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Here it is Cinco de Mayo, (which is absolutely not Mexico's Independence Day), so we got the idea of seeing if any company in our directory has the letters M, E, X, I, C & O in its name. Almost unbelievably, there is actually one company that fits the bill: 10X Genomics!
Why stop there with letter querying weirdness - how many company names in the BioPharmGuy directory, living or dead, contain an X, Y and Z?
Answer: 5 - and they all start with 'Zy':
Zymax Pharma
Zymenex (RIP)
Zynex Medical
Zyomyx (RIP)
Zyoxel (RIP)
How many company names have three X's?
Just one - PixelEXX Systems (RIP)
Finally, how many names have three Y's?
Again, only one. Syzygy Biotech (since renamed Empirical Bioscience, thankfully)
Added & Removed
No updated file this week - next week's file will include two weeks worth of edits.
If you want to look at the past month's worth of companies added and removed, go ahead and check out the downloads page.
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Biogen
In what may be an industry first, a CEO has been fired (ok, they allowed him to step down...but we can read between the lines) as an eventual result of an FDA approval. The Aduhelm saga was just too much for Biogen to bear - CEO quit this week and the Aduhelm sales organization is basically vaporized. Disappointing for those involved.
Given the DHHS's (presumably) ongoing investigation into whether there was improper contact between the FDA and Biogen leading up to this wildly controversial approval, this CEO dismissal could be a sign that Biogen is concerned about what will be revealed when that inquiry winds up. You're gonna have to wait until 2023 to find out the outcome on that, though.
Ixchelsis
This company is working on a premature ejaculation drug. Last news update was 2017, so progress is clearly being delayed, though that's kind of the goal, right? More important is their stupefying logo choice. A premature ejaculation company went with that? Come on…
Cooler Heads
Patients undergoing chemotherapy do have options to help prevent hair loss, but existing methods are annoying and expensive, requiring a "coach" to make sure everything works properly. A cancer survivor has founded a company to help address this problem. The product is a cold cap that can be operated/maintained by the patient. Pretty cool story.
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We were sitting on a serious back log of Team Roasts (and a few Team Toasts), but it was time to empty the cupboard. Dear subscriber, behold the latest feast:
Team Roast - vasopharm
Some companies just try so hard to make their team photos unique. Too hard. In this case, everyone's picture is off-center with an un-humanly pointy shoulder. Indeed, those are some of the pointiest shoulders we've ever seen. And what's the point of all the whitespace on the left? Utter nonsense. Next!
Team Toast - LegoChem Biosciences
This one is perhaps meant to indicate the company revolves around its CEO. Pretty good presentation, if that was indeed the goal. All the 'planets' are trying their best to get face time with the boss too. Nice execution. 8/10
Team Roast - Nanomerics
These pictures are all haphazard looking and the first one is tilted almost 45 degrees. Why on Earth didn't they rotate that first picture back to normal? Probably because they were just lazy enough to do a Google search and crop the result. Rotation was a step too far! They did attempt to remove a background from that third guy's picture, yet the hair betrays their failure. Just pay someone on Fiverrrrrrrr next time. 3/10
Team Roast - BioHarmony
With this page you can only ask 'Why?' As you scroll down, each image loads with a screen-filling explosive photo effect. Infinitely weird and totally unnecessary. 2/10
Team Toast - Anji Pharma
When someone tells you a team page is all drawn cartoons, you'd probably expect to be entertained. But with Anji Pharma, while some are a little strange, overall they're not too terrible. Not something we would suggest anyone do, but Anji toed the line between weird and acceptable masterfully. 7/10
Post Apocalyptic Team Roast
Kind of reminds us of the guy who removes Garfield from Garfield comics to reveal Jon's existential angst.
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Gamma Irradiation Part 2 - Risk-based approach to sterility requirements for single-use systems
Gamma irradiation is the most used method of sterilization and bioburden control for single-use bioprocess systems. However, there is still some confusion around the need for sterile or bioburden-controlled systems and how to accomplish it.
Qosina explains the difference between a validated sterile claim and a low or zero bioburden microbial control claim on single-use systems and where each fit into biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
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Leeches
Possibly the strangest medical device is the leech. No, we're not talking about a trademarked product name - we mean the creature that sucks blood and it is indeed FDA-cleared.
Way back in history, doctors who knew nothing used them for whatever random illness anyone had. More recently plastic surgeons have used them to reattach ears and induce blood flow in other reattached body parts. Across these eras, a company in Wales has been a reliable leech supplier for over 200 years.
Heart Attacked
The heart used in the first ever pig-to-human heart transplant was found to be infected by porcine cytomegalovirus, which is known to have a negative impact on transplants. It's hard to know whether they led directly to the patient's death, but it couldn't have helped. One good bit - if it did lead to a premature death, that would imply better avoidance of the virus in the future may drastically improve this particular xenotransplantation's outcome.
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In addition to fully remote positions, this website has several categories, including Research Associate jobs, Scientist jobs, and Engineer jobs in major biotech hubs. All companies have <250 employees, so if you’re coming from a larger company or academic institute, you can find a role with more responsibility and impact.
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