Voters reject genetically modified food labeling initiative
With just over 35 percent of precincts reporting statewide, Proposition 37, an initiative to require labeling of genetically modified foods, appears headed for defeat.
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Medical technology startups face funding and FDA approval challenges
Biotech startup founders gathered at Stanford Tuesday for Entrepreneurship Week. They advised student entrepreneurs about funding challenges, FDA approval and how to build products that will make a difference in the medical world.
Sunnyvale biotech firm’s cheaper lab testing system gains popularity
Sunnyvale-based molecular diagnostics firm Cepheid reported record fourth-quarter numbers due to strong market adoption of its automated lab testing systems and other laboratory tests.
Biotech executive lends expertise to nonprofit organization
Gail Maderis, president and chief executive officer of BayBio, a South San Francisco-based nonprofit trade association serving the Northern California life science industry, sees collaboration as the secret to success.