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IndieBio’s Bay Area incubator is about to debut its 15th cohort of biotech startups. We took special note of a few, which were making some major, bordering on ludicrous, claims…
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Reshape wants to help ‘decode nature’ by automating the ‘visual’ part of lab experiments
Reshape has developed a robotic imaging system replete with software and AI models to help scientists track visual changes from Petri dishes and similar plate formats.
This Swedish startup wants to reduce the cost, and controversy, around stem cell production
With the news that “mini organs” have been grown for the first time using human stem cells, this futuristic area of bio-medicine is clearly accelerating by leaps and bounds. However,…
There’s a new generative AI startup based in Paris. But what makes Bioptimus interesting is that it plans to apply everything we’ve collectively learned about AI models over the past…
Biotech and AI startup Cradle is finding success with its generative approach to protein design, landing big customers and a hefty $24 million of new investment. The company exited stealth…
This pitch deck makes for some really interesting reading and storytelling, so let’s dive in and see if we can spot what happened and how.
Making wearable medical devices more patient-friendly with Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas from Acurable
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week we talk with Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas from Acurable.
Reed Jobs’ new venture firm can change the lives of the estimated 18.1 million diagnosed cancer patients worldwide. Yosemite, Jobs’ fund for cancer-fighting biotech, launched in August with $200 million…
Scala Biodesign makes it easy to re-engineer proteins one molecule at a time – or 50
There’s a gold rush on in biotech as AI and other tools are used to find new drugs and treatments. With $5.5 million in new funding, Scala Biodesign is focusing…
Startups are so full of shit right now. The pipes are jammed and there are so many companies that are full to bursting with the desire to un-pack them. We’ve…
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week, Becca and Dom are joined by Stacy Blain, the co-founder and…
How far has the psychedelics medicines industry come over the past 12 months? Well, it depends on where you look.
While generative AI is buzzy right now, what OpenAI, Microsoft and Google are doing may be only part of the story. There is also the process of using biology: the…
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Trevor Martin the co-founder and…
A brown macroalgae native to the Atlantic’s Sargasso Sea is increasingly a menace to coastal ecosystems and communities across the Gulf of Mexico, ever since mats of the normally beneficial…
When you think of life sciences and biotech hubs in the U.S., where do you travel to in your mind? Boston? The Bay Area? Texas? Portal Innovations, a biotech VC…
To ensure survival, it’s essential to explore alternative funding methods rather than relying solely on classic fundraising.
Adding predictive LTV to your startup’s marketing strategy may literally help you stop throwing money away.
While not totally immune to 2022’s market correction, biotech fundraising proved to be more resilient than other sectors.
“Growth at all costs” is a fairy tale made possible by cheap money that helped VCs set expectations for founders — and each other.
On the heels of the Biden administration’s decision to impose sweeping chip sanctions on China, there are signs that China might also lose access to other types of critical U.S.…
Fermentation has a long, rich history in food production, from beer and wine to yogurt and cheese, leavened bread and coffee, miso and tempeh, sauerkraut and kimchi, to name just…
Breaking into healthcare with WELL Health and Freestyle on TechCrunch Live
Healthcare startups often face unique challenges — something Well Health founder Guillaume de Zwirek understands. Together with Freestyle Partner, Jenny Lefcourt, the two will speak on the strategies used by…
Based in Japan, biotech startup Dioseve’s ambitious goal is to grow human oocytes, or eggs, from other tissue. Its aim is to help people struggling with infertility, and it recently…
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of needing continuous EKG monitoring, you’ve probably used a Holter monitor. It’s like carrying a 1980s walkman made of metal with a bunch of…
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Auxilius lands $10M to help biopharmas manage financial aspects of the clinical trial process
Many of us take prescription medication with little to no understanding of just how long it takes — or how much it costs — to get that drug to market.…
Why Felix Williams, who started a VC firm at 19, believes his youth gives him an advantage as an investor
Felix Williams is the founder and managing director of Lagomaj Capital. Since starting the St. Louis, Missouri-based venture capital firm soon after completing high school, 23-year-old Williams has backed dozens…
Bacterial secretions might dye your future wardrobe, and that’d be an improvement. That’s because textiles usually get their hues from toxic chemicals, and the resulting wastewater — laden with dyes,…
Humble Bee Bio is on a mission to create a biodegradable alternative to plastics by synthesizing the biology of bees. While the New Zealand-based company is still at an early…
