Dion Madsen
@dmadsen98.bsky.social
VC. Supporter of innovation. Warriors fan
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For the love of frontier research, or why Elon’s rockets keep blowing up.
The current Zeitgeist favouring utilitarian research risks undermining basic research—the very foundation on which innovative technological advances depend.
By Nektarios Tavernarakis:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
The current Zeitgeist favouring utilitarian research risks undermining basic research—the very foundation on which innovative technological advances depend.
By Nektarios Tavernarakis:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
October 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
For the love of frontier research, or why Elon’s rockets keep blowing up.
The current Zeitgeist favouring utilitarian research risks undermining basic research—the very foundation on which innovative technological advances depend.
By Nektarios Tavernarakis:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
The current Zeitgeist favouring utilitarian research risks undermining basic research—the very foundation on which innovative technological advances depend.
By Nektarios Tavernarakis:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
Absolute titan of the Canadian biotech industry passed away late last week.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Biotech entrepreneur Francesco Bellini uplifted the next generation of Canadian scientists
Dr. Bellini came to Canada from Italy in 1967, and co-founded BioChem Pharma in Quebec
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Absolute titan of the Canadian biotech industry passed away late last week.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Gonna love this guy even though he doesn’t play for the Dubs
VJ Edgecombe gets emotional after getting drafted: "Them long nights, I had no electricity. I lived off a generator for 7 years... I'm the best athlete in this class. I can jump as high as anybody in here. Run as fast as anybody in here. I'mma play my heart out."
June 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Gonna love this guy even though he doesn’t play for the Dubs
That was an Achilles injury. 100%. Very sad for Tatum
May 13, 2025 at 2:19 AM
That was an Achilles injury. 100%. Very sad for Tatum
So pleased to be able to announce this major development. The chance to launch a company with fantastic, experienced leadership and a great vision doesn’t happen every day so when opportunity presents itself you have to take it.
ir.reparerx.com/news-release...
ir.reparerx.com/news-release...
Repare Therapeutics Announces Out-Licensing of its Discovery Platforms to DCx Biotherapeutics | Repare Therapeutics
Repare Therapeutics is a leading clinical-stage precision oncology company enabled by its proprietary synthetic lethality approach to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics.
ir.reparerx.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So pleased to be able to announce this major development. The chance to launch a company with fantastic, experienced leadership and a great vision doesn’t happen every day so when opportunity presents itself you have to take it.
ir.reparerx.com/news-release...
ir.reparerx.com/news-release...
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It’s pretty easy to “apply” for a PhD in Canada, and a little different from most US places, just send a cover letter, CV and undergrad transcript to a PI you’d like to work with. Put some effort into it, make sure you convey what you’re applying for and why.
Many US students don’t know how to seek opportunities outside the US. With some help from our colleagues in EU and Canada, we could put together a consolidated website of PhD opportunities and scholarships outside the US, organized by field. There might still be time for this year in some places.
I’m having similar conversations and sharing international opportunities a lot. I’m sure for a lot of US based trainees that feels overwhelming. I moved to Europe for my postdoc.Happy to chat with any trainees about my experience if it would be helpful.
March 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It’s pretty easy to “apply” for a PhD in Canada, and a little different from most US places, just send a cover letter, CV and undergrad transcript to a PI you’d like to work with. Put some effort into it, make sure you convey what you’re applying for and why.
Voted today in the Liberal Leadership election. Kudos to the Liberal Party for making it so seamless and showing the future of voting. Utilizing Canada Post’s Identity+ verification service was simple and rapid and using 2FA to confirm before voting was clever and another good security layer.
February 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Voted today in the Liberal Leadership election. Kudos to the Liberal Party for making it so seamless and showing the future of voting. Utilizing Canada Post’s Identity+ verification service was simple and rapid and using 2FA to confirm before voting was clever and another good security layer.
After tonight’s win we welcome the USA as the 11th province. /s
February 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
After tonight’s win we welcome the USA as the 11th province. /s
Really pleased to announce this financing this week. Reverb is a great example of how we use our Pre-Amp capabilities to do accelerated company creation.
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
#biotechfeed
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
#biotechfeed
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures
Reverb looks to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases with its antibody modification platform.
betakit.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Really pleased to announce this financing this week. Reverb is a great example of how we use our Pre-Amp capabilities to do accelerated company creation.
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
#biotechfeed
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
#biotechfeed
Really pleased to announce this financing this week. Reverb is a great example of how we use our Pre-Amp capabilities to do accelerated company creation.
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures
Reverb looks to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases with its antibody modification platform.
betakit.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Really pleased to announce this financing this week. Reverb is a great example of how we use our Pre-Amp capabilities to do accelerated company creation.
