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October 20, 2020

Intellia to Kick-start First Single-course 'Curative' CRISPR Shot, as it Hopes to Beat Rivals Alnylam, Ionis, and Pfizer

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October 14, 2020

Researchers Discover Massive New Phishing Campaigns Targeting Microsoft, Google Cloud Users

https://www.toolbox.com/security/security-vulnerabilities/news/new-phish...

October 11, 2020

US Air Force Aims to Train Pilots Faster Using Brain Electrode

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October 8, 2020

CRISPR-Based ALS Treatment Being Developed by Scribe and Biogen

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October 7, 2020

Jennifer Doudna, Mammoth Biosciences Co-Founder, Wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing Breakthrough

https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/10/07/jennifer-doudna-wins-2020-nobel-pri...

October 6, 2020

Founder of YourChoice Therapeutics Polina Lishko Receives MacArthur “Genius” Award

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October 5, 2020

Berkeley Lights Helps Researchers Connect Genomic, Functional Characteristics of Cells

https://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/berkeley-lights-helps-researchers-c...

October 1, 2020

Amyris Delivers Sustainable Alternative To Shark Squalene Adjuvant - Enabling Vaccines for All with No Sharks Killed

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September 29, 2020

ProterixBio Announces Commercial Availability of a Semi-quantitative COVID-19 Antibody Test

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/proterixbio-announces-commercia...

September 17, 2020

Ansa Biotechnologies Wants to Usher in a New Era of DNA manufacturing

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September 11, 2020

Bioeconomy Powerhouse Berkeley Lights Nearly Triples Since IPO, Now Valued at $3.9 Billion

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2020/09/11/bioeconomy-powerhous...

September 1, 2020

FDA Grants EUAs for Mammoth Biosciences Coronavirus Tests

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August 12, 2020

Mammoth Biosciences Further Strengthens IP Portfolio with Exclusive License to Novel Micro-Sized CRISPR Proteins

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August 6, 2020

2Blades Foundation, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, and UC Berkeley to Collaborate on Advanced Gene Editing to Fight Plant Disease in Wheat

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July 31, 2020

Mammoth Biosciences Among Winners of NIH’s ‘Shark Tank’ for Covid-19 Tests

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July 27, 2020

Phase 3 Trial Launched to Test Cabometyx-Tecentriq in Advanced Kidney Cancer

https://immuno-oncologynews.com/2020/07/27/exelixis-launches-phase-3-tri...

July 23, 2020

Nurix Therapeutics Announces Pricing of $209 Million Initial Public Offering

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July 15, 2020

Biotech Company Developing Sustainable Dyes Wins Female Founders Competition

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July 13, 2020

Berkeley Lights Sets IPO Terms, Could be Valued at Up to $1.1 Billion

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/berkeley-lights-sets-ipo-terms-could-b...

June 25, 2020

New Data Zooms in on Air Pollution Mapped by Google Street View Cars

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