Worries about the future of SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, rippled through the startup sector on Friday.
The Government Accountability Office on Friday released a report calling on the FDA to better encourage the adoption of advanced drug manufacturing practices, particularly as interviews with 15 stakeholders from industry said delays in adopting advanced tech are related to regulatory uncertainties.
Amgen wants to open up conversations around relationships and asthma, and is enlisting a well-known therapist and author to help. Lori Gottlieb, a New York Times bestselling author and therapist, is leading the discussion in online videos with people living with asthma, offering advice and guidance directly to them as well as on the campaign website.
“The Air Between Us All” campaign was created after a survey Amgen conducted with partner Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) found more than half (56%) of people with asthma don’t share that they have it unless they have to. And while almost half (46%) agreed that asthma can interfere in important moments with significant others, about the same number (47%) felt that family, friends and significant others don’t consider their asthma when planning gatherings.
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Moderna’s physical presence in the US has mainly been confined to the East Coast. But now it will be planting its flag on the West Coast.
The mRNA biotech announced Friday that it will be opening two new offices in South San Francisco and Seattle this year. Moderna chief information officer Brad Miller told Endpoints News the Seattle office is slated to open April 4.
The Seattle location will be housing Moderna’s efforts in technology and implementation of AI and cloud tools across its platform. Miller said that Seattle is home to a rich market of tech talent, which makes it an attractive choice for an office. Moderna will look to hire around 100 employees but has room to bring that number up to around 220.
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