Month: May 2020

Edtech’s newest unicorn, ApplyBoard, lands $1.4B valuation with fresh funding

Brothers Martin, Meti and Massi Basiri all left Iran to study abroad in Canada. After struggling with every aspect from the visa process to grade conversions, the brothers saw an opportunity to make the transition to study internationally more seamless. So, they started Applyboard in […]

Coronavirus, in Lombardia confermato il calo dei ricoverati, 63 i morti. A Milano situazione stabile

In Lombardia, dall’inizio dell’epidemia di coronavirus, sono risultate positive al Sars-CoV-2 78.105 persone (+577 rispetto a ieri, quando i casi positivi segnalati erano 77.528 e l’aumento sul giorno precedente era stato di +526). I dati sono stati forniti dalla Regione Lombardia. Di queste, sono decedute […]

Formlabs gets FDA emergency use authorization for a 3D-printed ventilator conversion part

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded Formlabs an emergency use authorization (EUA) for a 3D-printed part designed to convert BiPAP machines designed for sleep apnea into much-needed ventilators. The offering was one of dozens of ventilators and accessories granted such authorization over the weekend. […]

The FDA Tightens the Rules for Covid-19 Antibody Blood Tests

The federal government has received plenty of well-deserved flack for slow-rolling the national launch of diagnostic tests for Covid-19. First came the flawed swab-based tests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, followed by a chaotic, lost month of regulatory tango that prevented independent […]

WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann accuses SoftBank of abusing its power in new lawsuit

WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann accused SoftBank Group of abusing its power in a new lawsuit filed Monday that alleges breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty for pulling a $3 billion tender offer for WeWork shares. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware Court of Chancery, […]