BioSpace News Archive

Business

Novartis Buys Access to Spark’s Landmark Gene Therapy Drug With $170M Deal

Spark won approval on Dec. 2017 as a one-time gene therapy to restore functional vision in children and adult patients with biallelic mutations of the RPE65.

January 25, 2018
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11 min read
Business

Ellen M. Zane Rejoins Haemonetics Board of Directors

Haemonetics announced the election of Ellen M. Zane to its Board of Directors. Zane is a nationally renowned health care leader with more than 30 years of experience in hospitals and health care systems.

January 25, 2018
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2 min read
Policy

Aptima HBV Quant Assay for Quantitation of Hepatitis B Viral Load Receives PMA Approval

The Aptima HBV Quant assay represents the newest addition to the Panther system’s viral load menu.

January 25, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Sobi Names Holly May Vice President of Sales and Marketing in United States

May will lead the commercial team in bringing Sobi’s multiple approved medicines to patients in the U.S.

January 25, 2018
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3 min read
Biotech Beach

Penumbra Shows Off Real-World Study Data in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial

The results were presented last night at the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles.

January 25, 2018
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6 min read
Pharm Country

Advaxis’ Immunotherapy in Combination with Chemoradiation Highlighted as Potential Treatment for Anal Cancer in International Journal of Radiation Oncology

Advaxis today announces that data from the investigator-initiated study evaluating the Company’s proprietary Lm-based antigen delivery product.

January 25, 2018
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4 min read
Biotech Bay

Tangible Science Expands into Disposable Contact Lenses Incorporating Polymer Technology Behind Tangible Hydra-PEG

Tangible Science today announced it has expanded its product family to include disposable contact lenses.

January 25, 2018
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1 min read
Drug Development

Cotinga Pharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Positive Data from Preclinical Study of COTI-2 in PLOS ONE

Cotinga today announced the publication of positive data from a preclinical study demonstrating that combining COTI-2 with commonly used chemotherapeutic agents improves efficacy and exhibits a favorable drug resistance and toxicity profile in human cancer cell lines.

January 25, 2018
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5 min read
Pharm Country

Biotech Support Group Release: Journal Article Highlights AlbuVoid in Rheumatoid Arthritis Biomarker Study

Biotech Support Group reports on a new research report which highlights the simplicity and efficiency of their proteomic sample preparation technology as an initial enrichment step for synovial fluid and serum analysis.

January 25, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Sensus Healthcare to Host Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results and Business Update Conference Call on February 1, 2018

Following the conclusion of the conference call, a replay will be available through February 8, 2018.

January 25, 2018
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1 min read