Tag: University of California, San Francisco

Remdesivir Becomes the First Covid-19 Treatment Approved in Europe

BiotechnologyJuly 8, 2020

Remdesivir has received a one-year conditional marketing authorization from the European Commission due to the urgency of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has infected...

Pioneering CRISPR researcher Jennifer Doudna is coming to Disrupt

PublicationsJuly 2, 2020

Jennifer Doudna, a woman whose work has triggered the explosion in innovation in the field of synthetic biology and has given researchers...

University of California Falls Prey to $1.15M Crypto Ransom Scam

BlockchainJune 30, 2020

It’s no secret that the crypto industry is rife with scams, hacks, and other nefarious activities, with the decentralized and private nature of...

Comment: Hackers Extort $1.14m From University Of California, San Francisco

Cyber SecurityJune 30, 2020

BBC reported that Netwalker criminal gang have extorted $1.14m from the University of California, San Francisco. According to the BBC, it witnessed the covert...

How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco

BBCJune 29, 2020

A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert...

Gilead to buy 49.9% stake in biotech startup Pionyr Immunotherapeutics for $275M to secure access to two promising cancer drugs

StartupsJune 23, 2020

Gilead Sciences announced Tuesday it would buy a 49.9% stake in biotech startup Pionyr Immunotherapeutics for $275 million. The investment would strengthen Gilead Sciences’...