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Sameeha Sulaiman

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Joined December 2018
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Teach on MarsTeach on Mars was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 8, 2019 1:54 pm
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https://www.teachonmars.com/en
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March 8, 2019 1:51 pm
Teach on Mars

Teach on Mars

Teach on Mars is a Mougins-based education technology and mobile application company founded in 2013.

Dyneti TechnologiesDyneti Technologies was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 8, 2019 1:47 pm
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https://dyneti.com/
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March 8, 2019 1:46 pm
Dyneti Technologies

Dyneti Technologies

Dyneti Technologies is a company developing and providing credit card software development kits to prevent fraud. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and was founded in 2018.

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March 7, 2019 12:55 pm
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Christopher Grant
Intellia TherapeuticsIntellia Therapeutics was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 7, 2019 12:53 pm
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Andy May
Andy May
Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna
Rodolphe Barrangou
Rodolphe Barrangou
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March 7, 2019 12:49 pm
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Karl Schiller
Karl Schiller
Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet
Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet
RebelBioRebelBio was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 7, 2019 12:46 pm
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Bill Liao
Bill Liao
TG TherapeuticsTG Therapeutics was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 7, 2019 12:45 pm
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Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss
Caribou BiosciencesCaribou Biosciences was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 7, 2019 12:41 pm
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James Berger
Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna
Cell Design LabsCell Design Labs was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 7, 2019 12:35 pm
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Brian Atwood
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Wendell Lim
AmgenAmgen was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 7, 2019 12:31 pm
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George Rathmann
George Rathmann
Merck KGaAMerck KGaA was edited bySameeha Sulaiman profile picture
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March 7, 2019 12:31 pm
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George W. Merck
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March 1, 2019 10:12 pm
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uBiome was founded in October 2012 by Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte, two scientists from the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences. It is a privately held, citizen science startup that sequences the human microbiome.

The company's commercial products include:

  • SmartGut - a sequencing-based clinical microbiome test, which identifies microbes in the gut for patients with chronic gut conditions such as IBD, IBS, Crohn's Disease, and ulcerative colitis. The test detect both beneficial and pathogenic microorganisms associated with these gut conditions.

  • SmartJane - a sequencing based women's health screening test, which genotypes all 19 clinically relevant strains of HPV, identified four common STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and mycoplasma genitalium), and surveys more than 20 vaginal microbes associated with bacterial vaginosis and other conditions. However, it does not screen for cancer and is not intended to replace traditional Pap smears or well woman visits.

  • SmartFlu - an upper respiratory test that analyzes nasal microbiome when a person experiences cold or flu symptoms. It detects bacteria and viruses associated with health conditions such as, the flu, common cold, and bacterial infections. This product is available by invite-only as of February 2019.

  • Explorer - a health and wellness product to understand the role that food and lifestyle can play in wellness.

In September 2018, uBiome announced that it will be supporting drug-discovery efforts using its technology at a new Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters. It also raised $83 million in a Series C round of funding.

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uBiome is jumping into therapeutics with a healthy $83 million in Series C financing

https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/21/ubiome-is-jumping-into-therapeutics-with-a-healthy-83-million-in-series-c-financing/

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http://www.facebook.com/ubiome/
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http://ubiome.com/
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http://twitter.com/ubiome
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http://www.facebook.com/ubiome/
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February 28, 2019 8:50 pm
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Alzheon

Develops medicines for patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders.

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Alzheon is a privately held clinical stage, biotechnology company based in Framingham, Massachusetts. It focuses on developing medications by directly addressing the underlying pathology of neurodegenerative disorders.

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Founded in 2013, the company's lead product candidate is ALZ-801, a patented, orally administered prodrug of tramiprosate that is designed to inhibit amyloid oligomer formation, a key driver of Alzheimer's disease. The product is intended to focus on patients with mild Alzheimer's with the APOE4 genotype. It has been granted Fast Track Designation by the FDA in October 2017. Phase 3 clinical trials are planned for 2019. Alzheon's product pipeline also has ALZ-1903, a pre-clinical candidate with the potential to inhibit amyloid misfolding.

In April 2018, the company planned an $80 million IPO, but soon withdrew the offer. It re-announced later in August a $40 million IPO. However, that too was withdrawn in January 2019.

