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June 28, 2024

Meet an Inventor: Ana Arias

This interview with UC Berkeley Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Ana Arias has been lightly edited and condensed from a conversation with IPIRA. Dr. Arias, whose research considers printed electronic materials and their application in flexible electronics and wearable medical devices, has co-founded several companies to commercialize her inventions including InkSpace Imaging and Tierra Metrics. 

June 25, 2024

Travertine Secures $8.5 Million to Reduce Waste and Emissions in Mining, Fertilizer, and Cement Production

https://www.prweb.com/releases/travertine-secures-8-5-million-to-reduce-...

Frontier Medicines Adds $20 Million to Close Series C Totaling $100 Million

https://www.frontiermeds.com/newsroom/press-releases/frontier-medicines-...

June 14, 2024

Enable Biosciences Advanced Screening Method for Early Detection of Type 1 Diabetes Exceeds Traditional Standards

https://enable-biosciences.squarespace.com/news/advanced-screening-metho...

June 8, 2024

CatenaBio Raises $2.35 Million in Seed Extension Round

https://www.bayicorps.com/blog/xn57x5kelhamlzd-kknnh-tpl7c-smx9m-yj723-a...

June 6, 2024

Prolific Machines, with a $55M Series B, Shines ‘Light’ on a Better Way to Grow Lab Proteins for Food and Medicine

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/06/light-protein-prolific-machines-manufa...

June 3, 2024

YourChoice Therapeutics Completes Phase 1a Clinical Study for First-Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240603886060/en/YourChoice-Ther...

May 30, 2024

Enable Biosciences Secures Patent for Antibody Detection Method with Applications in Type 1 Diabetes

https://enable-biosciences.squarespace.com/news/enable-biosciences-secur...

May 29, 2024

Pow.bio CEO: Continuous Fermentation can Deliver ‘Multi-fold Increases in Productivity’

https://agfundernews.com/pow-bio-ceo-continuous-fermentation-can-deliver...

May 14, 2024

AsparaGlue, MZR Neurotech, and Berkeley Space Center Honored in Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards 2024

https://www.fastcompany.com/world-changing-ideas/list

May 11, 2024

Scribe Therapeutics Presents Data Demonstrating Highly Potent Gene Editing In Vivo, Including Saturated Editing of Hepatocytes in NHPs, by an Engineered XE Genome Editor; Showcases Novel Epigenetic Editing Capabilities at 2024 ASGCT Annual Meeting

https://crisprmedicinenews.com/press-release-service/card/scribe-therape...

May 7, 2024

Phenomenex Unveils Expanded Product Portfolio to Reduce or Eliminate Background Contamination in PFAS Analysis

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/phenomenex-unveils-expanded-pro...

May 6, 2024

Ansa Biotechnologies Expands Successful Early Access Program for Complex DNA Synthesis

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240506859635/en/Ansa-Biotechnol...

April 14, 2024

Ambi Robotics Wins RBR50 Innovation Award For AmbiSort B-Series

https://www.ambirobotics.com/media/ambi-robotics-wins-rbr50-innovation-a...

April 11, 2024

Magnetic Insight Announces New CEO, $3 Million in NIH SBIR Phase II Grant Funding

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/magnetic-insight-announces-new-...

April 4, 2024

Caribou Biosciences Expands Clinical Development of CB-010 with FDA Clearance of IND in Lupus

https://investor.cariboubio.com/news-releases/news-release-details/carib...

April 2, 2024

Gilead Dives Deeper into Nurix Protein Degrader Collab, Paying $15M for 2-year Extension

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/gilead-dives-deeper-nurix-protein-...

March 18, 2024

Intellia Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in the Phase 3 MAGNITUDE Study of NTLA-2001 as a Single-Dose CRISPR-Based Treatment for Transthyretin Amyloidosis with Cardiomyopathy

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February 23, 2024

Frontier Medicines Raises $80 Million in Series C Financing

Frontier Medicines Raises $80 Million in Series C Financing

February 21, 2024

Opinion: Biden Proposal Threatens California’s Engine of Innovation

Opinion: Biden Proposal Threatens California’s Engine of Innovation