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Healthcare

Merck Cautiously Enters GLP-1 Fray Via Licensing Deal With Chinese Drugmaker

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By licensing a drug from Hansoh, Merck signaled that it isn’t prepared to fully challenge its rivals’ dominance in the GLP-1 space.

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Healthcare

Merck Takes on Brain Cancer With Acquisition of Yale Spinoff Modifi

Modifi Biosciences announced that it has been acquired by global pharmaceutical giant Merck, with a $30 million down payment.

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Patent Drop

Neuralink Pairing Patent Protects Against Brain Cyber Attacks

Neuralink wants to protect implants from interference.

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Healthcare

Moderna Is Fighting Pfizer, BioNTech over mRNA Patent

Moderna says it was willing to licence the tech but now wants to be repaid by rivals for vaccine revenue generated since then.

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Industrials

Deep-Sea DNA Is Becoming the World’s Buried Treasure

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Bioprospecting for genes of new species in the world’s oceans has become complex and extremely lucrative.

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Healthcare

Hedge Funds are Shopping for BioTech Bargains Amid Market Downturn

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Healthcare

Healthcare and Tech Stocks are Having a Bad Month and — Surprise — So is BioTech

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