News Archive of Xconomy Life Sciences

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Good for Some, Good for All05-24-12
Nokia Joins X Prize in $2.25M Wireless Health 'sensing Challenge?05-24-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Takeda Consolidates, Startups Raise Cash05-24-12
The 2012 New York ASCO Checklist05-24-12
EMC, Ember, Spindle, Yottaa, & More Boston-Area Deals05-24-12
Halo Gathers $1.1M From Patient Groups for Muscular Dystrophy Drug05-24-12
MediciNova Misses Primary Goal in Mid-Stage Trial of IV Asthma Drug05-23-12
What's New With Loveland Technologies, Axonia, 3D Biomatrix?05-23-12
Analytic Software Wins Janssen Prize to Reduce Hospital Readmissions05-23-12
Ra Pharma Pours $8.6M Into Discovery Tech and New Rare-Disease Drug05-23-12
Seattle Genetics Follows the Science, Taking on Rare Lymphoma No. 305-23-12
San Diego BizTech Roundup: Qualcomm, Helix Wind, and 'skqueak?05-22-12
San Diego's Free EvoNexus Tech Incubator Gains Qualcomm Expertise05-22-12
Undaunted by Wall Street ?Penalty Box,? Keryx Focuses on Kidney Drug05-22-12
Wireless Health Summit Showcases Incentive Prizes as Tool for Change05-22-12
Who's on Biotech's Endangered Species List? Mid-Sized Drugmakers05-21-12
Sue Siegel Leaves MDV to Run $6B GE Health Unit05-21-12
iPierian Zeroes In on Antibodies for Alzheimer's, Neurodegeneration05-21-12
Who's on Biotech's Endangered Species List? Mid-Sized Drug Developers05-21-12
For Those on Watch, Hope Springs Eternal as Hair Trials Inch Along05-18-12
CardioKinetix Clears 2-Year Study with Implant for Heart Failure05-18-12
Promedior, Aveo, Ra, and More Boston Life Sciences Headlines05-18-12
SD Biotech Roundup: Elevation Pharmaceuticals, BioSurplus, and More05-17-12
Xconomist of the Week: Tom Maniatis on Prize4Life and ALS Research05-17-12
Aveo Kidney Cancer Drug Shows Safety Edge in Pivotal Study05-16-12
Dendreon's Provenge Works Best for Patients With Low PSA, Scientists Say05-16-12
VC Guru Mendelson on MI's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (And Why There's Hope)05-16-12
Hutch, UW Scientists Find Elusive Cancers With Adaptive Diagnostic05-16-12
Targeted Cancer Drugs With Punch: The Next Big Class of Antibodies05-16-12
Theraclone Passes First Clinical Test with Flu-Fighting Antibody05-15-12
Promedior Moves Fibrosis Pipeline to Boston, Hires Shire Vet as CEO05-15-12
Coaching Program Springboard Hits Boston With Life Sciences Entrepreneurs05-15-12
Five Questions for E&Y's David DeMarco on the Future of Health IT05-15-12
JumpStart, NEI Plan New High Tech Accelerator in Detroit05-14-12
ASCO Preview: Eight Cancer Drugs to Watch at the Big Show05-14-12
Boston Life Sciences News From Vertex, Eleven, RXi, & More05-11-12
Verdezyne Raises $10.6M to Advance Sustainable Chemicals Technology05-11-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Celladon, Vertex, MediciNova, & More05-10-12
IDRI, Aeras Team Up to Develop Tuberculosis Vaccine05-09-12
NY's Cancer Research Institute Looks to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy05-09-12
A 10-Point Plan to Stimulate Biotech & the Economy as a Whole05-09-12
Seattle Genetics Misses 1st Quarter Sales Estimate, But Sees $1B Future05-08-12
San Diego's MediciNova Nears Turning Point with Lead Drug for Asthma05-08-12
San Diego's Celladon Extends Round to $53M, Opens European Office05-08-12
Sutro Biopharma Pulls in $16M for New Antibody Drugs05-08-12
Eleven Biotherapeutics Raises $20M to Advance Dry-Eye Drug05-08-12
First Comes The $1,000 genome, Then Comes The $10,000 Analysis05-08-12
Dendreon Meets Expectations with $82M in 1st Quarter Provenge Sales05-07-12
Antibiotic R&D is in Trouble: Here's One Way to Fix It05-07-12
SD BizTech Roundup: Ortiva Acquired, EcoATM, & Grid2Home Raise Cash05-07-12
Antibiotic R&D is in Trouble: Here's a Fix05-07-12
Retrophin, Headed by Controversial Hedge Fund Chief, Raises $4M05-07-12
Vertex Shares Boom on Cystic Fibrosis Results05-07-12
Vertex Shows Effect With Two-Drug Combo for Cystic Fibrosis, Shares Boom05-07-12
Vertex Shows Signs of Effect With Two-Drug Combo for Cystic Fibrosis05-07-12
Free Markets Are Failing Antibiotics: Here's A Way to Fix Things05-07-12
Winners of ?MI 50 Companies to Watch? Awards To Be Announced05-03-12
Analyst: Dendreon's Growth Stalling With Cancer Docs as Rival Gains05-04-12
NIH's Collins Lauds ?Unprecedented? Partnership at NY Bio Confab05-04-12
