BioSpace News Archive

Policy

Big Pharma Allegedly Funded Anti-U.S. Militia in Iraq

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of members of the American military who were injured or killed by attacks between 2005 and 2009

October 18, 2017
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1 min read
Business

3 More Moderna R&D Execs Quietly Step Down

So this year, Moderna has lost the head of its cancer division, its top lawyer, and its chief business officer.

October 18, 2017
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1 min read
Job Trends

Arthrex to Create 1,000 Jobs With New $74M Facility

Arthrex will build a new state-of-the-art surgical device and implant manufacturing facility in Anderson County, S.C.

October 18, 2017
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Policy

Judge Asks Prosecutors to Probe Possible Witness Tampering by Lawyers in J&J Case

Mark Lanier, a lead attorney for the plaintiffs in one of six cases being tried raised the tampering issue during an Oct. 16 hearing.

October 18, 2017
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1 min read
BioMidwest

Why Medtronic is Going to Dominate the APAC Surgical Staplers Market 2017

APAC Surgical Staplers Device Market is expected to reach $682.4M by 2024 from $336.8M in 2016, at a CAGR of 9.2% in the forecast period 2017 to 2024.

October 18, 2017
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1 min read
Drug Development

Novartis Drug Revolade Shows Long-Term Disease Control for Chronic/Persistent Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

The long term study results were published online in Blood.

October 18, 2017
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14 min read
Business

Huawei And Phillips Building AI Healthcare Platform For China

Huawei and Philips announced a China cloud healthcare partnership that uses AI to deliver best diagnostic practices and monitoring in second tier China cities. The partnership combines Huawei’s IT capability with Phillips’ knowledge of diagnostic scanning devices.

October 18, 2017
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1 min read
FDA

Gilead’s $12B Bet Pays Off in Two Months After the FDA Approves Kite’s Revolutionary CAR-T Therapy

Maybe timing is everything. On Aug. 28, 2017, Gilead acquired Kite for about $11.9B.

October 18, 2017
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3 min read
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Mark Terry