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Next-gen skincare, silk without spiders and pollution for lunch: Meet the biotech startups pitching at IndieBio’s Demo Day

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Biotech can often, and sometimes literally, fly over our heads. For IndieBio, a science and biotech accelerator run by VC firm SOSV, this unprecedented year offered high stakes and new challenges. Today and tomorrow, the biotech accelerator is hosting its twice-annual demo day. Bronson was immediately put to the test.

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Biotech startup Shiru sprouting plant-based ingredients with new capital infusion

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We aim to cover a lot of food categories, but by replacing them with sustainable and nutritious ingredients.”. The firm is an investment fund focused on healthy food and sustainable agriculture, and often invests in companies that have impact and an analog to replace animal products. For example, white, spongy bread has milk proteins.

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Daily Crunch: With Musk’s purchase completed, NYSE will delist Twitter stock on Election Day

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Follow the yellow brick road : Game studio Hidden Door is using narrative AI to turn fiction into immersive role-playing experiences, and Rebecca writes it is testing out “The Wizard of Oz.”. ” 5 ways biotech startups can mitigate risk to grow sustainably in the long run. Does anyone else use this word? : Rita has more.

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Kiwi Bio aims to free irritable bowel syndrome sufferers from restrictive diets

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We learned through clinical testing that capsules were one of the worst ways to deliver enzymes,” Liu said. Ultimately, fiber is good for you, and removing it from the diet is not sustainable,” Wallach added. 2021 should be a banner year for biotech startups that make smart choices early.

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How Rani Therapeutics’ robotic pill could change subcutaneous injection treatment

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In January 2020, their acromegaly treatment, Octreotide, demonstrated both safety and sustained bioavailability in primary clinical trials. At the end of last year, Rani Therapeutics raised $69 million in new funding to help further develop and test their platform. This will finance us for the next several years,” said Imran.

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Yali Bio wants to fatten up plant-based foods

TechCrunch

The process involves synthetic biology, deep learning and genomics tools that produce fats that are more sustainable than the current oils, like coconut, that are used in plant proteins, but also mimic animal-based analogs in terms of flavor and texture, CEO Yulin Lu told TechCrunch.

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The Next Frontier Of Femtech 

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These companies will lead with personalization and prevention-based care, integrating advanced technology to test, monitor and treat. Ari Wright is a principal investor at Bison Ventures , where she leverages her interdisciplinary background to focus on biotech and climate.

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