Nirvanix Raises $25M to Fuel Expansion of Cloud Storage Services05-04-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Gen-Probe, Zogenix, & the Innovation Economy05-03-12
Winners of ?MI 50 Companies to Watch? Awards To Be Announced Tonight05-03-12
Virtual Biotech Companies: Built on Solid Bedrock or Unstable Landfill?05-03-12
Buying SD's Ortiva Wireless Adds Video Optimization to Allot's Tools05-03-12
Genomic Health, OncoMed Team Up on Personalized Cancer Drug Work05-02-12
After 6 Years and $26M, Insolvent Chumby Selling Remaining Assets05-02-12
Boston Deals: Hologic, CustomMade, and the MIT Clean Energy Prize05-02-12
Pfizer Takes on Genzyme With New Gaucher Drug05-02-12
The Affymetrix Alumni: Where Are They Now?05-02-12
5 Things to Do Before the New Patent Law Takes Full Effect05-02-12
San Diego's EcoATM Raises $17M As It Builds Recycling Cash Machine05-01-12
Innovation Report Shows San Diego Added 695 Tech Jobs at End of 201105-01-12
Mersana Adds $4M For Next-Generation ?Armed? Cancer Drugs05-01-12
San Diego BizTech Roundup: Independa, Zui.com, Bandsintown, and More04-30-12
Berwick's Advice: Cost-Effectiveness Is Here to Stay04-30-12
Hologic Buys Gen-Probe for $3.7B, Making Molecular Diagnostics Push04-30-12
New Health IT Initiative Takes Cognitive Medical Beyond Military04-30-12
Biotech IPOs Start to Show Some Modest Signs of Life04-30-12
Michigan State Creates Spartan Innovations to Launch Spin-Offs04-27-12
Taking Open Biology to the Next Level: Notes from the Sage Congress04-27-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Amylin, Illumina, AstraZeneca Acquires Ardea, & More04-27-12
Genzyme, Epizyme, & Rib-X Among the Week's Life Sciences Newsmakers04-27-12
UW Startups Look to Improve Bras, Bicycle Ads, Mental Health04-26-12
Announcing Xconomy's Napa Summit: Keeping America Growing04-26-12
Big Data, Big Biology, and the ?Tipping Point? in Quantified Health04-26-12
Cardeas Gears Up for Clinic, With Drug Combo for Hospital Infections04-26-12
Epizyme Gets $90M in Epigenetics Partnership with Celgene04-26-12
Cytokinetics Shows Hint of Effect With Drug for Lou Gehrig's Disease04-25-12
Illumina Opens Apple-Inspired App Store for DNA Software Developers04-25-12
MI Pre-Seed Capital Fund Awards $444,000 in Microloans to 12 Tech Startups04-25-12
N-Gene Digs Up Funds to Boost ?Heat Shock? Drug in Diabetes and MD04-25-12
General Assembly Founder Hargreaves, Atlas? Destin Join XSITE Lineup04-25-12
IMS Health Buys DecisionView For Programs to Speed Clinical Trials04-24-12
New Data on Genzyme MS Drug Shows Improvement in Disability04-24-12
The JOBS Act?The ?IPO On-Ramp? Makes IPOs Easier04-24-12
George Rathmann, Founding CEO of Amgen and Icos, Dies at 8404-24-12
AstraZeneca Reloads its Pipeline with Ardea Deal, Could be Still Hunting04-23-12
Sapphire Energy CEO Jason Pyle's Parting Thoughts on Big Biofuel04-23-12
Amazon's Fight Against Content Middlemen: Books, TV, Movies, Games04-23-12
What Are the Hottest Targets in Biotech Today?04-23-12
San Diego's Q1 Venture Activity Surges on One Mega Deal04-20-12
Dyax, Adimab, Mersana, & More Boston Life Sciences Newsmakers04-20-12
CEO Changes in Planned Succession at San Diego's Sapphire Energy04-20-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Accelrys, Illumina, & RainTree Oncology04-19-12
Cell Therapeutics Shells Out $30M for New Drug04-19-12
Progress for Pervasis and InVivo: A Boost for Regenerative Efforts?04-19-12
Alder Biopharma Snags $38M To Charge Ahead With Antibody Drugs04-19-12
Illumina Stays Independent, Roche Walking Away04-18-12
Sage Bionetworks Moves from Thinking Stage to Doing Stage04-18-12
Small is Beautiful in Q1 Venture Deals as VCs Write Lots of Checks04-18-12
Five Questions: Acorda CEO Ron Cohen on the Future of Neurology R&D04-17-12
Enzyme Maker Alcresta Nabs $10M from Third Rock, Bessemer, Frazier04-17-12
Dendreon CEO John Johnson: ?This is My Last Stop?04-17-12
Abbott's Humira, the 3rd-in-Class Drug That Toppled Lipitor as No. 104-16-12
Pervasis, Flagship, SeventhSense, & More Boston Life Sciences Newsmakers04-13-12
Pervasis, Flagship, SeventhSense, & More Boston Life Sciences Newsmakers04-13-12
Tioga Investor Thomas McNerney Keeping Busy After San Diego Move04-12-12
Provid Pharma Leans on MS Society's Venture Fund to Boost Lead Drug04-12-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Optimer, Illumina, & Deals, Deals, Deals04-12-12
Cardinal Health Hires West Wireless Health Institute's Inaugural CEO04-11-12
