Two German biotechs, BioNTech and CureVac, have been at the cutting edge of the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine—a time-consuming and costly process. In order to get both over the finish line, the German government is making a big investment in both candidates’ development. The German government has awarded the mRNA-based vaccine makers a combined… Read More »
Brief Published Jan. 7, 2019 Dive Brief: Google-parent Alphabet’s life sciences arm Verily has raised $ 1 billion in a funding round led by private equity firm Silver Lake. Other investors include Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and additional global investment management firms. The money will go toward strategic partnerships, global business opportunities and potential acquisitions, the… Read More »
America’s Health Insurance Plans is urging Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma to prevent subsidies from being used to purchase plans that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act. In a December 20 letter to Verma, AHIP said CMS’s October proposal to offer new flexibility through ACA waivers would destabilize the… Read More »
The National Institutes of Health is making new investments into the BRAIN Initiative, which will include new studies of opioids. New funds of $ 220 million to support 200 new research awards have been awarded, bringing total 2018 program support to more than $ 400 million, which is 50 percent more than the amount spent… Read More »
As the film Coach Carter demonstrates, “Sir”, along with a suit and a tie, work well. Prisons are filled with self-proclaimed cool guys who boast of “bling” and the once-popular Fubu shirts, and perpetual underemployment since high school. Though actor Don Cheadle plays a tough guy in of his films, actual life, he can a… Read More »