Kibow Biotech, Inc

FierceBiotech | January 21, 2020

With a new research team, outlook and more than a little help from the tech world, GSK has been quietly going about shoring up its pipeline. After seeming to turn away from oncology R&D under its old CEO Sir Andrew Witty a few years ago, new CEO and R&D head Emma Walmsley and Hal Barron, respectively, have made powering their pipeline out of the slow lane the priority. Today, GSK announced that one of its top prospects (and a drug Barron has singled out in the past) has been handed an FD...

Cell and Gene Therapy

Genscript Biotech Corporation | September 23, 2022

GenScript USA Inc., the world's leading life-science research tools and services provider, is collaborating with researchers at the Gladstone-UCSF Institute of Genomic Immunology to advance the development of new, non-viral cell therapies that modify genomic sequences in the pursuit of more effective cell therapy products while limiting the cellular toxicity that is typically associated with previously available methods. A new study, published in Nature Biotechnology, details ...

Industrial Impact

Cellectis Inc. | February 19, 2022

Cellectis, a clinical-stage biotechnology company using its pioneering gene-editing platform to develop life-saving cell and gene therapies, and Calyxt, Inc. , a majority-owned subsidiary of Cellectis S.A., announced the placement to an institutional investor in an underwritten offering of (i) 3,880,000 shares of Calyxt common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 3,880,000 shares of its common stock, and (iii) common warrants to purchase up to 7,760,000 shares of its common stock. Read More

Industrial Impact

O2 Investment Partners ( | January 24, 2022

O2 Investment Partners announced that it has partnered with Modular Devices, Inc. and its President & CEO, Greg Mink, to support the Company’s continued growth. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1987, Modular Devices, Inc. is a leading provider of mobile and modular medical imaging equipment labs and cleanroom solutions throughout the United States. MDI’s medical imaging solutions offer various imaging modalities through short- and long-term leases t...