BioPharma Needs A Safe, Reliable Way To Repair Broken Genes04-11-12
Cardinal Hires West Wireless Health Institute's Inaugural CEO04-11-12
Mymetics Ropes in Dendreon, KPCB Vets to Restart Vaccine Developer04-11-12
AisleBuyer, Crashlytics, Cymfony, & More Boston Dealmakers04-11-12
UCSD Spinoff NexDx Aims to Diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis04-11-12
In San Diego Restart, Verenium Erases Debt, Looks to Expand Products04-10-12
Investing in Biotech Isn?t Just for Investors Anymore04-09-12
Merck Teams With Flagship to Bankroll Early Biotech Ventures04-10-12
Merck Teams With Flagship to Bankroll Early Biotech Ventures04-10-12
J&J Group Awards 3 Finalists $50,000 Each for Gaps in Patient Care04-10-12
Oncothyreon Marches On With 'son of Stimuvax? Cancer Vaccine04-10-12
Optimer Discloses Shakeup Prompted by Chairman's Deal in Taiwan04-09-12
Investing in Biotech Isn?t Just for Investors Anymore04-09-12
New England's Emerging Biotech Stars: An Xconomy Forum In Pictures04-09-12
Presage Looks to Help Millennium Pick Cancer Drug Winners Early04-06-12
AVI Biopharma Mulls Deal After Mixed Data With Muscular Dystrophy Drug04-06-12
Adimab, ImmunoGen, OvaScience, & More Boston Life Sciences News04-06-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Illumina, Sophiris Bio, & New Funding Deals04-05-12
TechTown Report Sheds Light on Its Economic Impact04-05-12
Reinventing Biotech's Business Model: The Photo Gallery04-04-12
Reinventing Biotech's Business Model: The Photo Gallery04-04-12
SD Tech Roundup: ServiceNow Files IPO, On-Ramp Wireless, SwoopThat04-04-12
See You Today at New England's Emerging Biotech Stars***SOLD OUT***04-04-12
See You Today at New England's Emerging Biotech Stars: Just 8 Tickets Left04-04-12
OvaScience Adds $37M for Fertility Treatments04-04-12
Boston Deals: Funding for FRX, Allocure, Good Start, & FirstBest04-03-12
See You This Afternoon at ?Reinventing Biotech's Business Model?04-03-12
Hard-Nosed Hedge Fund Chief Has Soft Spot for Rare-Disease Startup04-03-12
AVI Biopharma Passes Small Study in Muscular Dystrophy04-02-12
San Diego's Sapphire Energy Raises $144M for ?Green Crude Farm?04-02-12
Xconomy Boston's Top 20 Stories of Q1: Editor's Picks04-02-12
Biotech Can?t Sidestep Cost-Effectiveness Anymore04-02-12
Genentech, ImmunoGen 'smart Bomb? for Breast Cancer Clears Big Hurdle03-30-12
Genoa Pharma Aims To Satisfy Big Pharma's Hunger for IPF Drugs03-30-12
Late Add: John Mendlein Joins ?Reinventing Biotech? Lineup April 303-29-12
Wayne State Launches Pre-Seed Fund For Student Tech Startups03-29-12
Roche Raises Illumina Takeover Bid to $51/Share03-29-12
Oncothyreon Grabs $47M in Stock Offering03-29-12
LiquidGrids Re-Launches Social Media Analytics for Health Industry03-29-12
MAP Pharmaceuticals Gets Rare Benefit of the Doubt With Migraine Drug03-29-12
Third Rock's Mark Levin: ?Ultra-Super Positive? on Biotech Innovation03-29-12
Accelerator Gets New Chief Scientist, David McElligott03-28-12
Amylin Booms on Report it Rejected Bristol's $3.5B Takeover Bid03-28-12
On-Ramp Wireless, Learning From the Past, Says Its System Is Ready03-28-12
Boston's Deal News: Tracelytics, Tesaro, & A New Innovation Center03-28-12
Theraclone's Cliff Stocks Joins ?Reinventing Biotech? Lineup Apr. 303-27-12
Affymax, Takeda Win Approval of Anemia Drug to Challenge Amgen03-27-12
DecisionView Looks to Help Speed Up Pharma's Painfully Slow Trials03-27-12
PATH Names Former Tech Exec Steve Davis as New CEO03-26-12
San Diego Tech Roundup: Flud, Verve, and a 'swiss Cheese? Job Market03-26-12
Aveo's Ha-Ngoc to Interview Third Rock's Mark Levin at April 4 Forum03-26-12
Some Tongue-in-Cheek Fantasy Baseball (and Biotech) Picks03-26-12
Glaxo and J&J's Shrewd Move Will Help the Biotech Ecosystem03-23-12
UCSD Proposes Innovator Space as Entrepreneurial Life Sciences Hub03-23-12
Life Sciences News: Slow-Growing Valuations & Merck/Ariad Drug03-23-12
The Supreme Court's Bad Precedent for Innovation03-22-12
?Breakthrough? in Quantified Health Sets Stage for Innovation Summit03-22-12
Grant Funding Helps Karyopharm Speed Lead Cancer Drug to Clinic03-22-12
12 Investing and Business Gems from Avalon's Kevin Kinsella03-22-12
Paul Allen's Big Bet to ?Uncover the Essence of What Makes Us Human?03-22-12
Paul Allen Commits $300M to Expand Institute for Brain Science03-21-12
Verve Raises $7M, Studies Mobile ?Paradox? for Old Media Customers03-21-12
