Relay Therapeutics Files for $200 Million IPO
June 25, 2020
Founded by UCSF Pharmaceutical Chemist Matt Jacobson, Relay Therapeutics filed for $200 Million IPO on June 25, 2020, and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker RLAY, if accepted. 
Sana Biotechnology Announces Completion of Initial Financing
June 23, 2020
Sonja Schrepfer's Sana Biotechnology, announced today the funding of all tranches of its initial financing, raising over $700 million. 
Gilead Sciences to Acquire UCSF Startup Pionyr Immunotherapeutics
June 23, 2020
Gilead Sciences set to acquire a 49.9% equity interest in Pionyr and exclusive option for the price of $275 Million. Gilead will also provide funding for Pionyr’s clinical programs and will have the right to acquire the remainder of Pionyr shares for a $315 Million option exercise fee. Pionyr is... 
FDA Approves Video Game Based on UCSF Brain Research as ADHD Therapy for Kids
By Laura Kurtzman on June 16, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first video game therapeutic as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, based on research by UC San Francisco’s Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD.
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Recombinant Antibody Network Partners with Bristol Myers Squibb to Develop Novel Therapies
May 15, 2020
Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN) Partners with Bristol Myers Squibb to Develop Novel Therapies
The Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN), a consortium comprising research groups from UC San Francisco, the University of Chicago, and the University of Toronto, has entered into a second research... 
New COVID-19 Test Could Give Results in Under 1 Hour
By By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter on April 16, 2020
New test, named SARS-CoV-2 DETECTR developed at UCSF.
"The introduction and availability of CRISPR technology will accelerate deployment of the next generation of tests to diagnose COVID-19 infection," co-lead developer Dr. Charles Chiu said in a University of California, San Francisco news... 
UCSF has Launched a World-wide Citizen Science Study to Help Fight COVID-19
March 31, 2020
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Coronavirus: UCSF expert working on quicker diagnostic test to stop spread
By Anna Bauman on March 31, 2020
Dr. Charles Chiu, an infectious disease expert at UCSF, is working on a quick diagnostic test for the deadly coronavirus that has rapidly spread from Wuhan, China, to spark global concern and prompt public health preparations in at least two Bay Area counties.
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New Genomic Tests to Diagnose Deadly Infections Faster
By Andrew Jacobs on February 24, 2020
Rapid genomic tests are poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat infections.
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Precision medicine at UCSF
By Sean Karlin on February 04, 2020
Dr. Michael Lesh participated in the panel discussion “Medical Imaging for a Precision Medicine Future” at the 2020 Precision Medicine World Conference.
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