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conatus

[koh-ney-tuhs] / koʊˈneɪ təs /
NOUN
striving
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When Dion Mattison, 37, of Crown Heights, is not teaching Aristotelian philosophy at the New School in Manhattan, he operates the Conatus Surf Club in Rockaway, extolling proper technique to clients.

From New York Times

Reduce a deduction for state income taxes, make a home more expensive, and Mento worries it will be even more "miserable" to recruit employees to work on Conatus' experimental liver disease drug.

From Los Angeles Times

Steven Mento, who runs Conatus Pharmaceuticals, a biotech firm out of San Diego, said he isn't about to flee because of lost tax deductions.

From Los Angeles Times

The drug that Novartis purchased from Conatus this year dampens inflammation by inhibiting an enzyme called a caspase.

From Nature

Conatus is targeting end-stage disease with the goal of preventing transplants.

From Reuters