OVP, Looking for a Home Run, Hits Bunt Single With Complete Genomics03-21-12
Boston's Deal News: Amazon Acquires Kiva, and Tech IPOs03-21-12
Ariad and Merck Face Tough FDA Review of Sarcoma Pill03-20-12
Biotech's New Frontier: Europe?03-19-12
Kala Funnels $6.2M Into New Drugs for Eye and Lung Diseases03-19-12
Biotech Lagging Behind Go-Go Web Valuations, Survey Says03-20-12
Venture MI II Invests $15M in Wisconsin Early-Stage Fund03-19-12
San Diego Tech Roundup: Givit, ID Analytics, and Rain on the Parade03-19-12
Kala Funnels $6.2M Into New Drugs for Eye and Lung Diseases03-19-12
Biotech's New Frontier: Europe?03-19-12
In Boston Life Sciences News: Akili, Kala, And Genocea03-16-12
OncoGenex Snags $50M for Prostate Cancer Drug Plan03-16-12
Peter Schultz on New Merck-Funded Institute: ?We?re Getting Lots of Resumes?03-16-12
Life Sciences News Roundup: InflammaGen, HemaQuest, ImThera & More03-16-12
Peter Schultz on New Merck-Funded Institute: ?We?re Getting Lots of Resumes?03-16-12
Groove Biopharma Joins Stellar Lineup at ?Reinventing Biotech? Apr. 303-16-12
The Greater Seattle Brain Science Cluster03-16-12
In Boston Life Sciences News: Akili, Kala, And Genocea03-16-12
Lee Hood's P4 Initiative Finds Community Partner, PeaceHealth03-15-12
Shire Shells Out $100M to Buy Ferrokin Biosciences03-15-12
Lee Hood's P4 Medicine Institute Gets New Partner, PeaceHealth03-15-12
Merck Returns to SD, Pouring $90M Into New Schultz-Led Institute03-15-12
Genocea CEO Chip Clark to Speak at Xconomy's April 4 Biotech Forum03-15-12
Omeros Bounces Back With Drug For Eye Surgeries; Shares Climb03-13-12
In Search of Capital, San Diego Taking Startups on Roadshows to VCs03-14-12
Seattle Children's Sets Up Rare Biobank to Study Premature Birth03-14-12
Akili Interactive Seeks to Make Video Games That Heal, Not Harm03-14-12
Seattle Children's Sets Up Rare Pregnancy Biobank03-14-12
San Diego BizTech Roundup: RealAge, Qualcomm, Angel Deals, & More03-13-12
Seattle Genetics Digs Deeper Into the Proverbial Haystack03-13-12
Apperian, Exinda, Adelphic, & More Boston-Area Dealmakers03-13-12
Seattle Genetics Digs Into the Haystack, Looking for More than One Needle03-13-12
Seattle Genetics Found Its Needle in the Haystack, Sparking Big Push For More03-13-12
Omeros Bounces Back With Drug For Eye Surgeries; Shares Climb03-13-12
Seattle Genetics Digs into the Haystack, Looking for More Needles03-13-12
Women in Bio, After Gaining Momentum Elsewhere, Arrives in SF03-13-12
A Seussian Guide to BioPharma03-13-12
HemaQuest Gets $13M Transfusion in Extension of Series B Financing03-12-12
AIDS Drugs Were the Start. Let's See More FDA Accelerated Approvals03-12-12
San Diego's InflammaGen Advances Therapy to Mitigate Effects of Shock03-12-12
Aastrom Closes $40 Million Financing Deal with Eastern Capital03-09-12
J&J Prostate Cancer Drug Hits Goal; Hurts Dendreon, Helps Medivation03-08-12
OncoGenex Doubles Down on Prostate Cancer, As Competition Heats Up03-08-12
Microsoft's Mayhem: Remote Controls for Everything (Eventually)03-09-12
OncoGenex Doubles Down on Prostate Cancer, As Competition Heats Up03-08-12
4s3, With $20M in Tow, Pursues Route for Delivering Drugs to Muscle03-08-12
SavingStar, Exinda, & NeuroPhage: A Trio of Boston Startup Deals03-08-12
New England's Emerging Biotech Stars: The Agenda03-08-12
J&J Prostate Cancer Drug Hits Goal; Hurts Dendreon, Helps Medivation03-08-12
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Aragon, Illumina, CareFusion, & More03-08-12
The Thinking Behind Domain's $760M Life Sciences Deal in Russia03-07-12
Reinventing Biotech on April 3: Here's the Agenda03-08-12
4s3, With $20M in Tow, Pursues Route for Delivering Drugs to Muscle03-08-12
The Thinking Behind Domain's $760M Life Sciences Deal in Russia03-07-12
Molecular Health Sets up in NYC With Personalized Med Tools03-07-12
How Biogen Idec Overhauled R&D Under Doug Williams03-07-12
BG Medicine, Bottomline, 4s3 Bioscience Among the Week's Dealmakers03-07-12
Qualcomm's Irwin Jacobs Becomes CEO Emeritus, 20 Years After IPO03-06-12
Disease Foundations Play Growing Role in Biotech Business Model03-06-12
Oncothyreon Shares Tumble on Lung Cancer Study Speculation03-06-12
San Diego's Aragon Raises $42 Million, Targets Hormone-Driven Cancers03-06-12
Connect Bestows ?Hall of Fame? Award on Hybritech Founder Ted Greene03-05-12
Five Reasons Illumina Should Fight Roche's Insulting Low-Ball Bid03-05-12