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
Reverb Therapeutics closes $17-million seed round led by Amplitude Ventures betakit.com/reverb-thera...
After 33 years Bay Area legend Bill Martin retires. Proud to know him as a friend and he is exactly as awesome in person as he is on TV. www.ktvu.com/news/ktvu-me...
KTVU Meteorologist Bill Martin to retire after 33 years
END OF AN ERA: After more than three decades of serving Bay Area viewers with unparalleled expertise and heartfelt dedication, our meteorologist Bill Martin is retiring.
www.ktvu.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
After 33 years Bay Area legend Bill Martin retires. Proud to know him as a friend and he is exactly as awesome in person as he is on TV. www.ktvu.com/news/ktvu-me...
Another surge of users coming in to Bluesky. Up to almost 3 users a second. Must be the antifascist exodus from X. Welcome aboard friends!
January 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Another surge of users coming in to Bluesky. Up to almost 3 users a second. Must be the antifascist exodus from X. Welcome aboard friends!
It is time for the people in the United States to have a conversation about the pardon power of the President. It was ripe for abuse and the last three presidential terms have shown exactly how it can be abused. Preemptive pardons are ridiculous.
January 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It is time for the people in the United States to have a conversation about the pardon power of the President. It was ripe for abuse and the last three presidential terms have shown exactly how it can be abused. Preemptive pardons are ridiculous.
Excellent piece here in the @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/did-the-el...
Did the ‘Elites’ Really Fail Us?
Understanding our descent into the ravine of populism.
www.thebulwark.com
January 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Excellent piece here in the @thebulwark.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/did-the-el...
Don't want this account to be overly political but a nod to the Daily Show for an amazing graphic detailing all of the Trumpian faults
January 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Don't want this account to be overly political but a nod to the Daily Show for an amazing graphic detailing all of the Trumpian faults
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So here’s one of my favorite details about the very very very tiresome and thoroughly discredited vaccine-autism thing.
Not only has it been Looked Into it has been MAXIMALLY Looked Into. In fact, there is almost nowhere left to look.
In 2019, a study came out that was simply titanic…
Not only has it been Looked Into it has been MAXIMALLY Looked Into. In fact, there is almost nowhere left to look.
In 2019, a study came out that was simply titanic…
President-elect Trump, who has promoted the debunked theory that vaccines cause autism for more than a decade, suggested on Sunday that he would have his choice for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., look into the issue.
Trump Suggests RFK Jr. Will Examine Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism
The president-elect has promoted the theory for more than a decade and said on Sunday that he was “open to anything” to address a nationwide rise in autism.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:45 PM
So here’s one of my favorite details about the very very very tiresome and thoroughly discredited vaccine-autism thing.
Not only has it been Looked Into it has been MAXIMALLY Looked Into. In fact, there is almost nowhere left to look.
In 2019, a study came out that was simply titanic…
Not only has it been Looked Into it has been MAXIMALLY Looked Into. In fact, there is almost nowhere left to look.
In 2019, a study came out that was simply titanic…
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“This is an enormous heist. They’re just backing the truck up to the government in front of all of us. A massive bailout to the crypto world,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the GOP crypto bill.
December 7, 2024 at 1:34 AM
“This is an enormous heist. They’re just backing the truck up to the government in front of all of us. A massive bailout to the crypto world,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the GOP crypto bill.
Président-elect Trump announces Monty Hall as trade representative. /s
November 19, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Président-elect Trump announces Monty Hall as trade representative. /s
More fun than watching the NYE ball drop
November 19, 2024 at 1:41 PM
More fun than watching the NYE ball drop
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MRGPRX2 for urticaria heating up
Escient - acquired by $INCY for $750M in April
Septerna - $331M IPO last week $SEPN
Evommune $115M Series C today
endpts.com/startup-evom...
Escient - acquired by $INCY for $750M in April
Septerna - $331M IPO last week $SEPN
Evommune $115M Series C today
endpts.com/startup-evom...
Evommune raises $115M for I&I pipeline and prepares for Phase 2 results
Another inflammation and immunology startup has attracted big bucks. On Thursday, Evommune announced a $115 million raise to back a pipeline anticipated to have multiple Phase 2 readouts in the ...
endpts.com
October 31, 2024 at 1:22 PM
MRGPRX2 for urticaria heating up
Escient - acquired by $INCY for $750M in April
Septerna - $331M IPO last week $SEPN
Evommune $115M Series C today
endpts.com/startup-evom...
Escient - acquired by $INCY for $750M in April
Septerna - $331M IPO last week $SEPN
Evommune $115M Series C today
endpts.com/startup-evom...
