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CZI teams up with UCSF and Stanford to research COVID-19’s prevalence in the Bay Area
With $13.6 million in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a new collaboration will pull together researchers at UCSF, Stanford…
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Samsung expects COVID-19 to hurt smartphone and TV sales, but increase demand for memory
In its first-quarter earnings report today, Samsung said it expects the COVID-19 pandemic to continue impacting its business for the…
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Goldman backed ventures Jumia and Twiga partner on produce in Kenya
Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia and B2B agtech startup Twiga Foods are partnering to deliver produce in Kenya using adaptive measures…
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NEA-backed Personal Genome Diagnostics receives FDA clearance for its cancer diagnostic
Personal Genome Diagnostics, the venture-backed developer of a novel diagnostic kit for genomic profiling of different cancers in lab settings,…
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Former Tesla and Lyft exec Jon McNeill just launched a fund that plans to spin out its own companies
Lyft’s former COO Jon McNeill has had a fairly storied career as an operator. A Northwestern University economics major who…
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Oriente raises $50 million to continue building its infrastructure for digital financial services
Oriente, a Hong Kong-based startup that develops tech infrastructure for digital credit and other online financial services, has raised $50…
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Vietnamese online pharmaceutical marketplace BuyMed raises $2.5 million
BuyMed, a Vietnamese startup that wants to fix Southeast Asia’s complex pharmaceutical distribution networks, announced today it has raised $2.5…
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Virgin Orbit’s ventilators gain FDA authorization, deliveries to hospitals will start within days
Virgin Orbit has secured an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ventilator,…
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Germany’s COVID-19 contacts tracing app to link to labs for test result notification
A German research institute that’s involved in developing a COVID-19 contacts tracing app with the backing of the national government…
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HealthJoy launches its revamped employee benefits assistance platform
HealthJoy, a platform that helps employees get the most use out of their benefits, launched its revamped user interface and…
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