BioSpace News Archive

BioMidwest

Baxter Launches PD-First Program for Employees and Families

Baxter announced a new PD-first program for its employees and family members aimed at improving education and awareness of dialysis treatment options, including peritoneal dialysis (PD).

November 1, 2017

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Deals

Ethismos Research Closes Deal to Acquire the Intellectual Property Assets of Euthymics Bioscience

This is comprised of twelve families of patents and patent applications including those underlying amitifadine, a serotonin-preferring triple reuptake inhibitor previously under phase 2 development by Euthymics.

November 1, 2017

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Pharm Country

Advaxis to Receive $4.5 Million Through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority NOL Program

The company anticipates it will be able to transfer this credit and receive $4.5 million in cash by the end of 2017.

November 1, 2017

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Business

ImmusanT Blood Test Differentiates Celiac From Non-Celiac Patients Through Cytokine Levels

ImmusanT today announced data from its collaboration with Norwegian researchers demonstrating an ability to differentiate celiac disease and non-celiac gluten-sensitive patients based on cytokine levels.

November 1, 2017

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Genetown

Charles River Laboratories Presents Newly Expanded Capabilities at Neuroscience 2017

The meeting, which brings together over 30,000 researchers from more than 80 countries, is taking place from November 11-15 in Washington, DC.

November 1, 2017

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Business

ImmunoMet Appoints Benjamin R. Cowen, PhD, MBA, as CEO

ImmunoMet Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Benjamin R. Cowen, PhD, MBA, as CEO, effective November 1, 2017.

November 1, 2017

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Biotech Bay

Veracyte Announces Presentation of New Clinical Utility Data at CHEST 2017 Showing Percepta Classifier Reduces Invasive Procedures in Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Veracyte announced that data from a prospective clinical utility study show that use of the company’s Percepta Bronchial Genomic Classifier reduces invasive procedures by greater than 50 percent in lung cancer screening and diagnosis.

November 1, 2017

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Genetown

Vertex Announces New $750,000 Program to Support the Work of the Next Generation of Cystic Fibrosis Researchers

The program furthers Vertex’s commitment to the next generation of CF researchers by expanding the existing CF Research Innovation Awards program.

November 1, 2017

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Policy

Kitov Pharma Announces Receipt of FDA’s Favorable Response to NT219’s Pre-IND Meeting Package

FDA has agreed to the proposed CMC, preclinical, and clinical development plans for NT219.

November 1, 2017

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Deals

Siemens Healthineers Announces Closing of Epocal Acquisition

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

November 1, 2017

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