Fast gene sequencing in two years? Investors bet $100M on Pacific BioSciences making it happen

Fast gene sequencing in two years? Investors bet $100M on Pacific BioSciences making it happen

Representing a potential medical quantum leap similar to, but even more important than the commercialization of X-ray imaging, Pacific BioSciences has taken a whopping $100 million to make it possible to affordably map out an individual’s entire genome in a matter of minutes, and for… Continue Reading

Life sciences briefing: Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007

Life sciences briefing: Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007

Featured companies: AgraQuest, BridgeHealth, CardioMems, Collegium Pharmaceutical, Emergin, Entegrion, gDiapers, Precision Therapeutics, PregLem

UPDATED: Expanded items on Entegrion, Collegium, and gDiapers. Added CardioMems item. New items posted on AgraQuest (link), BridgeHealth (link) and Precision Therapeutics (link).

Entegrion draws $4.7M for bleeding control — Entegrion, a Research Triangle Park, N.C.,… Continue Reading