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How a male pill can boost gender equity

How a male contraceptive pill can shift the burden of birth control away from women and promote equitable reproductive rights.

New Sun Road, P.B.C. on LinkedIn: Today New Sun Road signed a partner contract with Secretaría Nacional de…

Today New Sun Road signed a partner contract with Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología(Senacyt), who also signed a grant agreement with the USTDA, to…

This startup developed a cheaper, greener way to extract lithium for EV batteries

Aether used robotics, machine learning, and synthetic biology to develop a nano-sized machine to extract lithium from untapped sources.

How America solved its first air pollution crisis — and why solving the next one will be harder

The history of American air pollution, explained.

U.S. silicon photonics chip startup Ayar Labs gets AI funding boost

Silicon Valley chip startup Ayar Labs raised another $25 million after its latest funding round closed, as demand has increased for faster, more energy-efficient computing for artificial intelligence applications, the company said on Wednesday.

New Sun Road Closes Series A Funding to Advance Renewable Energy Technologies with Microsoft, Skyview Ventures, Nelnet

New Sun Road P.B.C., a leading provider of sustainable energy solutions, announced the successful first close of its $4 million Series A funding round.

DNA-Encoded Macrocyclic Peptide Libraries Enable the Discovery of a Neutral MDM2–p53 Inhibitor

Congrats to the Unnatural Products Inc. and WuXi AppTec teams on this successful collaboration applying DNA Encoded Library (DEL) selections to the macrocyclic peptide space published in ACS Med. Chem. Lett today.

BCG and Blue Bear Ventures – Transitions First (BBV-T1ST) Enter into a Strategic Partnership to Stimulate Collaboration between Corporates and Deep Tech Startups

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world’s leading management consulting firms, today announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Blue Bear Ventures - Transitions First (BBV-T1ST), an innovative cross-border seed-stage venture capital fund. BBV-T1ST focuses on backing mission-driven founders-scientists who are accelerating industrial transitions in critical sectors such as manufacturing, food, and health.