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Aidan Power

VP, Program and Portfolio Management

John Hey

Chief Scientific Officer

Kenneth Mace

VP, Finance

Martin Tolar

Founder, President & CEO

Susan Abushakra

Chief Medical Officer

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Alzheon Presents New Findings in APOE4/4 Homozygous Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease, Further Supporting Precision Medicine Approach and Planned Confirmatory Clinical Trial with ALZ-801

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180723005050/en/Alzheon-Presents-New-Findings-APOE44-Homozygous-Patients

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What Happened? Alzheon Leaves IPO on the Table for the Second Time | BioSpace

Alex Keown

https://www.biospace.com/article/alzheon-withdraws-a-second-ipo/

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/alzheon
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https://alzheon.com/
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February 23, 2019 1:11 pm
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In Jan 2017, Synthego had secured $41 million in funding from investors including, Jennifer A. Doudna, 8VC, and Founders Fund. Recently, in October 2018, it raise another $110 million in Series C funding round. The round was led by Founders Fund, with additional investment from existing investors 8VC and Menlo Ventures. Synthego's total funding is about $160 million.

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Synthego: The One Stop Shop for Revolutionary Genetic Research

Bryan Johnson

https://medium.com/future-literacy/synthego-the-one-stop-shop-for-revolutionary-genetic-research-4dcceeb1f1f2

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February 23, 2019 1:09 pm
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Funding

Synthego has disclosed $49.5m in funding by 8VC, Intel Capital, Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, and Jennifer Doudna.

Synthego is a privately held, genome engineering innovation company headquartered in California. It focuses on providing broader access to CRIPR to accelerate basic scientific discovery, research cures for diseases, and develop novel synthetic biology applications through the company's automated, full stack genome engineering platform.

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The company's product portfolio is divided into two areas: engineered cells and CRISPR kits. Under the engineered cells, Synthego offers knockout cell pools, knockout cell clone, and advanced cells with the client's custom edits. Under the CRISPR kits, it offers synthetic sgRNA kits, gene knockout kits, CRISPR screening libraries, advanced RNA, and synthetic cr:tracrRNA kits.

In Jan 2017, Synthego had secured $41 million in funding from investors including, Jennifer A. Doudna, 8VC, and Founders Fund. Recently, in October 2018, it raise another $110 million in Series C funding round. The round was led by Founders Fund, with additional investment from existing investors 8VC and Menlo Ventures. Synthego's total funding is about $160 million.

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Synthego Raises $41 Million From Investors, Including a Top Biochemist

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/business/dealbook/synthego-raises-41-million-from-investors-including-a-top-biochemist.html

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February 22, 2019 10:13 pm
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Yield10 Bioscience

Yield10 Bioscience, agricultural science company, specialized in innovative crop science designed to improve crop yield and enhance global food security.

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Yield10 Bioscience is a publicly traded, agriculture bioscience company headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts. It focuses on the development of technologies to produce step-change improvements in crop yield for food and feed crops. It aims to do this by improving fundamental elements of plant metabolism through enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and directed carbon utilization.

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Originally known as Metabolix, the company was founded in 1992 and was focused on engineering microbes to make proprietary bioplastics and bio-based chemicals. The company's crop science research program was launched in 2002 with the intent to harness the renewable nature of plants to produce renewable bioplastics, chemicals, and bioenergy from agricultural crops. The company was renamed Yield10 Biosciences in 2015 to focus on its current are of expertise.

Yield10's proprietary technologies such as its 'Smart Carbon Grid for Crops' and 'T3' platforms are used to book the carbon dioxide fixation efficiency through photosynthesis as well as its direction to and conversion into plant matter. The company is advancing this and several other yield traits it has developed in key commercial crops such as canola, soybean, rice, wheat, and corn.

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Charles B. Haaser

Chief Accounting Officer

Dr. Oliver P. Peoples

President & CEO

Kristi Snell

VP, Research & Chief Scientific Officer

Lynne H. Brum

VP, Planning and Corporate Communications

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Yield10 Bioscience Initiates Early Development Program in Corn to Evaluate Novel Traits

Yield10 Bioscience, Inc.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/01/22/1703418/0/en/Yield10-Bioscience-Initiates-Early-Development-Program-in-Corn-to-Evaluate-Novel-Traits.html

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https://twitter.com/yield10bio
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/yield10bioscience/
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https://www.yield10bio.com
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February 21, 2019 8:41 pm
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Bayer to cut 12,000 jobs and sell brands

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46391337

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February 21, 2019 8:40 pm
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Bayer Completes Monsanto Acquisition for $63 Billion

http://www.pharmtech.com/bayer-completes-monsanto-acquisition-63-billion-0

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