San Diego biotech Cidara Therapeutics just raised an impressive $42 million Series B round – with plans to speed up development of its antifungal and immunotherapy drugs, and bring them to clinical trial later this year. The startup has two antifungal programs underway – called Biafungin and Topifungin. Biafungin is meant to be a once-weekly intravenous […]
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Another lackluster biotech IPO: Although shares of Trius Therapeutics closed flat on the anti-infective drug developer’s first day of trading, no matter what happened the company’s public debut has to be considered a disappointment. After hoping for a price of $12 to $14 […]
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Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: What could Foursquare mean for healthcare? Location-tracking services like Foursquare could make a big impact on our health and well-being in the future, reports ReadWriteWeb. Examples of the technology’s potential beneficial uses include tracking a doctor rushing to the hospital to care for […]