BioSpace News Archive

Business

AcelRx announces appointment of John Saia as General Counsel

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings

March 27, 2018
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FDA

FDA Approves New Innovations on Hologic’s 3Dimensions™ Mammography System, the Fastest, Highest Resolution Breast Tomosynthesis System Ever(1)

Latest Breast Cancer Screening Improvements Launched as Company Marks Installation of More Than 5,000 3D Mammography™ Systems Throughout the United States

March 27, 2018
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6 min read
Business

Inflammation Testing Prompts Care Changes Leading to Significantly Lower Levels in Patients with Increased Cardiovascular Risk Due to Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes

Study from MDVIP and Cleveland HeartLab Shows the Positivity Rate for Inflammation Marker Decreased by 69 Percent in Diabetics and 73 Percent in Pre-Diabetics Over Five Years

March 27, 2018
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5 min read
BioMidwest

Survey Finds Reducing Stigma Attributed To Alzheimer’s Disease Vital To Prevention Research

Stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease may be an obstacle for individuals to seek information about their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and to participate in clinical studies that discover potential therapies, according to the survey results.

March 27, 2018
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4 min read
Biotech Beach

ITUS and Serametrix Announce Results of a Blinded Prostate Cancer Study

Prostate cancer study with Serametrix in which data from a previous collaboration between Serametrix and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) was re-evaluated using ITUS technology.

March 27, 2018
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5 min read
Drug Development

Intact Vascular Welcomes TOBA BTK Trial One-Year Clinical Study Results Publication in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Intervention

Multi-center pilot study focused on collecting data supporting the safety and performance of the Tack Endovascular System® in subjects with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI) due to vascular disease below the knee.

March 27, 2018
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4 min read
Deals

Transnetyx announces acquisition, continued growth with Thompson Street Capital Partners

Transnetyx launched the world’s first fully-automated genotyping system for detecting transgenic, knockout, knock-in, SNP and CRISPR mutations in animal research models.

March 27, 2018
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2 min read
Merck Receives Fast-Track Designation for Tepotinib in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Japan

Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Grants SAKIGAKE designation for tepotinib, Merck’s investigational highly selective c-Met receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor First regulatory designation for tepotinib SAKIGAKE designation encompasses the possibility for a target review period of 6 months

March 27, 2018
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Policy

TriAltus Bioscience Announces Licensing Agreement with UAB and Begins to Commercialize Novel Protein Purification Technology

New method saves time, increases yield and purity, and reduces protein preparation costs

March 27, 2018
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2 min read
Philips continues to change the face of sleep apnea with latest addition to the DreamWear family

New full face mask brings the benefits of DreamWear CPAP mask system to broader patient population with more freedom of choice and increased flexibility

March 27, 2018
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4 min read