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FTC’s Proposed Non-Compete Rule: A Step in the Right Direction for Health Care and Biotechnology

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Banning non-compete clauses may help to promote competition and innovation in biotechnology and health care. Currently, there is a high degree of knowledge concentration in new and evolving technologies in the biotechnology sector.

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ChristianaCare Spins Out New Gene Editing Company, CorriXR Therapeutics

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What You Should Know: – ChristianaCare recently announced it has spun out its first commercial biotechnology private startup company, named CorriXR Therapeutics. The CorriXR Therapeutics team includes experienced biotechnology executives and world-renowned scientists and clinicians. The executive team is led by Eric Kmiec, Ph.D.,

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Insilico Medicine Launches First-in-Human Trial for AI-Discovered IBD Drug

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What You Should Know: Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”) , a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced that the company has initiated the first-in-human study for ISM5411, a potentially first-in-class PHD inhibitor for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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Why We Should Care About the Move from Saliva to Living Cells in Precision Medicine

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While the Moderna-Merck intervention classifies as a regulated drug or therapy, it is not a stretch of the imagination to map this type of dynamic onto a non-therapeutic service offering like 23andMe. It seems, in the near term, that the “who” would probably be a venture-backed biotechnology company — a corporate actor.

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Highlights from Petrie-Flom Center Discussion on Neuroscience and Cannabis

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Panelists discussed these topics during a recent webinar hosted by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. By Minsoo Kwon The legalization of cannabis has raised ethical, regulatory, and scientific questions. This article highlights key points made during the conversation.

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Protecting the Consumer at the Heart of DTC Precision Medicine

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The innovation-security tradeoff is a familiar trope in biotechnology, but the main character of the direct-to-consumer tissue-based service story is less so. Turning to the FTC? It may, in some cases, be the primary defender of patient privacy rights in biomatter and resultant data because it covers corporate entities.

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EMA and delays in drug launch

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If the EMA evaluates a pharmaceutical and grants it marketing authorization, this determination is binding all all European Union member states. cell and gene-therapy) also in 2008.