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The whole point of a biotech venture capital firm is to make money for itself…

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People often ask me how I select the nominees for best biopharma CEO of the…

ORLANDO, Fla. — In June, Dr. Samit Hirawat was appointed chief medical officer of Bristol-Myers…

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Draw blood from someone with cancer. Engineer their blood cells to seek and destroy cancer….