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Former Biotech VC Steven Burrill Draws 30-Month Prison Term for Fraud

Xconomy

Steven Burrill, once a noted biotech investment fund founder, sought-after conference speaker, and life sciences publisher, was sentenced Wednesday to serve 30 months in federal prison for defrauding his investors and evading taxes. Burrill was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 14, 2017.

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Notes From the JPM ’18 Vortex: Gene Therapy’s Reckoning and Lonely Cabs

Xconomy

Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco winds down today, meaning the remaining stragglers are either presenting to half-empty rooms or headed back to colder climes. The annual J.P.

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Amazon, Uber, and Bill Gates’s Robot Tax: An Automation Snapshot

Xconomy

As we gear up for Robo Madness 2017: A.I. Gets Real , our annual robotics and artificial intelligence conference at Google’s offices in Kendall Square, let’s connect a few dots around the topic of automation.

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8 Strategies For Winning As A Freelancer Or Employee

Startup Professionals Musings

Today, customers and future managers put a higher value on relationships, and expect to know you from industry conferences, social media, or recommendations from peers. Use blogging, outside publication, and speaking or mentoring opportunities to establish credibility and stand out above peers.

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Element Biosciences Lands $15M to Develop New Genetic Analysis Tools

Xconomy

Prior to joining the firm in 2017, she was a senior director of scientific research. San Diego’s Element Biosciences said Tuesday that it had secured a Series A round led by Foresite Capital, a healthcare and life sciences venture capital firm based in San Francisco, and Silicon Valley’s Venrock.

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Epic Seeks to Join Alexa, Siri as Software You Can Chat With

Xconomy

Epic is holding its annual Users Group Meeting this week, a conference that brings 9,000 employees from hospitals and clinics that use Epic’s patient records software to its corporate campus, according to company estimates. On Tuesday, following founder and CEO .

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With New Program, DARPA To Encourage Safety “Brakes” For Gene Editing

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“We should couple innovation with biosecurity,” DARPA program manager Renee Wegrzyn, said Tuesday at the SynBioBeta conference in South San Francisco. ” At the conference, FBI supervisory special agent Ed You told the audience the bureau is aware of the need for new biosecurity measures.

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