Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong’s radical cancer treatments made him one of the wealthiest physicians on Earth. Now the master of medical marketing believes his drug therapies could defeat “the crisis of our time.”
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China Drug Maker’s Shares Soar On COVID-19 Vaccine Pact With AstraZeneca
Shares among leading China pharmaceutical makers have soared amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Billionaire Businesswomen Tops Ranking Of China’s Richest In Healthcare
COVID-19-related business has helped to lift the fortunes of leading China drug entrepreneurs.
Gates Foundation Donates $150 Million To Distribute Covid-19 Vaccine To Developing Nations As They Struggle With Accelerating Pandemic
The donation comes on the heels of a debunked conspiracy theory about why Gates is pushing for the vaccination.
China Grand Pharmaceutical Latest From Country To Sell Stock Amid Price Surge
Growing global demand for drugs, drug development services, medical devices and medical equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic is benefiting China suppliers.
Billionaire Tech Entrepreneur Tom Siebel Built A Massive Compendium Of Covid-19 Datasets. Some 2,000 Researchers Now Use It.
Covid-19 data is voluminous but unwieldy. So tech entrepreneur Tom Siebel combined 32 datasets (and counting) into a massive compendium that researchers could access for free. So far, it’s got 2,000 active users.
Regeneron’s Billionaire Cofounder Criticized After ‘All Lives Matter’ Graduation Speech
Speaking at a high school graduation in Yorktown, NY, Regeneron cofounder and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. George Yancopoulos said that police are “scapegoats” for larger race issues.
Indian Billionaire Ajay Piramal’s $490 Million Pharma Stake Sale To Carlyle Will Help Him Pare Debt
In one of the largest private equity deals in the pharma sector in recent times listed Piramal Enterprises agreed to sell a 20% stake in its pharma subsidiary for $490 million to private equity firm, The Caryle Group.
Indian Billionaire Claims His New Herbal Concoction Is A ‘100% Cure’ For Covid-19
Patanjali Ayurved, an Indian maker of herbal products, made the sensational claim Tuesday that it had developed a medicine that can cure the coronavirus. But the company’s just-launched Corona Kit has already come under fire from both the government an…
These Young Entrepreneurs Have A Plan To Bring The Internet To Detroit, The Least Connected City In America
In Forbes’ first-ever virtual hackathon event, six under 30 alums gathered remotely for a full weekend, working round-the-clock to figure out how to distribute Internet to the least connected city in the country.
