BioSpace News Archive

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5 Biotechs With a Whopping 80%+ Buy Rating for Brokers

In an overall good year for pharma and biotech sectors, there have been some standouts.

December 5, 2017
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3 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

79 Employees Affected as Novartis Plans Shut Down of UK Site

Novartis told Kent Online that the reason the company is looking at closing the facility is the rapid advancements in point of care diagnostic devices.

December 5, 2017
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Biotech Bay

Apple Works on Tackling Heart Disease With New Study

A new application for its Apple Watch could save thousands of lives.

December 5, 2017
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1 min read
Business

Hill-Rom to Shutter Tridien Medical’s Indiana Facility, 69 Jobs Affected

The first round of Indiana employees are expected to be let go January 31 and continue through the end of September.

December 5, 2017
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1 min read
Business

OptiBiotix Appoints Experienced Food Industry Executive Neil Davidson as New Chairman

Experienced food industry executive Neil Davidson has been appointed as non-executive Chairman of OptiBiotix.

December 5, 2017
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2 min read
Business

San Diego’s Vital Therapies Names Ex-Jazz Pharma Exec as New Chief Leader

Cox takes over for Vital Therapies CEO Terry Winters who will step down from the Vital Therapies Board and become a consultant to the company.

December 5, 2017
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2 min read
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Alex Keown
Business

What You Need to Know About Boragen

Boragen is located in Research Triangle Park in Durham, N.C., and focuses on boron-based development of anti-bacterials and anti-fungicides for the agricultural industry.

December 5, 2017
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5 min read
Business

What You Need to Know About CARMA Therapeutics

CARMA Therapeutics is based on technology from the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at the University of Pennsylvania, and was spun out of the laboratory of Saar Gill, assistant professor of Hematology Oncology in the Perelman School of Medicine there.

December 5, 2017
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4 min read
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Mark Terry
Business

What You Need to Know About Cirius Therapeutics

With headquarters located in San Diego, Calif. and Kalamazoo, Mich., Cirius Therapeutics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing a treatment for NASH.

December 5, 2017
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6 min read
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Mark Terry