Emerging Companies

In this two part series, Scientific American’s Jeremy Abbate talks to editors Mike May and Yali Friedman about the Worldview Report and Scorecard, which will be released at the upcoming BIO International Convention in Boston at a Super Session on June 19.

Capital formation challenges in the industry have forced many biotech companies to halt projects, lay off staff or shutdown all together. Our analysis shows that the industry is approximately one-quarter smaller than it was in 2008.

The biotech industry is a thriving sector employing 1.3 million Americans in high quality, high paying jobs.

A new study shows that Kineret (anakinra), a medication approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is effective in stopping the progression of organ damage in people with neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID).

A repression of gene activity in the brain appears to be an early event affecting people with Alzheimer's disease, researchers funded by NIH have found.

A single dose of an experimental gene therapy boosted production of a missing blood-clotting factor in people with hemophilia, a new study shows.

Acorda Therapeutics' Ron Cohen presented testimony on the importance of federal policies to support the biotechnology industry at a House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation hearing on March 27, a summary of his testimony is presented here