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Business

Median Technologies Inks a Collaboration Agreement With Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for a Study Dealing with Prostate Cancer

The collaboration between MSK and Median deals with the use of iBiopsy® for a retrospective study of MRI images of 200 patients who were diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent radical prostatectomy, and for whom histological slides and analyses are available.

November 28, 2017

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Business

Onxeo Establishes Scientific Advisory Board With International Experts in DNA-Targeting

Professor Tomas Lindahl MD, FRS, FMedSci, a joint recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his mechanistic studies of DNA repair, will serve as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board.

November 28, 2017

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Business

SYGNIS AG Signs Supply Agreement With U.S. Biological for the Lightning-Link Antibody Labelling Technology

The Company will use Lightning-Link as its preferred antibody conjugation technology to expand its existing catalogue by enabling the production of additional labels, and allowing the company to address a broader range of markets.

November 28, 2017

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Drug Development

Qu Biologics: Discovery of Innate Immune Mechanisms of a Novel Microbial-based Approach for the Treatment of Lung Cancer

The company just published collaborative research with Dartmouth College detailing the mechanism of action and efficacy of Qu’s lung-targeted SSI, QBKPN, for the treatment of lung cancer.

November 28, 2017

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Business

iOnctura Announces Appointment of Leading International Scientific Advisory Board

iOnctura SA announced today the formation of an international Scientific Advisory Board.).

November 28, 2017

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Pharm Country

Chembio Diagnostics Awarded UNICEF Contract to Supply Point-of-Care DPP Zika Assays and DPP Micro Readers

The UNICEF LTA, which is valid through December 31, 2019, includes a firm purchase commitment of $1.5 million and possible additional purchases of up to $3.4 million, for a potential total amount of up to $4.9 million.

November 28, 2017

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Business

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Ronin Trading and SW Investment Management Announce Settlement Agreement

Peregrine board reconstituted with four new independent directors.

November 28, 2017

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Drug Development

Zogenix To Host Call With Pediatric Epilepsy Expert Joseph Sullivan, M.D., on Dravet Syndrome and ZX008 on Monday, December 4

The company will host an update call on Dravet syndrome and the Company’s investigational drug, ZX008, featuring pediatric epilepsy expert, Joseph Sullivan, M.D., on Monday, December 4, 2017, at 4:30pm Eastern Time.

November 28, 2017

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Researchers at Washington University Report DiviTum Can Evaluate the Biologic Activity of Blockbuster Breast Cancer Drug Ibrance After Just Two Weeks

Led by Dr Cynthia Ma, the study investigated 50 women with breast cancer treated with standard endocrine therapy in combination with Ibrance prior to surgery.

November 28, 2017

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Business

Argos Terminates Lease Agreement

Argos has entered into a lease termination agreement with TKC pursuant to which Argos received cash proceeds of approximately $1.8 million.

November 28, 2017

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