BioSpace News Archive

Biotech Bay

Leaf Healthcare Study Finds Leaf System Offers Patients Significant Protection Against Pressure Injuries

A new clinical study by researchers at Stanford Health Care looked at whether a wearable patient sensor could improve patient outcomes

January 23, 2018
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2 min read
Pharm Country

Carestream’s Successful R&D Efforts Earn 36 U.S. Patents In 2017; 43 Additional Patents in Other Countries

Carestream Health, Inc. was awarded 36 new patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last year for innovation in radiography; cone beam CT imaging; healthcare IT; and other areas.

January 23, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Bonti Announces Close of $15.5 Million Series C Funding and Appointment of David Ramsay as Chief Financial Officer

Bonti announced it successfully closed a $15.5 million Series C financing, bringing the cumulative investment in the Company to over $36 million.

January 23, 2018
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4 min read
Drug Development

Longeveron Shares Promising State of Regenerative Medicine Research With Experts at the FDA, NIH and Other Leading Organizations at National Conference

A single injection of the allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells, in fact, was associated with significant gains in functional capacity in both Phase I and Phase II studies Longeveron published in The Journals of Gerontology in 2017.

January 23, 2018
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3 min read
Deals

Quest Diagnostics to Acquire MedXM, Expanding its Health Risk Assessment Services to Close Gaps in Care

The acquisition will expand Quest’s scale and reach in the mobile/home segment and bolster its overall capabilities in extended care.

January 23, 2018
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3 min read
Biotech Beach

GT Biopharma Announces $7.1M Convertible Debt Financing

GT Biopharma today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for a private placement of convertible notes and warrants for gross proceeds of $7,055,000.

January 23, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Surefire Medical Names Former Novelion CEO as New Leader

Szela brings nearly 30 years of progressive leadership experience to Surefire.

January 23, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Quotient Limited to Report Fiscal Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results and Host Conference Call

The results will be released after market close on Monday, February 5, 2018.

January 23, 2018
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1 min read
BioCapital

Altimmune Announces Notice of Allowance on Patent Covering Use of NasoShield in the U.S.

The Company has already been granted patents extending IP protection for intranasal administration of NasoShield in Europe and Japan.

January 23, 2018
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4 min read
BioMidwest

KemPharm Receives Patent Grant for KP606, a Prodrug of Oxycodone

KemPharm was recently issued USPTO for its patent application related to KP606 entitled “Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of oxycodone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof.”

January 23, 2018
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4 min read