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Industry News

Recaps of the latest breakthroughs, as reported in CBF’s monthly newsletter.

Highlights from our COVID-19 Webinar, and how the life science industry is supporting distance learning

September 2020

The California Biotechnology Foundation cohosted a legislative webinar centered on COVID-19 vaccine development and distributed resources for students learning from home. …read more

Promising Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments Pose Questions about Health Care System Readiness

August 2020

Biotechnology companies are offering hope in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. …read more

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A simple guide to the vaccines and drugs that could fight coronavirus

March 6, 2020

Hundreds of new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus are showing up in new parts of the world, even as they decline at the outbreak epicenter in China. As of Friday, more than 100,000 people have been diagnosed with the infection in more than 80 countries.
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6 Expert Essays on the Future of Biotech

January 23, 2020

What exactly is biotechnology, and how could it change our approach to human health?

As the age of big data transforms the potential of this emerging field, members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Biotechnology tell you everything you need to know.
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