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Bio Roundup: Roche-Spark Drags On, GSK Taps CRISPR, Diabetes News & More

Xconomy

Is one of the bigger biopharma acquisitions of the year in trouble? The US Federal Trade Commission wants yet more information about the buyout, and overseas, the UK Competition and Markets Authority opened a separate investigation. This past week, antitrust regulators once again delayed Roche’s planned $4.8

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Cloud Leaders Shrug at IBM’s $34B Red Hat Deal

Xconomy

In some ways, the biggest software acquisition of all time could be a yawner. Scooping up Raleigh, NC-based Red Hat (NYSE: RHT ) could make IBM (NYSE: IBM ) more competitive with bigger cloud players such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, says Michael Skok, Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Pharma’s Productivity Problem: Finding More Blockbuster Drugs

Xconomy

An obvious place to look for help is the venture community—Bruce Booth of Atlas Ventures pointed out in a recent blog that venture capital is doing well, and is positioned to do even better in the future. Yet despite relative plenty in the bio-venture community, pharma suffers from a shortage of drug candidates.

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Google Fiber Buys Webpass in Wireless Internet Land Grab

Xconomy

Google Fiber plans to acquire Webpass in a deal that trims the ranks of independent Internet service providers—an industry already maligned for its lack of competition—but ultimately could boost consumer access to high-speed Internet. The terms of the deal, which Barr wrote is expected to close this summer, weren’t disclosed.

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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

Xconomy

This has been evident with recent acquisitions beyond Symantec and Blue Coat – Avast and AVG, Cisco and CloudLock , IBM and Resilient Systems , and most recently Carbon Black and Confer. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. A Startup’s Opportunity to Thrive.

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Bio Roundup: $1B Deals, Data Bumps, Acorda’s Lumps, Generic OKs & More

Xconomy

With President Trump holed up in New Jersey, rattling his saber at Kim Jong-un and Mitch McConnell and ignoring his own commission’s advice on the opioid crisis, there was still life sciences news from the nation’s capital. The joint investigation showed that pharmaceutical firms, insurers, and.

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Story of a Startup Weekend Veteran | The Good, The Bad, and the UGLY!

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I faced the same challenge not being able to form a team because most people joined the competition with friends that they had already planned on working with. IF AT FIRST YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TRY & TRY AGAIN: Startup Weekend San Diego was held two weeks later at a beautiful venue in the heart of Balboa Park at the Hall of Champions.

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