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Cambridge Biotechs Attract Venture Financing

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 10, 2020
Cambridge-based startups Korro Bio and Casma Therapeutics have secured financing of $91.5 million and $50 million, respectively, in recent funding rounds. Both companies were launched in 2018. The funding will enable Korro to advance its novel platform for precise, single-base, RNA editing to modulate protein function for therapeutic applications, including advancing its lead program to […]
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Biotech Leaders Outline Principles to Ensure “Public’s Trust” in COVID-19 Treatments

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 10, 2020
As America’s researchers race to develop the scientific solutions needed to eradicate COVID-19, leaders within the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) released an open letter to their biopharmaceutical colleagues that articulates key principles to ensure the “integrity, transparency, and objective assessment” of COVID-19 clinical data and secure public trust in new medical products developed in response to the […]
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Top COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Vow to Follow Regulatory Guidelines

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 10, 2020
The CEOs of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer and Sanofi have signed a historic pledge, outlining a united commitment to uphold the integrity of the scientific process as they work towards potential global regulatory filings and approvals of the first COVID-19 vaccines. All nine CEOs signed the following pledge: We, […]
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Chapter Member Anniversaries: September 2020

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 8, 2020
Please congratulate the following members celebrating milestone anniversaries in September 2020.  Their dedication to ISPE, the Boston Area Chapter and the industry is applauded! Over Twenty Years Gordon W. Brailsford, Jr., J Calnan & Associates Robert T. Clark, Perrigo, Inc. Douglas E. Grevatt, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Edwin L. Harmon, III, LSNE – Contract Manufacturing Organization […]
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Welcome New Members August 2020!

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 8, 2020
We would like to introduce the Members who joined ISPE in August 2020, welcome them to the Chapter and encourage them (and all of our members) to take advantage of the many professional development, networking and information resources available through ISPE. Fellow ISPE members are a terrific resource for help with everyday professional challenges. And […]
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Volunteers Reshape Chapter for COVID-19

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 3, 2020
No live presentations? No indoor gatherings? No problem! Our volunteers deserve a special thank you this year for taking the pandemic in stride and adapting the Chapter’s activities to fit the new reality. No one says it better than outgoing Chapter President Eric Felz who praised the Chapter’s volunteers for rising to the challenge and […]
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Abbott’s Rapid Covid-19 Test to Create 1200 Jobs in Maine

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 3, 2020
The FDA has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Abbott’s BinaxNOW rapid antigen test for detection of COVID-19 infection. The $5 test is highly portable, affordable and provides results in 15 minutes. It uses proven Abbott lateral flow technology, making it a reliable and familiar format for frequent mass testing by healthcare providers. Abbott will ship […]
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Foundation Medicine Liquid Biopsy Gets FDA Okay

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On September 3, 2020
The FDA has approved Foundation Medicine’s comprehensive pan-tumor liquid biopsy test, Called FoundationOne Liquid CDx. Using a blood sample, the test analyzes over 300 cancer-related genes for alterations. Results are delivered in an integrated report that identifies alterations matched to FDA-approved therapies and delivers information about the genomic signatures microsatellite instability and blood tumor mutational […]
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Scholarship Winners for 2020: In Their Own Words

  • Posted by ISPE Boston
  • On August 27, 2020
Chemical engineering, biotechnology and engineering management – these are the fields of study chosen by the winners of the 2020 Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarships recently awarded by the Boston Area Chapter Scholarship Foundation. The impact of these awards is best expressed by the three winners themselves, all of whom are planning careers in our industry […]
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