Today's Pick: Report shows record number of cancer medicines in development

Here’s the round-up of the week in the newsfeeds. Below I highlight my favourite articles of the week from each category.

Today’s Top Pick – “New Report Shows Record Number of Medicines in Development to Treat Leading Causes of Cancer“. Find out more under Biopharmaceuticals.

• Biotechnology “Canadian biotechs face the valley of death”
• Biopharmaceuticals “New Report Shows Record Number of Medicines in Development to Treat Leading Causes of Cancer”
• Cleantech “Eleven Cool Names and Concepts to Watch in Air Conditioning”
• Information and Communication Technology “Internet Traffic In Sweden Drops 33% In Wake Of Anti-Piracy Law”
• Venture Capital “Mass Medical Angels Forms to Invest in Life Sciences Startups—And Get the Ball Rolling for VCs”
• Business and Entrepreneurship “A $100,000 Education for Newbie Inventors”
• Science and Innovation “Innovation: The mobile future of the keyboard”
• Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship “Launch: GoodCompany Ventures, a Philadelphia-based venture-style incubator program for socially-conscious entrepreneurs”

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