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Bloom Science Plans to Advance Microbial Treatment for Epilepsy

Xconomy

Bloom Science , a biotech founded to advance a new class of microbe-based therapeutics for neurological disorders, is making its debut today with the publication of research that suggests certain bacteria in the gut could be used to manage epileptic seizures.

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How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers.

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Bio Roundup: MedCo’s Pricing Plan, Vertex’s Gamble, uBiome Undone

Xconomy

If MedCo’s cholesterol-lowering drug inclisiran wins FDA approval, it will become the third entry in a new class of medicines that block a cholesterol-boosting protein called PCSK9. But the first mover isn’t infallible if someone else has something better. That’s something the The Medicines Co. is counting on.

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Austin Start-up MailLift Joins 500 Startups

Tech Zulu Event

In June, The Wall Street Journal profiled McClure and 500 Startups’ unique model. ” According to the 500 Startups blog, 130 companies were interviewed for the spots in the upcoming fall program that include MailLift. ” said Joe Kirgues, co-founder of the accelerator MailLift went through prior to 500 Startups.

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Bio Roundup: FDA Says No, PCSK9 Value Fight, CRISPR Intrigue & More

Xconomy

Meanwhile, the latest study reporting that the drugs’ $14,000-a-year list price isn’t cost effective, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association , has the drugs’ owners, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN ), up in arms.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

Professor Journal. Student Journal. Developments Blog. Mark Holtzman for The Wall Street Journal. Mark Holtzman for The Wall Street Journal). edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: Tech Titans Hit the Beach. Journal Community. MarketWatch. MarketWatch. AllThingsDigital. Financial News.

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In Defense of Uber: An Unbiased Opinion

Both Sides of the Table

But this is a high-class problem they solve for me. It has bordered on obsessive from one journal more than others and it’s somewhat hard to attack a company for smear tactics with, well, smear tactics. Case in point, “ Why Your Uber Driver Hates Uber ” is a blog post dressed up as journalism.

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