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Berkeley Lights and Bayer Announce a Multi-year Agreement Aimed at Revolutionizing the Discovery of Next-generation Traits

Berkeley Lights and Bayer Announce a Multi-year Agreement Aimed at Revolutionizing the Discovery of Next-generation Traits

EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Berkeley Lights, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLI) a leader in the functional characterization of live biology, announced a multi-year agreement with Bayer to develop and perform high-throughput functional screening workflows aimed at accelerating and expanding the discovery of novel traits. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Berkeley Lights will leverage its [...]

Korean Startup Wins Bayer-Hosted Contest with Smartphone Ovulation Predictor

Korean Startup Wins Bayer-Hosted Contest with Smartphone Ovulation Predictor

SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean startup Vital Smith was selected as one of the four finalists of Grants4Apps Accelerator 2016, an open innovation program hosted by pharmaceutical company Bayer to discover and support startups and digital healthcare products.  Vital Smith presented ‘b bless’, a smart ovulation predictor that helps women identify their fertile [...]

FTC Orders Bayer Korea to Sell Oral Contraceptive Biz Acquired through Merger

FTC Orders Bayer Korea to Sell Oral Contraceptive Biz Acquired through Merger

SEJONG, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s anti-trust regulator on Monday ordered the local subsidiary of Bayer to sell its oral contraceptive pill operation that it acquired when its parent bought Merck & Co., citing conflicts with the country’s fair trade rules. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said it ordered Bayer Korea to dispose of its [...]