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BERKELEY, CA – September 26, 2019 – On September 19, 2019, a three-member JAMS panel issued an Interim Award in the arbitration between Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (Intellia) and Caribou Biosciences, Inc. (Caribou). On October 17, 2018, Intellia initiated an arbitration proceeding with JAMS asserting that Caribou was violating the terms and conditions of the license agreement between Caribou and Intellia as it related to certain disputed technology in a defined field of human therapeutics.
BERKELEY, CA – February 12, 2019 – Caribou Biosciences, Inc., a leading CRISPR genome editing company, announced today that it has expanded its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) with the appointment of six new members: Emily Balskus, PhD; Ami Bhatt, MD, PhD; Dean Lee, MD, PhD; Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD; Noopur Raje, MD; and Cameron Turtle, MBBS, PhD. The newly appointed members will work with current SAB members and Caribou co-founders Jennifer Doudna, PhD and Martin Jinek, PhD.
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This Scientist Turned CEO Wants to Gene-Edit a Way to Cure Cancer
In a fashionable fitted blazer, Rachel Haurwitz looks the part of a polished executive when she meets me in the largest conference room of her company, Caribou Biosciences. She’s sharp and tactical as she speaks, even though it was just a few years ago that Haurwitz traded her lab coat for a tailored suit and stepped up to lead a staff of 46 as Caribou’s CEO.
Diverse Perspectives — Insights for 2018 From Biopharma's Leading Women
When recruiting for last year’s executive outlook article, What 13 Life Science Trendsetters Expect For 2017 And Beyond, I made a concerted effort to have diversity well represented. And while we succeeded in getting a wide cross section of diverse opinions from very different organizations, I failed when it came to having female life science leaders well represented. This year Life Science Leader had 12 CEOs agree to participate (the highest number of CEOs to ever take part in this article), and five of these are women.