AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

The company captures diverse microbes for agricultural applications, like crop protection, and screens strains for the best assays that would work for insect, disease and nematode control. Continue reading AgBiome lands $166M for safer crop protection technology

Ransomware Susceptibility Index Spells Trouble for Pharma

Take heed, pharmaceutical manufacturers – 10% of you are at high risk of suffering a ransomware attack. It may come as no surprise that you’re in the crosshairs of attackers; any organization in health care or the medical field, especially the c… Continue reading Ransomware Susceptibility Index Spells Trouble for Pharma

Just What The Cyber Doctors Ordered – OT For Pharmaceutical Companies

Several digital attacks against pharmaceutical companies have made news in the past few years. Back in 2017, for instance, Merck fell victim to NotPetya. The wiper malware spread to the pharmaceutical giant’s headquarters, rendered years of research in… Continue reading Just What The Cyber Doctors Ordered – OT For Pharmaceutical Companies

Pharma Giant Pfizer Leaks Customer Prescription Info, Call Transcripts

Hundreds of medical patients taking cancer drugs, Premarin, Lyrica and more are now vulnerable to phishing, malware and identity fraud. Continue reading Pharma Giant Pfizer Leaks Customer Prescription Info, Call Transcripts

VC’s largest funds make big bets on vertical B2B marketplaces

During the waning days of the first dot-com boom, some of the biggest names in venture capital invested in marketplaces and directories whose sole function was to consolidate information and foster transparency in industries that had remained opaque for decades. The thesis was that thousands of small businesses were making specialized products consumed by larger […] Continue reading VC’s largest funds make big bets on vertical B2B marketplaces

SkyCell raises $62M for smart containers and analytics to transport pharmaceuticals

While human travel has become severely restricted in recent months, the movement of goods has remained a constant priority — and in some cases, has become even more urgent. Today, a startup out of Switzerland that builds hardware and operates a logistics network designed to transport one item in particular — pharmaceuticals — is announcing […] Continue reading SkyCell raises $62M for smart containers and analytics to transport pharmaceuticals

IBM, KPMG, Merck, Walmart team up for drug supply chain blockchain pilot

IBM announced its latest blockchain initiative today. This one is in partnership with KPMG, Merk and Walmart to build a drug supply chain blockchain pilot. These four companies are coming to together to help come up with a solution to track certain drugs as they move through a supply chain. IBM is acting as the […] Continue reading IBM, KPMG, Merck, Walmart team up for drug supply chain blockchain pilot