Fergus Wong
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R&D @StarlingMedical. Prev: Research @JoinColossus; R&D @JNJInnovation; Alum Berkeley & Rice
Houston
Joined November 2012
Bringing urine testing to a toilet near you:.
techcrunch.com
The company wants to prevent hospitalizations from chronic conditions, including urinary tract infections, diabetes and kidney disease.
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In the last 12 months, @StarlingMedical graduated from @ycombinator , secured seed funding, and completed clinical studies @Stanford. In the next 12 months, we launch and scale with our first enterprise customer. Super excited for what comes next!.
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RT @StarlingMedical: We are honored to be included the Digital Health 150: The most promising digital health companies of 2022 https://t.co….
cbinsights.com
The Digital Health 150 is CB Insights' annual ranking of the 150 most promising digital health startups in the world. This year's winning companies include startups working on interoperability and...
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RT @patrick_oshag: Who are the best founders, scientists, and researchers in life sciences today❓.
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RT @bradloncar: Always a big fan of @jonnysvb's semi-annual reports on biotech fundraising. Truly amazing that VC funding has held up so we….
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RT @LifeSciVC: An Experimental Gene Therapy Changed His DNA—And His Hair Color - The Atlantic. $AVRO
theatlantic.com
An experimental therapy helped patients with a rare disease feel better. It also led to an accidental makeover.
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RT @DanielSLoeb1: Anyone interested in business excellence should study Danaher $DHS and its Business System, DBS. This single page from t….
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"How big is the development-stage biotech universe compared to the purchasing power of the big companies that are capable of acquiring them?". ~$660B or 2.5x the top 24 pharma's FCF. h/t @PeterKolchinsky
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Although I’m not big into trading, I learned a ton about the crypto ecosystem by researching CMS and listening to Dan. In this episode you’ll see why no one has more fun than the penguins.
My conversation with @cmsholdings . Dan is one of the sharpest traders in crypto and has been doing it longer than almost anyone. He is also extremely witty and funny. We discuss TradFi to Crypto, leverage, stablecoins, managing risk and his famous “hot ball of money” thesis.
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RT @ldtimmerman: Q to Iya from an advisor to AI/ML startups. How/when to work with Pharma? Iya: ‘Bring me a drug.’ .A candidate ready for….
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Buffett on inflation impacting ROI: "If you could have a totally stable unit of monetary use for the next 100 years, it would be better for business and investors in general." . Sounds like an argument to hold stores of value on balance sheets.
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When is gold not gold? When we invent something better. From G. Garrett, 1932:
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Ex vivo approach: remove patient cells, edit them with CRISPR, reintroduce cells to patient
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NPR's series on first patients receiving CRISPR therapies is excellent, especially for the uninitiated. Each story covers a different means of delivery:.
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I traded in a 4-year old MBP for $800 credit towards a new M1 Pro -- effectively a 30% discount on a premium product. One of Apple's most important levers -- the price of used iPhones -- extends to its laptops as well. h/t @GavinSBaker on @joincolossus:
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