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CTAD Lessons for 2020: More Phase 2 Trials, More Diversity
What lies ahead for Alzheimer's therapy development? While anti-amyloid antibodies are at last signaling some success, researchers agree that these expensive--and, thus far, at best modestly effective--biologic drugs can form only part of the arsenal needed to fight the disease. Researchers at the 12th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease conference, held December 4โ7 in San Diego, California, broadly agreed that an array of therapeutic approaches will be needed to target symptomatic stages, or to combine with antibodies to boost efficacy. Speakers also discussed how to improve the dismal success rate of Alzheimer's clinical trials. In particular, there is a push to spend more time in Phase 2 to find the right dose and confirm physiological effects of the drug at hand.
This Startup Thinks Machine Learning Can Make Your Job Hunt Less Painful
These days, job hunting looks a lot like online dating: Seemingly infinite scrolling, a few messages that lead to nowhere, and even fewer human interactions that--more often than not--don't turn out the way you thought they would. Recruiting startup WayUp hopes to convince job searchers that it doesn't have to be such "a miserable process," says co-founder and CEO Liz Wessel. WayUp offers a "smart" platform that uses data to match seekers with potential employers. Wessel says that the site collects about 40 data points per applicant and, armed with that information, is able to suggest "the right jobs to the right people" better than job sites like Indeed and Monster, or professional social network LinkedIn. On Thursday, the company announced that it has raised a $18.5 million series B funding round, led by Trinity Ventures, with participation from WayUp's existing investors, including General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Lerer-Hippeau Ventures, Index Ventures, SV Angel, and Female Founders Fund.
WayUp Is a Booming Job-Hunting Site for Millennials
When Liz Wessel was a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, she received an unexpected email that would help shape her career, even if she didn't know it at the time. The message didn't come from a professor or advisor, though. It came from beverage giant Anheuser-Busch. The company wanted Wessel to be a campus ambassador, a role that involved promoting its mechanical engineering openings to fellow students. "I thought it was crazy that Anheuser-Busch needed a sophomore to help them with hiring mechanical engineering students for their full time jobs," she says.
This Startup Thinks Machine Learning Can Make Your Job Hunt Less Painful
These days, job hunting looks a lot like online dating: Seemingly infinite scrolling, a few messages that lead to nowhere, and even fewer human interactions that--more often than not--don't turn out the way you thought they would. Recruiting startup WayUp hopes to convince job searchers that it doesn't have to be such "a miserable process," says co-founder and CEO Liz Wessel. WayUp offers a "smart" platform that uses data to match seekers with potential employers. Wessel says that the site collects about 40 data points per applicant and, armed with that information, is able to suggest "the right jobs to the right people" better than job sites like Indeed and Monster, or professional social network LinkedIn. On Thursday, the company announced that it has raised a $18.5 million series B funding round, led by Trinity Ventures, with participation from WayUp's existing investors, including General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Lerer-Hippeau Ventures, Index Ventures, SV Angel, and Female Founders Fund.
This Startup Thinks Machine Learning Can Make Your Job Hunt Less Painful
These days, job hunting looks a lot like online dating: Seemingly infinite scrolling, a few messages that lead to nowhere, and even fewer human interactions that--more often than not--don't turn out the way you thought they would. Recruiting startup WayUp hopes to convince job searchers that it doesn't have to be such "a miserable process," says co-founder and CEO Liz Wessel. WayUp offers a "smart" platform that uses data to match seekers with potential employers. Wessel says that the site collects about 40 data points per applicant and, armed with that information, is able to suggest "the right jobs to the right people" better than job sites like Indeed and Monster, or professional social network LinkedIn. On Thursday, company announced that it has raised a $18.5 million series B funding round, led by Trinity Ventures, with participation from WayUp's existing investors, including General Catalyst, BoxGroup, Lerer-Hippeau Ventures, Index Ventures, SV Angel, and Female Founders Fund.