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Amazon’s Selz Acquisition is Encouraging News for Small Businesses

Tech.Co

Martin Rushe, the CEO and founder of Selz wrote a blog post announcing the deal. ” However, the platform shuttered in 2015, just five years after its launch. Selz currently offers three monthly pricing plans which allow you to create your own store using its platform, or attach Selz' smarts to an existing site.

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Bio Roundup: Drug Pricing, Cystic Fibrosis Showdown, Myovant & More

Xconomy

. —Two Vertex rivals touted early-stage data at the NACFC conference: Belgium-based Galapagos , which is developing its own triple combination regimen, and Netherlands-based ProQr Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PRQR ), which is advancing an RNA-based CF drug sprayed into the lungs. THIS WEEK IN DRUG PRICING…. billion last year.

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Despite Low Crop Prices, Corporate and VC Agtech Investments Soar

Xconomy

Prices for agricultural commodities such as corn, soy, and wheat are at their lowest levels in years, but investment in agricultural technology has never been better. The increase in dollars flowing to agtech comes despite commodity prices that are down 65 percent from their 2013 peak, the report says. They also queried 15 VC firms.

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Three Myths Retailers Hold About Apps, Debunked

Tech Zulu Event

Despite the benefits of developing an app, there are valid reasons why retailers choose not to invest in one. Developing a mobile app can be extremely expensive and some retailers believe it is futile to spend that money if a mobile-optimized site is already in place. MYTH: Development costs are too high.

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Pernix Therapeutics Slashes Staff to Shake Up Sales Strategy

Xconomy

As of the end of 2015, Pernix reported a headcount of 274. Consequently, Pernix’s stock price has suffered. Last month, Pernix disclosed that it risked delisting from the Nasdaq because its stock price had fallen below $1. In 2014, Pernix, then based in The Woodlands, TX, acquired San Diego-based Somaxon Pharmaceuticals.

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Duchenne Lessons: Advocates For Rare Spinal Disease Have Eyes on FDA

Xconomy

Left untreated, Heather and Jessica, who have a slower-developing form of the disease, might expect to continue to get weaker as time goes on. Twenty-one orphan drugs were approved in 2015, a record for the second straight year. “It’s just little things like that where it’s a gradual loss of strength,” Heather says.

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Bio Roundup: Bristol & Illumina Blues, Sickle Cell News & More

Xconomy

in July 2015. —Cancer drug developer Accelerated Pharma, based in Westport, CT, outlined terms for a $17 million IPO. The stock price was down 10 percent as of Thursday’s close. But sagging sales have sent Illumina far down from last year’s peak. Here’s more from CNBC. THIS WEEK IN SICKLE CELL…. million in an IPO.

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