BioSpace News Archive

BioMidwest

Addressing Health Inequities in Minnesota Could Save More Than 700 Lives, $2.2 Billion Each Year

A new report by researchers at the University of Minnesota, with support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross), examines the impact of health inequities in our state and how those inequities result in lives and dollars lost each year.

April 18, 2018

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BioMidwest

Opioid Overdose-Reversal Drug Naloxone Now Available At Kmart® Pharmacy Locations Nationwide

Kmart Pharmacy announced today that the opioid overdose-reversal medication naloxone (trade name Narcan®) is now available without an individual prescription at Kmart Pharmacy locations nationwide.

April 18, 2018

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Policy

Cannabics Pharmaceuticals Announces New Technology Patent

Cannabics patent granted with enabling technology to personalize Cannabinoid diagnostics and treatment for Cancer patients

April 18, 2018

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Drug Development

Tetherex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completes $50M Series B Financing

Funding to support Phase 2 clinical trials of the company’s PSGL-1 inhibitor, SelK2, in multiple indications

April 18, 2018

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Business

Jason Taylor, StevenDouglas, and Parkland Cares Team Up to Tackle Crisis Counseling

One of the biggest names in the NFL has joined some of the biggest names in South Florida’s business community to raise money for Parkland Cares.

April 18, 2018

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Pharm Country

New York’s First Freestanding Emergency Department Turns Five

The thought of an emergency department without beds may still be a foreign concept to many, but in the Bronx, a freestanding emergency department was just what the doctor ordered.

April 18, 2018

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Job Trends

Twist Bioscience Accelerates Global Expansion with Strategic Asia Pacific Distribution Agreements

“The synthetic biology and next-generation sequencing markets are growing rapidly in Asia Pacific, and we are now poised to serve customers in Japan, Korea, India and Hong Kong,” says CEO.

April 18, 2018

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BioCapital

FounderTrac’s First of Two Cohorts in 2018 Was a Standing Room Only Event with Aimee Martin of MileMarker Winning a $25k Investment from MCVC Partners!

On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 TEDCO Incubation Challenge finalist FounderTrac had their first Demo Day at Host Sponsor Loews Annapolis Hotel.

April 18, 2018

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Middlefield Healthcare & Wellness Dividend Fund Distributions

April 18, 2018

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Biotech Beach

Forty Surgeons Trained on ReShape Balloon at Hands-On Course During SAGES 2018

ReShape Lifesciences Inc. announced that over 40 surgeons were trained to implant the ReShape BalloonTM during the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) 2018 /16th World Congress that was held in Seattle from April 11-14, 2018.

April 18, 2018

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