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Not So Lonely
Earlier this month, Apogee Therapeutics launched on their quest to create therapies for immunological and inflammatory disorders. 'Apogee' implies lofty aspirations, but in biotech it’s most definitely not lonely at the top.
Apogee will find itself jostling for position with Acme Bioscience, Apex Molecular, Summit Pharmaceuticals, Peak Bio, Pinnacle Biologics, Zenith Epigenetics, Climax Laboratories (?!?), Crown Bioscience and even High Point Clinical Trials Center.
May the best company win.
Website Roast - Clock Bio
If you're gonna name your company after a boring-ass clock, guess you may as well go full bore with the theme.
The good news about Clock Bio's website is the sweeping radar does indeed take one minute to make its way around, so it is an accurate second hand.
The bad news is yellow font on a yellow background is generally a no-no when it comes to web design.
Or is color also relative?
Yacht Rock
This time of year, we start to dream about skimming along the bay and jamming some smooth music from the likes of the Doobie Brothers and Kenny Loggins. So what better time to set sail in our minds...
First, head out on your Catamaran Bio before finding a nice spot where you can drop AnchorDx. Recall your ancestors who came over on the Mayflower Bioscience and how good you have it compared to the old days. Ahh, that’s the life.
But what’s that you see? Armada Pharmaceuticals comes up fast and next thing you know, with the help of NanoString and Timber Pharmaceuticals, you’re headed back to shore on Raft Pharmaceuticals.
Wilson(Wolf)!!!
Fierce Tomatoes
In contrast to the usual Top 10 lists of the year, Fierce came out with what is essentially a bottom seven biotech moments of 2022.
Take a refreshing look back at the lowlights, including the time a company basically said, "Our study would have worked if only we didn’t include the patients in which it didn’t work."
Island of Misfit Names
Sometimes company names are a relic of their past. Other times, they were just pulled out of a hat from the getgo. Whatever the explanation, here are some of our favorite misfit names.
Geographical incongruities are the most common misplacement, and sometimes they're only slightly off, like when Cambridge Isotope Laboratories is located in Tewksbury, MA.
Other times they're bit further off ala SERB Pharmaceuticals in Brussels.
But sometimes they are way off: Cali Biosciences is in China/Cayman Islands and Eurofarma Laboratórios is in Brazil.
Another in that 'way off' category is New Amsterdam Sciences, who recently moved from Scottsdale, AZ to upstate New York. That one's not only off geographically, but also historically - New Amsterdam was renamed New York a few years back. The most baffling thing about this one may be the zoomed out map of Europe at the bottom of the website labeled "Covid Hot Spots". So confusing.
Lastly, we have a great example of one that's not a geographical misplacement - Longhorn Vaccines in Bethesda, MD.
Much like hipster offspring, biotech names are required to have no logic, can be spelled in absurd ways, and can end up being quite annoying in the process.
Shapely Team Roast
It’s not a bad idea to outline your team photos in a shape other than a square. Circles come to mind. Depending on the picture orientation, maybe a rectangle.
What does not tend to come to mind is a heptagon, and yet here we are.
Team Roast – Last Minute Gift Ideas
It’s not yet New Year's, so you still have time to get a gift for those you have forgotten. Why not navigate to the SkunkworxBio Team Page to get some ideas?
The CSO is demonstrating a not-so-classic brown AC/DC T-shirt. If you find yourself at a company whose CSO is currently not wearing a gross tee-shirt on the Team Page, maybe set yourself a new goal of fixing that problem.
Another guy is showing off his white-rimmed fashionista glasses, which would be great for anyone living in 2015, or who has no shame. (pretty much everyone these days.)
Finally, a scientist is showing off a mug that says:
“A wise woman once said 'I'm Outta Here', and she lived happily ever after”
Don't believe us? The proof is right here. (Only $16.99 for a limited time)
Wait a second…what the hell is she doing with a retirement mug??
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