New York startup Phosphorus is offering genetic testing for everything from your risk of heart disease to your tolerance for certain drugs to lifestyle changes that will improve your health. The founder believes someday the tests will be standard in pr…
In his latest book, engineer and former BP CEO John Browne addresses several themes related to technology and translational that are likely of particular interest to biomedical entrepreneurs.
Thursday morning, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Secretary Alex Azar held a joint press conference addressing the role HHS will play in the future of medical and scientific research on marijuana. The announcement came days after the DEA revealed…
The ambitions of startups in the cell therapy space illustrates just how incredibly audacious – and routinely audacious — biological engineering has become.
News the Sackler family will pay billions of dollars to settle cases blaming Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid epidemic has analysts once again talking about a a potential “tobacco-style master settlement agreement.”
In an exclusive conversation, California-based Flower Co. said it is launching a program to provide cannabis to U.S. Military veterans at a 30 percent to 50 percent discount, waiving membership fees.
Changing the culture of an organization — especially a healthcare organization — is no easy task but it can be done as NYU Langone Health has shown.
In a turn of events, the DEA says it is “moving forward to facilitate and expand scientific and medical research for marijuana in the US.” To do this, the agency will be accepting and reviewing applications from marijuana growers who would like their p…
A recent study has identified which strains of a common parasite carried by cats is killing sea otters along the coast of California
Men with breast cancer have significantly fewer treatment options than women with the disease, partly due to exclusion from many clinical trials. Now a new document from the FDA is urging companies to start including them.
