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Biotech Beach

Inari Medical Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in the FLARE Study for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Inari Medical announced today it has completed enrollment of its IDE study.

October 25, 2017

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First Gastric Cancer Patient Dosed in Clinical Trial Collaboration Evaluating Halozyme’s PEGPH20 in Combination With Anti-PDL1 Immunotherapy

Halozyme today announced the initiation of a multi-arm clinical trial evaluating PEGPH20, Halozyme’s investigational new drug, in combination with atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ), an anti-PDL1 cancer immunotherapy from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.

October 25, 2017

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Pharm Country

LifeScan’s OneTouch Blood Sugar Monitoring System Shown to Exceed Accuracy Standard and Improve Glycemic Control in Two New Studies

New research published in two leading diabetes journals demonstrated accuracy and reliability of the OneTouch Verio Flex blood glucose monitoring (BGM) system, and when the system was used with the OneTouch Reveal mobile app, it was associated with significant improvements in glycemic control.

October 25, 2017

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FDA

Ortek Therapeutics Announces FDA Clearance For Breakthrough Electronic Cavity Detection Device

Ortek Therapeutics today announced that the Ortek ECD received FDA clearance from the FDA.

October 25, 2017

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Policy

Perrigo Announces Tentative FDA Approval for a First-to-File Generic Version of Picato Gel .015%

Picato Gel (ingenol mebutate) 0.015% is indicated for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis.

October 25, 2017

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Genetown

Landmark Study Evaluates Long-Term Results of BTL Vanquish Technology Four Years Post-Treatment

BTL Aesthetics is excited to share the findings of a newly published study that boasts long lasting benefits of noninvasive, radiofrequency energy-as used in the breakthrough BTL Vanquish and Vanquish ME devices-to achieve abdominal circumferential reduction.

October 25, 2017

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QIAGEN and ICMP Launch Next-Generation DNA Testing Solutions for Identifying Missing Persons

The ICMP today announced the launch of a cutting-edge NGS workflow created in collaboration with QIAGEN N.V. for ICMP’s missing persons DNA identification laboratory in The Hague.

October 25, 2017

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Drug Development

Neovii Announces Publication in Journal of Clinical Oncology Demonstrating Grafalon Reduces Graft-Versus-Host Disease in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

The randomized, double blind, phase III, trial investigates the utility of Grafalon in reducing moderate to severe chronic graft-versus-host-disease.

October 25, 2017

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FDA

RadiaDyne Snags Clearance for Two Additional FDA Indications for the OARtrac System

RadiaDyne announces it received notice of additional FDA clearance for two new Indications of Use for their upcoming OARtrac radiation dose monitoring platform.

October 25, 2017

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BioMidwest

Atrenne Integrated Solutions Expands into Medical Electronics Manufacturing

Atrenne Integrated Solutions announced today, its subsidiary, AbelConn Electronics, has been selected as the electronics manufacturer for a leading edge medical company.

October 25, 2017

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