BioSpace News Archive

Flinders University Scientists Develop New Environmental Polymer Which Quickly and Effectively Soaks up Crude Oil

On the eve of the anniversary of the US Deepwater Horizon disaster, polluted beaches, oily water, dead birds and marine life destruction caused by crude oil spills could be a thing of the past thanks to pioneering research led by Flinders University.

April 18, 2018

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Genetown

bluebird bio Announces New England Journal of Medicine Publication of Interim Data from Two Phase 1/2 Clinical Studies of LentiGlobinTM Gene Therapy in Patients with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia

bluebird bio, Inc. announced interim data published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) from two separate two-year clinical studies investigating the potential for LentiGlobin™ gene therapy to eliminate or reduce chronic blood transfusions in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT).

April 18, 2018

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Business

Astellas Announces Sale of Certain Agensys Research Facilities to Kite, a Gilead Company

Astellas Pharma Inc. and Kite announced that an agreement has been completed for the transfer of certain Agensys research facilities in Santa Monica, California, USA, to Kite.

April 18, 2018

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BenevolentAI Raises $115 Million to Extend Its Leading Global Position in the Field of AI Enabled Drug Development

BenevolentAI today announced that it has raised $115 million from new and existing investors at a pre-money valuation of $2 billion in one of the largest funding rounds in the AI pharmaceutical sector.

April 18, 2018

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BioCapital

Orbital ATK-Built Planet-Hunting Satellite Successfully Deployed For NASA

Orbital ATK announced that the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), built by the company for NASA, was successfully launched today aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

April 18, 2018

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Business

Genprex Joins The Health Discovery Building At Dell Medical School To Help Drive Innovation For Health And Life Sciences

Genprex, Inc., a clinical stage gene therapy company developing immunogene therapy for non-small cell lung cancer, announced today that it has entered an agreement with The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School to establish executive offices at the school’s Health Discovery Building

April 18, 2018

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Business

Medical Marijuana, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2017 Financial Results and Operational Highlights - Annual Revenue Increased 230% Over 2016

Medical Marijuana, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter and year ending December 31, 2017 and provided an overview of recent operational highlights.

April 18, 2018

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FDA

Cantel Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market ADVANTAGE PLUS® Pass-Thru Automated Endoscope Reprocessor

First-of-its-kind innovative design in the U.S. enhances patient safety by providing best-in-class infection prevention for flexible endoscopes

April 18, 2018

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Deals

JLL and Water Street Announce Acquisition to Expand Global Life Sciences Commercialization Services Platform

Water Street Healthcare Partners and JLL Partners announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire Triplefin.

April 18, 2018

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Genetown

Tarveda Therapeutics Presents Data Exploring the Efficacy of PEN-866 in Combination with PARP Inhibitors in Preclinical Models of Human Cancer at the AACR Annual Meeting 2018

Tarveda Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing Pentarins™ as a new class of potent and selective cancer medicines, today presented data on the efficacy of PEN-866

April 18, 2018

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