by Admin | Mar 29, 2021 | Companies, News
In 1966, Cyrus Poonawalla founded the Serum Institute of India (SII) to make drugs which were, at the time, hard to domestically source in India. The first products they made included treatments for tetanus and snake venom, and the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus and...
by Admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Companies, News
The co-founders of fecal testing startup uBiome are having a crappy month. On March 18, 2021, they were indicted in a California federal court on charges of healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and related conspiracy charges. And now the Securities and Exchange Commission is...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2021 | Companies, News
In July 1995, Jeff Bezos launched a book-selling website called Amazon. His first office was his garage, and his computers used so much power he couldn’t vacuum without blowing a fuse. Early company meetings were held in the local Barnes and Noble, since they had the...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2021 | Companies, News
In 1975, pharmaceutical researchers Robert Gyurik and Vassilios Theodorides developed a medication to treat a host of parasitic worm infestations in sheep. Known generically as albendazole and under a handful of brand names such as Alworm and Albenza, it was approved...
by Admin | Sep 28, 2020 | News
Prosper Portland is, according to the organization’s website, the economic and urban development agency for Portland, Oregon. It is overseen by a board of volunteer citizens appointed by the city’s mayor, and by the City Council. It gives the agency flexibility,...
