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Why microplastic pollution in soils and crops is ‘raising alarm’ among experts

Fast Company Tech

It’s a problem that has long littered the landscape in Kampala, the capital, where buveera are woven into the fabric of daily life. Early findings suggest possible links to a host of health conditions including heart disease and some cancers. They show up in layers of excavated dirt roads and clog waterways.

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Resilience raises $45 million for its cancer care startup

TechCrunch

French startup Resilience announced yesterday that it has raised a $45 million (€40 million) Series A round led by Cathay Innovation. The startup wants to improve the treatment journey when you’re diagnosed with cancer so that you live a healthier and longer life. Resilience is an ambitious bet to improve cancer treatment.

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Senti Bio raises $105 million for its new programmable biology platform and cancer therapies

TechCrunch

Senti Biosciences , a company developing cancer therapies using a new programmable biology platform, said it has raised $105 million in a new round of financing led by the venture arm of life sciences giant Bayer. Cell and gene therapy startup ElevateBio raises $170M.

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Resilience is an ambitious bet to improve cancer treatment

TechCrunch

Meet Resilience , a new startup that wants to help cancer treatment institutes as well as cancer patients at every step of the treatment journey. Along with 140 people, they raised €7.4 That’s why they chose to focus on one area in particular — cancer care. Cancer treatment facilities face three issues.

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How a Romanian medtech startup helped US doctors treat refugee Ukrainian cancer patients

TechCrunch

An innovative new medical startup in Romania helped doctors from three countries collaborate to treat Ukrainian cancer patients made refugees after Russia’s brutal invasion. Romania and Moldova to provide life-saving treatments for displaced Ukrainians with cancer. Medicai, which has raised €1.2 million), among others.

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The American Cancer Society Wants Your Birthday!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Now we have the American Cancer Society scaling the concept of the birthday fundraiser. It's birthday fundraising on steroids with the creation of their birthday fundraising platform and accompanying social media presence. They are encouraging people to declare their birthday to cancer (and adopt a healthy lifestyle).

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Immunai raises $60M as it expands from improving immune therapies to discovering new ones, too

TechCrunch

Just three years after its founding, biotech startup Immunai has raised $60 million in Series A funding, bringing its total raised to over $80 million. ” Mission Bio raises $70 million to help scale its tech for improving the development of targeted cancer therapies.

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