While any early-stage biotech is seen as a buyout target by the drug industry, Juno Therapeutics has been the one doing the buying. Juno (JUNO) is one of several companies developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies for cancer. This involves reprogramming the patient’s T cells, which are part of the immune system, to recognize cancer cells and kill them. Juno’s lead product, JCAR15, targets an antigen called CD19, and its
The data storage industry is on the cusp of a revolutionary change that Pure Storage aims to lead. Pure Storage (PSTG) is a provider of data storage systems, for business and other enterprise users, that are based on a chip technology known as flash — similar to chips used in smartphones. Industry observers expect storage systems based entirely on flash chips will ultimately replace systems based on high-performance disk drives, with Internet
The world of “anonymous apps” includes the likes of Whisper, Yik Yak and 5-year-old Ask.fm. A peer question-and-answer social-media site that lets its mostly youthful users go incognito, Ask.fm was acquired last year by IAC/InteractiveCorp (IACI). The company has 90 employees in Latvia, where it was founded; Dublin, Ireland, which is Ask.fm’s headquarters; and Oakland, Calif. The site says it has 150 million users, up from 65 million in June 2013.