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Enanta Joins Big Leagues With Hepatitis C Drug

Jay Luly Enanta Pharmaceuticals CEO and president 57 years old B.S., organic chemistry, University of Illinois; Ph.D., organic chemistry, University of California, Berkeley Of note: Is on the board of trustees of the Boston Biomedical Research Institute Since it went public in March, little biotech Enanta Pharmaceuticals has been in the middle of a clash between giants. Enanta (ENTA) is the developer of ABT-450, a protease inhibitor that’s one of

CES: Sony Enters Streaming War, 4K TVs Abound

LAS VEGAS — The start of the International Consumer Electronics Show, which runs here through Friday, featured Sony entering the streaming market and rivals ushering in the 4K TV era, while Intel targeted wearable devices. Sony (SNE) on Tuesday announced two Internet cloud-based entertainment services, one for streaming television and one for streaming video games. Sony executives disclosed the new services in a keynote presentation during the

Facebook, Yahoo Eying More TV Ad Dollars In 2014

Advertisers are expected to shift more of their TV ad spending to digital video and multimedia ads in 2014, with many Internet leaders benefiting from the shift. Investors buoyed market values for Facebook (FB), Yahoo (YHOO) and Twitter (TWTR) in 2013 at least in part on anticipation that multimedia and mobile ads are further taking flight in 2014. Google (GOOG) already has a sizable video ad business with its YouTube site, but it’ll be looking to