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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.

KIMCo jointly invests $1.7 mil. in US biotech firm GenEdit

The Korea Innovative Medicines Consortium (KIMCo) said Monday that it would conduct a joint investment project to help strengthen the Korean biopharmaceutical industry’s global competitiveness.

Aluna Raises $15.3M in Series B Funding To Empower Asthma, COPD and Cystic Fibrosis Patients and Their Doctors

Aluna, the award-winning lung health management platform, today announced it has completed a $15.3 million Series B round of financing to continue growing its solution among doctors and patients managing asthma, cystic fibrosis and COPD.

Ayar Labs Partners with Department of Defense to Accelerate Transition to Optical I/O in Next-Gen Defense Applications

Project KANAGAWA granted to Ayar Labs with goal of transitioning optical Input/Output (I/O) into the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) while driving affordability and scalability for production

Lockheed Martin, Ayar Labs Partner To Advance Microchip Connectivity For Next Generation Sensory Systems

New era of defense platforms with optical I/O aim to support faster decision making in the most agile, mission-critical scenarios while advancing domestic semiconductor capabilities

How A Berkeley Climate-Tech Startup Is Bringing Clarity To Clean Air Monitoring | Forbes

Like every graduate, the co-founder and CEO of the climate-tech startup Clarity Movement Co, David Lu can still remember the day he first stepped onto the University of California campus at Berkeley

Improving Safety and Reliability: PG&E Developing Several New Remote Grid Systems to Replace Overhead Powerlines and Promote More Wireless Power in High Fire Threat Areas

Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expansion of its remote grid program, including progressing four new Standalone Power Systems in 2022 and deploying a standardized monitoring and control platform that will help it scale the program to more than 30 systems by 2026.