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Biotech Roundup: ASCO, BIO, Drug Setbacks, Incubators & More

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—At the annual BIO conference, which gathered in San Francisco for the first time since cops battled street protesters in 2004, industry bigwigs took to the stage to defend themselves. Not against street riots this time, but against political, financial, and social pressures that are changing the way America pays for drugs.

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Biotech Roundup: Biogen Rumors, Theranos, Electro-Drugs & More

Xconomy

That story and plenty more—including a bevy of gene therapy news, the latest on the Zika virus, and a long-awaited presentation from an embattled CEO—below: —Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes spoke at a conference for laboratory scientists this week in Philadelphia. Regeneron is paying $25 million upfront.

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