Bristol Myers strikes a $13 billion deal, presidential experiments, the NIH funds under-represented testing, and Sophia Genetics raises $110 million.

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Story References

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201005005381/en/Bristol-Myers-Squibb-to-Acquire-MyoKardia-for-13.1-Billion-in-Cash
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/heres-what-known-about-president-donald-trump-s-covid-19-treatment
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-assess-expand-covid-19-testing-underserved-communities
https://www.sophiagenetics.com/en_US/news/media-mix/details/news/sophia-genetics-raises-110-million-in-oversubscribed-new-funding-round.html

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