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2021

– BREAKING NEWS –

Lyndra’s ultralong-acting pill shows promise in schizophrenia phase 2, teeing up pivotal trial – FierceBiotech | April 18, 2021

2020

Birth Control Pill Of The Future May Only Need To Be Taken Once A Month – WBUR | August 30, 2020

Weekly Pill Formulation Could Help Treat Schizophrenia, HIV, Malaria and more – National Institutes of Health, Small Business Innovation Research | August 25, 2020

Running the Operations of a Biotech Company That’s Transforming Oral Drug Delivery – Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery newsletter’s – Women Leadership in Drug Delivery Issue | July 16, 2020

How Swallowing a Star Might Keep You From Missing a Dose of Medicine – Boston Globe | January 31, 2020

Watertown startup unveils it’s new star – Boston Globe | January 16, 2020

JPM: 4 women discuss culture shock between Big Pharma, smaller biotech and their first CEO role – FierceBiotech | January 16, 2020

JPM: ‘An embarrassment of riches’—Lyndra CEO Hurter on the promise of ultralong-acting pills – FierceBiotech | January 16, 2020

2019

Once-a-month contraceptive pill developed by scientists – The Guardian | December 6, 2019

Researchers Make Progress Toward a Monthly Birth Control Pill – Time | December 6, 2019

Once-a-month birth control pill? Experiment works in animals – AP News | December 6, 2019

A Once-a-Month Birth Control Pill Is Coming—Here’s How It Works – Wired | December 5, 2019

MIT researchers are developing a once-a-month birth control pill – Boston Globe | December 5, 2019

Gates backs development work on a long-acting contraceptive pill – Endpoints | July 30, 2019

Lyndra, Gates Foundation team up on once-a-month birth control – Boston Business Journal | July 30, 2019

This company wants to make a once-a-month option for birth control pills – STAT | July 30, 2019

Lyndra Therapeutics bags $13M Gates grant to develop once-monthly contraceptive pill – FierceBiotech | July 30, 2019

Watertown biotech Lyndra teams up with Gilead in $15m deal to treat HIV – Boston Globe | July 9, 2019

Gilead pays Watertown startup Lyndra $123M to develop longer-lasting HIV pill – Boston Business Journal | July 9, 2019

Ex-Vertex Pharma Exec Patricia Hurter to Join Lyndra as CEO – Xconomy | June 5, 2019

Lyndra Therapeutics’ incoming CEO is used to running tough races – Boston Globe | June 3, 2019

Watertown biotech Lyndra snags longtime Vertex exec as CEO – Boston Business Journal | June 3, 2019

Lyndra Announces Feasibility Study of Oral Once-Weekly HIV Drug – Daily Mail | January 9, 2019

2018

Sick of a daily pill? A Boston biotech wants to make a daily Alzheimer’s drug last for a week — and they’re working on more – STAT | November 15, 2018

Watertown biotech plans first clinical trial of weeklong schizophrenia drug – Boston Business Journal | November 15, 2018

A Gates Foundation-Backed Startup Wants to Make Daily Pills a Thing of the Past – Business Insider | February 2, 2018

Swallowing A ‘Mini-Pillbox’ Could Change The Way HIV Drugs Are Delivered – NPR | January 9, 2018

Drug Capsule May Allow Weekly HIV Treatment –European Pharmaceutical Review | January 9, 2018

Once-a-Week Pill for HIV – BBC | January 9, 2018

2017

Alzheimer’s: Treating with a Daily Pill in the Future? – Fox Business News | September 7, 2017

Watertown’s Lyndra Strikes Alzheimer’s Pact with Allergan Worth up to $105M – Boston Business Journal | September 7, 2017

Watertown’s Lyndra Nabs $23M to Bankroll Long-Lasting Pill Tech – Boston Business Journal | April 13, 2017

Lyndra’s Long-Acting Drug Delivery Technology Lands $23M Investment – Xconomy | April 13, 2017

Lyndra Raises $23M in Series A to Progress Ultra-Long-Acting Oral Drug Delivery Tech – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 13, 2017

2016

Long-Lasting Pill that Releases Malaria Drug for Two Weeks a ‘Game-Changer’ – The Guardian| November 16, 2016

Long-Lasting Pill to Replace Daily Dose – The Times | November 16, 2016

How a Small Watertown Biotech is Trying to Make Oral Drugs Last Longer – Boston Business Journal | November 16, 2016

‘Ultra-Long-Acting’ Pill Delivers Malaria Drug for 14 Days – FierceBiotech | November 16, 2016