BioSpace News Archive

Ferring Announces Recipients of Innovation Grants Program 2017-2018

Ferring Pharmaceuticals today announced the recipients of the 2017-2018 Innovation Grants Program, an annual initiative of the Ferring Research Institute (FRI) based in San Diego.

January 26, 2018
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Deals

Spectris Snaps Up Concept Life Sciences in £163M Deal

Concept will become a separate operating company within its Materials Analysis segment where it has strong synergies with the activities of Malvern Panalytical.

January 26, 2018
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Job Trends

GSK Announces CHMP Positive Opinion for Labelling Update to Relvar Ellipta in Patients with Asthma

GlaxoSmithKline plc and Innoviva, Inc. today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion recommending a label update for the use of once-daily Relvar Ellipta.

January 26, 2018
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Owlstone Medical’s Breath Biopsy Wins Global IPF Catalyst Challenge

Owlstone Medical today announced it is one of the three winners of the global Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Catalyst Challenge, sharing the $1,000,000 (£720,000 GBP) award, each receiving $333,333 (£240,000 GBP).

January 26, 2018
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Biotech Beach

Biocept Announces Pricing of $15M Public Offering of 33,333,333 Shares of Common Stock and Warrants to Purchase 33,333,333 Shares of Common Stock

The warrants will have a per share exercise price of $0.50, are exercisable immediately and will expire five years from the date of issuance.

January 26, 2018
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Business

Hill-Rom Exceeds Guidance With Strong Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results

For the fiscal first quarter, Hill-Rom reported earnings of $1.31 per diluted share compared to $0.36 per diluted share in the prior-year period.

January 26, 2018
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Business

Hill-Rom CEO to Retire, Hunt for Successor Begins

At the effective time of the retirement, Mr. Greisch will also step down from the board of directors of the company.

January 26, 2018
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Drug Development

AstraZeneca’s Three-in-One COPD Inhaler Succeeds in Phase III Trial

Astra has Glaxo and its COPD treatment Trelegy Ellipta squarely in its sights.

January 26, 2018
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Business

AbbVie Reports Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter 2017 Financial Results

AbbVie announced financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017.

January 26, 2018
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BioAmber Restructures its Credit Facility With its Senior Lenders

This amendment to the loan agreement removes certain financial covenants under the terms of the loan agreement with the senior lenders, namely a minimum cash requirement and ongoing revenue covenants.

January 26, 2018
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