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BioPharmGuy
Big news - we now list 10,000 active companies, plus over 5,000 defunct ones. The lucky ten thousandth company was Z Factor, a subsidiary of the newly launched Centessa Therapeutics. Seems like just yesterday we were at a mere 3,000 companies.
Also we had a client insist on paying more than we quoted this week. If you have that kind of positive attitude, we invite you to contact us and request a quote ASAP.
Addition & Attrition
54 companies added, six removed this week. A clutch of Yale spinouts plus some more Swiss companies. Check the summary on our downloads page.
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VectorY
We're usually pretty mean about company names here, but this one out of Amsterdam is solid. They are working on vectorized antibodies, which are a gene therapy where the gene contains the code for an antibody which is ultimately created within the body.
The gene is delivered using an adenovirus as its Vector. Antibodies are shaped like a capital Y, hence VectorY. And since they're working on a therapeutic, the similarity in sound to victory works to signify the overarching goal of the company - to defeat an illness. Bravo!
SeqOnce Biosciences
And then there's this one. Why did they feel the need to alter the spelling of Sequence and inject the word "Once"? Is something about their product/service single-use? Nope. Seems like 'Once' is there just to look cool. It does not. Hiss!
BioPharmGuy
Maybe a biotech data company called BioPharmGuy should take it easy on poorly-named companies. Hahaha, yeah right.
Team Roast
This week's guest is Cytovia Therapeutics. Their pictures all feature a jarring, solid teal background, which is not good, but the highlight here is the neckwear of the Board of Directors further down the page.
In order of appearance we have: pearl necklace, no tie, bow tie, solid tie, paisley tie, check tie, polka-dot tie, and with the absolutely amazing finish - medallion.
No way they had time to coordinate this since board members are busy spending like 10 hours a year earning their $50k - this had to be pure kismet. And it is glorious.
Leaders With Thoughts
The stupidest term of the past 5-10 years is Thought Leader and on that we will take no arguments. There is no more certain way to determine that an individual is NOT a thought leader than for them to use it to describe themselves. LinkedIn is a treasure-trove of such specimens.
But here's a twist - a company that advertises their thought leadership in giant letters splashed across their own homepage. Why wouldn't they focus on being a technology leader? Thoughts are great, but everyone has them and, let's be honest, they're mostly terrible.
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When Will Americans be Vaccinated?
Taking into account various surveys around the US, the refusal rate for Covid vaccines looks like it's going to be around 25%. There are ~220 Million people in the US old enough to get vaccinated. So 165 million people are amenable to vaccination, which will require 330 million doses.
So far 56 million doses have been administered, meaning we need to administer another 274 million to satisfy demand. The current pace is 1.67 million per day. So at current rates, it will be 164 days before the willing can be fully vaccinated - July 30th is that currently projected day of glory. Of course, the average person will be vaccinated much sooner than that.
Quality issues, production/rollout improvements, changes in vaccination amenability and other factors will all alter this date, but as a rough and ready calculation this is where we are right now. Moderna alone believes they will provide 300 million doses by the end of July, so total theoretical manufacturing capacity is not an issue.
Vaccine Anaphylaxis
After early reports of a few people having allergic reactions to the mRNA vaccines, everyone began to freak out. A study recently summarized the first 18 million mRNA vaccine injections, and there were 66 recorded cases of anaphylaxis. So that's 1 in 272,000.
And even better, 65 of those happened within 11 minutes of injection. Vaccination clinics are ready if you exhibit symptoms, so hang out for the 15 minutes and be confident to head on your way.
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Business in Front
One of the great tragedies of the pandemic is that people are no longer handing out business cards. Ok, maybe only a tragedy in Japan, which may be the last place in the world that still cared about business cards. But as ever, the Japanese have come up with a solution - masks with your business card printed on it. Potential business associates can now photograph your contact details beneath your gazing eyes, turning their phone's photo folder into some sort of dystopian human product catalogue. Not creepy. Not creepy at all.
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