BioSpace News Archive

Business

Sage Bionetworks in Collaboration with The Michael J. Fox Foundation Announce Winners in the DREAM Parkinson’s Disease Digital Biomarker Challenge

Sage Bionetworks announced today the results of the Parkinson’s Disease Digital Biomarker (PDDM) DREAM challenge, an open crowd-sourced research project designed to benchmark the use of remote sensors to diagnose and track Parkinson’s disease (PD).

January 17, 2018
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6 min read
FDA

International Biophysics Wins FDA Nod for the FloPump 32 Centrifugal Heart Pump

The FloPump 32 is a single use, centrifugal heart pump designed and intended to be used in conjunction with the Maquet RotaFlow console.

January 17, 2018
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2 min read
Policy

3M Submits 510(k) Application for 24-Minute Readout for Steam Sterilization Assurance

3M announced today its submission for 510(k) clearance with the FDA for its Attest Super Rapid System for Steam Sterilization, which will provide biological indicator (BI) results in 24 minutes.

January 17, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Aeterna Zentaris Forges $24M Tie-Up With Strongbridge

Strongbridge will fund 70% of the costs of a worldwide pediatric development program to be run by Aeterna Zentaris with customary oversight from a joint steering committee.

January 17, 2018
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7 min read
Business

3D Systems and Stryker Team Up to Advance Personalized Surgery

Today, 3D Systems and Stryker announced an exclusive distribution partnership for VSP and anatomical models for the craniomaxillofacial specialty.

January 17, 2018
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5 min read
FDA

Avion Pharma Announces Approval of First NDA in the Oral Contraceptive Category

The approval of Balcoltra marks a milestone for Avion Pharma and a win.

January 17, 2018
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1 min read
Genetown

Dynasil Corporation of America Expands Optical Product Offerings

Dynasil Corporation of America today announced its subsidiaries EMF Corporation and Optometrics Corporation have completed their development of the first in a series of Infrared High Efficiency Anti-Reflective (HEAR) thin film coatings for the eight to twelve micron spectral region.

January 17, 2018
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4 min read
Business

Predictive Technology Group Appoints Dr. Gregory A. Prince to Its Scientific Advisory Board

As a co-founder and CEO of Virion Systems, Inc., Dr. Prince brings pharmaceutical research and development and commercialization expertise to the Scientific Advisory Board team.

January 17, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Hemispherx Enters into Sale/Leaseback Agreement for NJ Development and Production Facility

Transaction helps boost Ampligen production to maximum levels.

January 17, 2018
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3 min read
Biotech Bay

Marrone Bio Innovations Announces the Launch of Zelto for Control of Foliar and Soil Dwelling Pests on Turf

Zelto promotes turf health by protecting roots from the ground up additional turf uses for nematode control are allowed.

January 17, 2018
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4 min read