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UC San Diego Health Develops COVID-19 Test, Begins Testing Patients

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The UC San Diego Health System has developed a diagnostic test that can determine whether a patient has contracted the novel coronavirus in about eight hours. UCSD Health, one of five academic medical centers within the 10-campus University of California system, started using the test Tuesday to diagnose patients, it said.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

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I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I don’t believe you can hire great business people who outsource the development to a hot incubator who builds you code to match your ambitions.

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Bio Roundup: RIP Roger Tsien, Novartis CAR-T Wheel, Zika News & More

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—Cambridge, MA-based messenger RNA drug developer Moderna Therapeutics is raising another huge financing round, according to an SEC filing. biodefense agency known as BARDA has contracted with … Next Page » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS. The firm has nabbed $451 million toward its goal of $600 million.

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