Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. CAMBRIDGE, England — This city wears many crowns: the fastest growing in Britain, the world’s most intensive research cluster and the university with the highest number of tech founders. It also has Britain’s second highest level of inequality and one of the lowest amounts … Read more