Connect and Xconomy Present: The Rock Stars of Innovation 1 Stop Tour03-02-12
CytomX Therapeutics Seeks to One-Up Lilly, Amgen Cancer Drugs03-02-12
Concert, Alere, TremRx, & More Names from Boston Life Sciences News03-02-12
SD Life Sciences (and Cleantech) Roundup: DexCom, Ligand, Genomatica03-01-12
U-M Business Competition Awards $90K to Student Startups03-01-12
Concert Nabs $200M Deal From Avanir to Make Psych Drugs02-29-12
Xconomist of the Week: Roger Perlmutter's Parting Thoughts on Amgen03-01-12
With $21.7M in New Funding, Luxtera Signs Deal to Make Optical Chip03-01-12
Harvard-Born TremRx Pursues New Vaccine Technology02-29-12
Sapphire Boosts Yields from Blue-Green Algae, Signs Earthrise Deal02-29-12
Concert Nabs $200M Deal From Avanir to Make Psych Drugs02-29-12
Verinata's Big Day Arrives, With Prenatal Down Syndrome Test Debut02-29-12
Charles River, FirstFuel, Quiet Logistics, & More Boston Deal News02-29-12
Dendreon Adds ImClone Vets to New Management Team02-28-12
MBI Helps Biotech Companies De-Risk and Expand02-28-12
Dendreon Stock Tumbles As Company Projects ?Moderate? Sales Growth02-27-12
Satori Cultivates Prolific Herb for Promising Alzheimer's Weapon02-28-12
Dendreon Stock Tumbles As Company Projects ?Moderate? Sales Growth02-27-12
Seven MI Universities to Partner in Tech Transfer Talent Network02-27-12
San Diego Tech Roundup: Entropic, Xpenser, OneRoof Energy, & More02-27-12
Bruce Booth, a LifeSciVC Shining Some Much-Needed Light on Biotech02-27-12
Seattle Genetics Gets New Commercial Boss for Early Days of Adcetris02-23-12
Crescendo Bioscience Takes Arthritis Into the World of Hard Data02-24-12
Enanta, Satori, Vertex & More of the Week's Life Sciences Newsmakers02-24-12
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Receptos, Vital Therapies, & More02-23-12
Vertex Stays in HepC Game, as All-Oral Combo Passes Small Study02-23-12
Seattle Genetics Gets New Commercial Boss for Early Days of Adcetris02-23-12
Transparency Launches as Linux of Drug Development02-23-12
Reinventing Biotech: Meet Corey Goodman, Kevin Starr & More April 302-23-12
Satori Snaps Up $15M for Alzheimer's Drugs02-23-12
SE Michigan Startups Nab Pre-Seed, Microloan Funding02-22-12
InDi, Lee Hood's Vision for Spotting Cancer in Blood, Snags $10M02-22-12
UW's Matsuoka Stays at Nest, Brain Research Center Gets New Director02-22-12
GreatPoint, Enanta, NextView, & More Boston Dealmakers02-22-12
Enanta Enters HepC Big Leagues, With $34M Upfront From Novartis02-21-12
Join The Group!02-21-12
Oh, And One More Thing: A Wowser Moment in DNA Sequencing02-21-12
Cell Therapeutics Stock Rises on EU Recommendation for Lymphoma Drug02-17-12
MicroCHIPS Shows Promise of Bone Drug Implant in First Human Trial02-16-12
Signs of Resurgence in SD as EvoNexus Opens Tech Incubator02-17-12
Mnemosyne, Hydra, On-Q-ity, & More New England Life Sciences News02-17-12
Mnemosyne, Hydra, On-Q-ity, & More New England Life Sciences News02-17-12
Open Source May be the Answer for Pharma and Biotech02-17-12
Mnemosyne, Hydra, On-Q-ity, and More New England Life Sciences News02-17-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Celladon, Gen-Probe, Organovo, and More02-16-12
MicroCHIPS Shows Promise of Bone Drug Implant in First Human Trial02-16-12
On-Q-ity Raises $5M, Names GSK Vet as CEO02-15-12
Amp Orthopedics Takes Aim at Boomers? Achy Knees and Shoulders02-16-12
Will New Business Models Enhance or Endanger Drug Discovery?02-16-12
Celladon Raises $43M, Wins Fast-Track Status for Heart Treatment02-16-12
EPA Expands Innovative Compound-Testing Collaboration With BioSeek02-15-12
EPA Expands Innovative Compound-Testing Collaboration With BioSeek02-15-12
On-Q-ity Raises $5M, Names GSK Vet as CEO02-15-12
AirHop and InterDigital Working to Combine ?Network of Networks?02-15-12
Energy Points, Biogen, Navinet, & More Boston Dealmakers02-15-12
On-Q-ity Raises $5M, Names GSK Vet as CEO02-15-12
FDA Approves New Gen-Probe Test for Men at Risk of Prostate Cancer02-15-12
Hydra Makes Progress in Pain With First Trial and New Partnership02-15-12
Energy Points, Biogen, Navinet, & More Boston Dealmakers02-15-12
Biogen Idec Lets Stromedix Do The Hard Part02-14-12
Biogen Buys Stromedix for $75M, Regaining Fibrosis Drug02-14-12
Intellect Embraces Wide-Ranging Approach to Fighting Brain Diseases02-14-12
Organovo Raises $6.5M, Lists on OTC, in Alternative Public Offering02-14-12
