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Snapchat Names SVP Finance

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Los Angeles-based Snapchat has hired Drew Vollero as SVP of Finance, and acting Chief Financial Officer, the company said this week. Brands, and ZS Associates. Vollero was former at Mattell, and also has served at Taco Bell, Yum!

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Biotech Roundup: Deals Gone Wrong, Ethical Red Flags & Bay Goodbyes

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Last Friday, it rejected AstraZeneca’s ZS-9 , meant to lower dangerous blood potassium levels in patients with heart or kidney disease. AstraZeneca got the drug when it bought ZS Pharma in late 2015 for $2.7 Shares of competitor Relypsa (NASDAQ: RLYP ) are up more than 25 percent since the ZS-9 decision.

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RiverVest Venture Closes $184M Fund for Backing Healthcare Ventures

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million for its fourth fund dedicated to investing in healthcare companies. Since its launch, RiverVest has invested in 47 companies working to develop new drugs and medical devices. Louis, MO-based venture capital firm with additional offices in San Diego, CA, and Cleveland, OH, has raised $184.4

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