Science
Billionaire Kam Ghaffarian sets his sights on the stars with a range of space companies
Jeff Bezos wants to build permanent outposts on the moon and colonize space. Richard Branson wants to make spaceflight as commonplace as air travel. Elon Musk wants to settle Mars to make humanity multiplanetary. IBX’s Kam Ghaffarian wants to go even further: the stars. “There’s this common denominator of combining altruism, to do something purposeful […]
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Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound shows promise as a sleep apnea treatment in late-stage trials
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City, U.S., December 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eli Lilly on Wednesday said its highly popular weight loss drug Zepbound showed the potential to treat patients with the most common sleep-related breathing disorder in two late-stage clinical trials. The […]
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How the U.S. federal government is regulating synthetic intelligence
The U.S. government is considering guidelines to aid culture adapt to the introduction of synthetic intelligence. Early buyers of the technologies are previously viewing labor productivity gains. For case in point, Klarna, a acquire now, shell out later on monetary products and services company, estimates that its AI assistant resource will increase its income final […]
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Consumer microbiome startup Seed Health is rolling its profits into an AI science moonshot
A probiotic culture experiment in a laboratory. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Seed Health has been in the business of microbiome scientific breakthroughs since its founding in 2015, but its biggest success to-date may have been becoming profitable as a bioscience startup. The popularity of the company’s original product, DS-01, a daily […]
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Denver-Boulder area stakes a claim in space with a burgeoning aerospace industry
These giant white structures called radomes at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado house massive satellite dishes. CNBC This story is part of CNBC’s quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and employees. In the shadow of the Rocky […]
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Sierra Space CEO unveils new satellite product ahead of Dream Chaser launch, possible IPO
A render of Sierra Space’s Velocity satellite bus Credit: Sierra Space Amid preparations for its spaceplane’s maiden flight and an initial public offering as soon as next year, Sierra Space is expanding its satellite offerings. Ahead of the much-anticipated solar eclipse, the commercial space unicorn unveiled its aptly named Eclipse line of satellite buses […]
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Healthy Returns: J&J cell therapy gains new edge over Bristol Myers rival
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Hi folks! Two competing cell therapies from Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson both got good news from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. But J&J’s drug is […]
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Pfizer’s RSV vaccine shows potential to protect high-risk adults ages 18-59, widening possible use
Respiratory syncytial virus – viral vaccine under research Hailshadow | Istock | Getty Images A vaccine from Pfizer showed the potential to protect adults ages 18 to 59 who are at increased risk of getting severely sick from respiratory syncytial virus in a late stage clinical trial, the company said Tuesday. The initial data suggests […]
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Record levels of funding propel Denver-Boulder to the top of the life sciences market
This story is part of CNBC’s quarterly Cities of Success series, which explores cities that have transformed into business hubs with an entrepreneurial spirit that has attracted capital, companies and employees. The Denver-Boulder region is rapidly emerging as a major hub for the life sciences industry, attracting companies that develop cutting-edge medical treatments and technologies. […]
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How this United kingdom-dependent company is developing a extra sustainable hashish
Hashish crops improve in the clone space at Aurora Deutschland GmbH, a manufacturer of professional medical Hashish items, in Leuna, Germany September 11, 2023. Lisi Niesner | Reuters Growing hashish indoors uses a great deal of strength, clearly resulting in better emissions. But some providers are attempting to battle that like U.K.-based mostly cultivator Glass […]
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