RetroSense Therapeutics? Blindness Therapy Lands Investment02-13-12
Option to Buy: The New Face of Biotech Funding?02-13-12
Option to Buy: The New Face of Biotech Funding?02-13-12
Synchroneuron, Radius, Acetylon, & More Boston Life Sciences News02-10-12
SD Life Sciences Roundup: Illumina, Applied Proteomics, & Tocagen02-10-12
Persistence Pays Off for Synchroneuron Founder02-09-12
Persistence Pays Off for Synchroneuron Founder With $6M Series A02-09-12
Celgene Pours $15M Into Acetylon, Takes ?Observer? Role on Board02-09-12
Celgene Pours $15M Into Acetylon, Takes ?Observer? Role on Board02-09-12
Celgene Pours $15M Into Acetylon, Takes ?Observer? Role on Board02-09-12
NYC Consortium Promotes Collaboration Among Scientific Researchers02-08-12
OncoSec Medical Advancing Inovio's Technology Against Cancer02-08-12
Gates, 13 Pharmas Join $785M Push for Neglected Diseases01-30-12
Brightcove, Radius, Synchroneuron, & More Boston-Area Dealmakers02-08-12
Life Sciences VC Investing Up in Dollar Value, Down in Deal Volume02-07-12
Radius Health Seeks $86M IPO02-07-12
Applied Proteomics, Co-Founded by Danny Hillis, Gets New CEO, $22.5M02-07-12
Radius Health Seeks $86M IPO02-07-12
Applied Proteomics, Co-Founded by Danny Hillis, Gets New CEO, $22.5M02-07-12
San Diego Tech Roundup: Web Startups Heat Up, New Incubator Opens02-06-12
FDA vs. Drug Ads: Cut the Kids and Dogs, Spell Out Side Effects02-06-12
FDA vs. Drug Ads: Cut the Kids and Dogs, Spell Out Side Effects02-06-12
Never Back Smug: A Lesson for Life Sciences From Newt Gingrich01-30-12
Vertex Gets FDA Go-Ahead To Sell New Cystic Fibrosis Drug01-31-12
Flagship Ventures Plans to Open Michigan Office02-01-12
Calling All Boston-Area Marketing Mavens?02-03-12
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Amylin, Optimer, and the Economy02-03-12
FDA Approvals for Alkermes & Vertex Among the NE Life Sciences News02-03-12
Wayne State Hires Former Pharma Exec to Lead Tech Commercialization Efforts02-02-12
San Diego Life Sciences Strengthened in Recession, Outpacing Nation02-01-12
Flagship Ventures Plans to Open Michigan Office02-01-12
Dendreon Names John Johnson CEO After Volatile Year02-01-12
Vertex's Big Day Felt Like Moon Landing, Seattle Researcher Says02-01-12
AvidBiotics Sees New Angle for Personalized Medicine in Antibiotics02-01-12
Avila, iRobot, Verastem, Illume, & More Boston Deal News02-01-12
Cell Therapeutics Pulls FDA Application, Saying It Isn?t Ready For Panel01-30-12
FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to Skin Cancer Drug from Genentech and Curis01-30-12
Vertex Gets FDA Go-Ahead To Sell New Cystic Fibrosis Drug01-31-12
FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to Skin Cancer Drug from Genentech and Curis01-30-12
Optimer, Following Pfizer's Playbook, Has Big Plans for Antibiotic01-31-12
Four Themes to Watch in Personalized Medicine01-30-12
Gates, 13 Pharmas Join $785B Push for Neglected Diseases01-30-12
San Diego Tech Roundup: Qualcomm, TechStars, Apps Challenge & More01-30-12
FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to Skin Cancer Drug from Genentech and Curis01-30-12
Vision Without Execution is Hallucination01-30-12
Cell Therapeutics Pulls FDA Application, Saying It Isn?t Ready For Panel01-30-12
Never Back Smug: A Lesson for Life Sciences From Newt Gingrich01-30-12
ConforMIS Adds $89M to Expand Sales, Manufacturing, Technology01-30-12
Amylin, Alkermes Win FDA Approval of Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug01-27-12
Infinity Drug Fails in Pancreatic Cancer Trial, Shares Fall01-27-12
2012 Venture Outlook: Some Bright Spots and Some Gloom01-27-12
OncoGenex Stays in Prostate Cancer Fray, After J&J, Medivation01-27-12
Why Biogen Idec Got Out of the Corporate VC Business01-27-12
Millennium, Vertex, Avila, & More Boston Life Sciences Newsmakers01-27-12
Verastem Bucks the Trend, Raises $55M in IPO01-27-12
Shout Outs for Avila From Polaris, Atlas, & the Twittersphere01-26-12
New England's Rising Biotech CEOs to Gather at April 4 Xconomy Event01-26-12
Celgene Buys Avila for $350M, Gaining Promising ?Covalent? Drugs01-26-12
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Illumina, Sequenom, Acutus, & More01-26-12
Theraclone, VLST Founders Form New Antibody Startup, V-Gene01-26-12
Biotech Is Raising More Cash, But Don?t Be Fooled: Startups are Hurting01-23-12
Constant Contact, Bluefin Labs, HP, & More Boston Dealmakers01-25-12
