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Business

Dr. Joseph Mikhael Joins the International Myeloma Foundation as CMO

Mikhael will be working closely with the IMF’s Chair of the Board, Dr. Brian Durie, to advance the mission of the organization in research, education, advocacy and patient care to improve lives of patients with multiple myeloma.

January 22, 2018
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Drug Development

BERG Announces FDA Orphan-Drug Designation of BPM31510 for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

Orphan designation qualifies the sponsor of the drug for certain development incentives, including tax credits for qualified clinical testing, prescription drug user fee exemption and seven-year marketing exclusivity upon FDA approval.

January 22, 2018
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Cochlear Americas Announces the Release of the Baha SoundArc

Cochlear Limited announces today the commercial availability of the new Cochlear Baha SoundArc in the United States and Canada.

January 22, 2018
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Business

SFC Fluidics, Inc. Announces Partnership with JDRF to Develop Pod Device for Automated Insulin Delivery

SFC Fluidics, Inc. (SFC), a medical technology company, today announced a new Industry Development and Discovery Partnership supported by JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research.

January 22, 2018
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4 min read
Deals

KBI Biopharma Acquires Elion Labs to Further Expand Industry-Leading Biophysical and Analytical Characterization Capabilities

KBI BioPharma (KBI) has completed the acquisition of the assets of Elion Labs (Elion), a leading contract services organization in Louisville, CO founded to serve the analytical development and product characterization needs of the biopharmaceutical industry.

January 22, 2018
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Business

Ferring Enters Into Worldwide OmniAb Platform License Agreement With Ligand

Under the agreement, Ferring will use OmniAb to accelerate development solutions for unmet patient needs in reproductive medicine and women’s health, urology and gastroenterology.

January 22, 2018
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4 min read
Business

Abcam Signs Exclusive License Agreement With Roche

Under the terms of the agreement Abcam will obtain the exclusive rights to the product portfolio of Spring BioScience in the research use only field of use, comprising a total of approximately 760 unique products.

January 22, 2018
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Business

Precipio Commences Validation Study of Proprietary IV-Cell Cytogenetics Media at University of Pennsylvania

The market for cytogenetics media is estimated to exceed $100M annually.

January 22, 2018
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Business

Hangzhou Just Biotherapeutics Opens R&D Center and GMP Manufacturing Facility to Develop Biologic Medicines Globally

Around 200 guests including business partners, investors and representatives from pharmaceutical companies were present to witness this historical moment.

January 22, 2018
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BioCapital

Fresenius Kabi and ASPEN Launch Lipid Injectable Emulsion Best Practice Video Series

The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and Fresenius Kabi announced today a new educational video series highlighting best practices for dosing, preparing and administering intravenous lipid emulsions (ILE).

January 22, 2018
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