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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | J u n e 2 0 2 1 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 5 A r o u n d t h e R e g i o n at 470 James St., raised $3.5 million last September to advance the product toward commercial launch. BIC launches new pride pack, partnership with Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg BIC, a Shelton-based company that has manufactured stationery, lighters and shavers for more than 75 years, has introduced a new product line called BodyMark by BIC Pride Pack. e packs contain rainbow colors along with six brush-tip temporary tattoo markers, and include a design booklet that suggests various ways for customers to show support for the LGBTQ+ Pride communities. BIC also recently partnered with entertainment legend Snoop Dogg, lifestyle innovator Martha Stewart, and Marquee Brands, to market the BIC EZ Reach lighter, which is equipped with a 1.45-inch extended wand on a body the size of a pocket lighter. e partnership will extend into 2022. New Haven's Cybrexa doses first patient in trial of tumor- targeting drug New Haven cancer biotech Cybrexa erapeutics recently dosed its first patient in a clinical trial of its experimental tumor- targeting drug. e drug, called CBX-12, is the four- year-old company's first to enter the human testing phase. It aims to fight tumors with fewer toxic side effects by depositing powerful cancer- fighting agents directly into tumor cells. e first phase of the study will evaluate the drug in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to previous treatments, according to Cybrexa. e trial will potentially validate the safety and efficacy shown in animal studies, and establish the recommended dose for phase two trials, the company said. Cybrexa, based at 5 Science Park, earlier this year raised $25 million in a Series B2 round to fund the trial, which was greenlighted by the FDA in March. n We're here for business, family and family business. Here to help you plan for the future. And still here when that future comes. We've been building lifetime relationships for more than 150 years. Visit IonBank.com to see how we can be there for your life. Here for life. Member FDIC TM B R I E F S BY THE NUMBERS 40,000 The number of new employees that Milford-based restaurant chain Subway said it planned to hire nationwide in May. 500 The number of jobs added in Connecticut in April, according to the state Department of Labor. $9.4M The amount the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority says it recovered for Connecticut ratepayers who were overbilled by electricity suppliers. $1.25M The amount paid for Belden Island in the Thimble Islands in Branford. PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED BIC has branched out into making kits for temporary tattoos.

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