Roche Makes $5.7B Hostile Takeover Bid for Illumina01-25-12
Affymax Prepares to Mount Challenge to Amgen Anemia Drug Monopoly01-25-12
Family Affair: Courtagen Applies Management DNA to Genomics Startup01-25-12
Affymax Prepares to Mount First Challenge to Amgen Anemia Drug Monopoly01-25-12
Vertex Vows to Fight On With Alios Drugs in High-Stakes Hepatitis C Race01-24-12
Angry at the Genome01-25-12
Millennium Wins FDA OK for New Velcade, Looks to Fend Off Onyx01-23-12
Vertex Vows to Fight On With Alios Drugs in High-Stakes Hepatitis C Race01-24-12
Millennium Wins FDA OK for New Velcade, Looks to Fend Off Onyx01-23-12
Novo Nordisk Adds Diabetes Research to Seattle Immunology Team01-23-12
San Diego Tech Roundup: Venture Capital, Tealium, Qualcomm, & More01-23-12
Biotech Is Raising More Cash, But Don?t Be Fooled: Startups are Hurting01-23-12
Clarus Ventures Adjusts to Unpredictable Biotech World01-20-12
Report: UCSF Chancellor Proposes Autonomy in State University System01-20-12
Report: UCSF Chancellor Proposes Split from State University System01-20-12
Infinity Offers Hint Of Effect With Pancreatic Cancer Drug01-20-12
Millennium, Looking to Fend Off Onyx, Awaits FDA Word on New Velcade01-20-12
Genzyme, Veracyte Strike Deal to Market Thyroid Cancer Diagnostic01-20-12
In Life Sciences Partnerships, You Must be Smart from the Beginning01-20-12
Millennium, Looking to Fend Off Onyx, Eagerly Awaits FDA Word on New Velcade01-20-12
Clarus Ventures Looks to Steer Ship Through Less Predictable Biotech Seas01-20-12
San Diego VC Activity at Ebb Tide in 2011 and Top 10 Local Deals01-20-12
Xconomist of the Week Chris Rizik: Who Says A VC Has No Soul?01-19-12
SD Life Sciences News: Auspex, BrainCells, and J&J's Startup Center01-19-12
Alnylam Cuts One-Third of Workforce, To Save Cash for RNAi Clinical Plans01-19-12
Xconomist of the Week Chris Rizik: Who Says A VC Has No Soul?01-19-12
Xconomist of the Week Chris Rizik: Who Says VC Has No Soul?01-19-12
Xconomist of the Week Chris Rizik: Who Says VC Has No Soul?01-19-12
Reinventing Biotech's Business Model: Leaders Converge in Seattle April 301-19-12
Frazier Healthcare Aims for First Biotech VC Fund After Financial Crisis01-19-12
A Good News-Bad News Night for Bristol's Diabetes and Hepatitis Drugs01-19-12
Reinventing Biotech's Business Model: National Leaders Coming to Seattle April 301-19-12
Frazier Looks to Build Biotechs For Sale, Lay Groundwork for First Post-Crisis Fund01-19-12
Cadence Biomedical Snags First $1M to Help Disabled People Walk01-18-12
J&J Opens San Diego Biotech Startup Center, Says ?No Strings Attached?01-18-12
Global Healthcare01-18-12
RaNA Raises $20.7M From Atlas, SR One, Monsanto, for RNA-Based Tech01-18-12
Biology 10101-18-12
From AI to Bioengineering01-18-12
Onyx, Bayer's Next Cancer Drug Shows Slim Survival Edge01-18-12
Xconomists Peer into the Future, Suggest How Students Should Prepare01-17-12
Medivation Fails Alzheimer's Trial, Pfizer Drops Out of Partnership01-17-12
Sanofi CEO Viehbacher on Stirring Innovation in the Era of R&D Cutbacks01-17-12
Genentech Pours $95M Into Constellation's Drug Platform01-17-12
Reinventing the Board Part III: The Agenda01-17-12
Genentech Pours $95M Into Constellation's Epigenetic Drug Platform01-17-12
Sanofi CEO Chris Viehbacher on Stirring Innovation in the Era of R&D Cutbacks01-17-12
JP Morgan: Where the Boys Are?And Not the Girls01-16-12
Axonia Medical Raises $1 Million in Seed Financing01-13-12
Seattle Genetics Sees Updated Side Effect Warning in Drug Label01-13-12
The Boston Life Sciences Newsmakers: Civitas, Blend, Forma, & More01-13-12
San Diego Life Sciences News: AnaptysBio, Life, NeuroGenetic & More01-12-12
Q4 Venture Deals, Dollars Stayed Strong, Making 2011 Best in a Decade01-12-12
Greenwashing01-12-12
LogMeIn, Safari, Forma, And More Behind the Boston-Area Deals News01-11-12
Amicus Counts on ?Chaperone? Tech to Enhance Rare Disease Treatments01-11-12
Slain Biotech Investor Leaves $1 Million to Support Entrepreneurship01-11-12
Flagship Closes New $270M Fund For Healthcare and Cleantech Ventures01-11-12
Me-Too Drugs01-11-12
Regulatory Overkill01-11-12
LogMeIn, Safari, Forma, And More Behind the Boston-Area Deals News01-11-12
Motorola Venture Arm Puts $6.5 Million Into MicroPower Technologies01-10-12
The Situation at the FDA: We Are All to Blame01-10-12
Cebix to Raise $20 Million for Pivotal Trial of Diabetes Supplement01-10-12
