2024 FDA approvals The FDA approved 50 new therapeutics in 2024, with green lights for a novel schizophrenia drug, a first NASH medicine and much more.

50 new FDA approvals in 2024 via @naturerevdrugdisc.bsky.social #biotech #biosky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

How Jimmy Carter's global health efforts elevated 'the art of the possible' Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, gave visibility to devastating health problems that are often invisible.

How Jimmy Carter’s global health efforts elevated ‘the art of the possible’ www.statnews.com/2024/12/29/h... via @statnews.com

Had a very quiet Christmas this year, but probably our last quiet one for a while. We’re expecting Baby Girl Dy early June 2025!

From the Onion 2016 archives

Former NCI chief and serial biotech entrepreneur raise $70 million to start companies that fail fast .@nes047 and @NathanielEDavid formed Jupiter Bioventures to quickly test out, and if necessary discard, ideas in biotech.

Team "Ned" with $70M for building early stage biotech companies with "biotech foundry" model

‘Ned’ Sharpless and ‘Ned’ David form Jupiter Bioventures to test ideas with efficiency
www.statnews.com/2024/11/19/j...

Natural-Ish Product Motifs

There are natural products, and there are natural-ish products:

The migration of MedTwitter, along with a large cohort of science journalists, to BlueSky is striking in its scale and rapidity. In a short time, this shift has effectively transformed BlueSky into the essential hub for breaking medical news and vibrant scientific discourse.

Thank you to everyone making these starter packs! Figuring out who to follow on a new platform is one of the most annoying parts. Hoping we get some of the magic of old biotech twitter back.