Forma Reels In J&J With $700M Deal; 2nd Cancer Drug Discovery Partner in a Week01-10-12
Warp Drive Bio Launches With $125M from Third Rock, Greylock, Sanofi01-10-12
Foundation Medicine And Sanofi Form Cancer Discovery Pact01-10-12
Of Patent Rats and Blaming Teachers01-10-12
Canaan Partners Survives VC Turmoil, Raises New $600M Tech/Biotech Fund01-09-12
Lack of Funding For Innovative Biotech Companies01-09-12
Bayer, Keeping Tabs on the ?Hood, to Open Labs For Mission Bay Startups01-09-12
Knome Names New CEO, Cuts Deal With Johns Hopkins to Analyze 1,000 Genomes01-09-12
Five Myths You?ll Hear This Week at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference01-09-12
Astellas Scraps Antibiotic Partnership With Theravance01-06-12
PacBio CEO Hugh Martin Resigns, Being Replaced by Mike Hunkapiller01-06-12
Alnylam, Aveo, Biogen, & More Boston Life Sciences Newsmakers01-06-12
Langer, Farokhzad Start New Combo Drug Company, Blend Therapeutics01-06-12
Civitas Charts Positive Data on Inhaled Parkinson's Drug01-06-12
Gene Security Network, Now Natera, Adds $20M For Prenatal Tests01-06-12
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Isis, Elevation, Proacta, and More01-06-12
Alnylam, Aveo, Biogen, & More Boston Life Sciences Newsmakers01-06-12
Mirador Biomedical Gets FDA Green Light to Expand Use of Digital Sensor01-06-12
Survey: Tech Executives Saw More Pay in 2011, Life Sciences Inched Up01-05-12
Survey: Tech Executives Saw More Pay in 2011, Life Sciences Inched Up01-05-12
Survey: Tech Executives Saw More Pay in 2011, Life Sciences Inched Up01-05-12
Dendreon Surprises With $82M in Fourth Quarter Sales, Stock Booms01-05-12
Forma Cuts $65M Deal With Boehringer Ingelheim to Discover Cancer Drugs01-05-12
Inspiration Bio Founders and Execs Inspired by New Boston Headquarters01-04-12
Isis, Biogen Strike Potential $299M Deal For Rare Spine Disorder Treatment01-04-12
Novo Leads New $30M Round for San Diego's Elevation Pharmaceuticals01-04-12
Alnylam Gets First Hint of Effectiveness for RNAi Cholesterol-Lowering Drug01-04-12
Allozyne ?Redistributes? Workforce After Scrapping Poniard Merger Plan01-04-12
JeNu Biosciences Raises $1.5M for Ultrasound to ?Put Good Things in Skin?01-03-12
SD BizTech Roundup: Qualcomm, Razer, Avalon's Zynga Windfall, & More01-03-12
Aveo (Barely) Passes Study With Kidney Cancer Drug, Stock Falls01-03-12
Diabetes Drugs Could Cure Cancer01-03-12
Aveo (Barely) Passes Study With Kidney Cancer Drug, Stock Falls01-03-12
VelQuest Bought by Accelrys for $35M01-03-12
Healthcare That Works01-03-12
All-Electric Transportation12-30-11
Technology That Finally Helps Learning12-30-11
The Big Stories of 2011 at Xconomy San Francisco12-29-11
Detroit in 2012: The Rebirth Story That's For Real12-29-11
Healthy Transgenic Foods12-28-11
The Top 10 Traffic-Getting Stories at Xconomy San Diego12-28-11
Xconomy Seattle's Top 12 Life Sciences Stories of the Year12-28-11
Editor's Picks: Xconomy Boston's Top 20ish Stories of 201112-28-11
Cure for Diabetes12-28-11
Bacteria to Do Our Bidding12-27-11
Xconomy Storms NYC: Top Ten Topics in the Big Apple in 201112-27-11
Beyond the iPad to the hPad12-27-11
Acceleron Adds $30M From Partner Celgene and Existing Investors12-23-11
WGBH Xconomy Report: TripAdvisor, Amazon, & More12-23-11
Allozyne Raises More VC Cash, Looks to FDA Meeting After Poniard Deal Fizzles12-23-11
Millennium, Metamark, Amgen, & More Boston Life Sciences Headlines12-23-11
Momenta, Baxter Team up on Biosimilars12-23-11
WGBH Xconomy Report: TripAdvisor, Amazon, & More12-23-11
Boston's Women in Bio Aims to Fuel STEM Curiosity In Middle Schoolers12-23-11
A Sweet Deal: How Amira Reinvented Itself as a Drug Discovery Engine12-23-11
Acceleron Adds $30M From Partner Celgene and Existing Investors12-23-11
The Year in Seattle Medical Devices, Diagnostics, Health IT12-23-11
Enabling the Cleantech Revolution12-23-11
Avalon's Kinsella Toasts Debut Vintage of Another Venture12-23-11
24-Hour, Full-Genome Scans12-23-11
Millennium, Metamark, Amgen, & More Boston Life Sciences Headlines12-23-11
Allozyne, Poniard Scrap Plan to Merge Amid Investor Apathy12-22-11
Potential Treatment for Degenerative Eye Diseases Developed at Wayne State12-22-11
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Intellikine, Somaxon, and More12-22-11
Allozyne, Poniard Scrap Plan to Merge Amid Investor Apathy12-22-11
Early Pharma Partnership Proves Key to Armgo's Startup Success12-22-11