BioSpace News Archive

Job Trends

Alcon Introduces AIR OPTIX® COLORS Contact Lenses Gemstone Collection, Creating New Ways to Enhance and Play with Eye Color

Alcon is launching the new AIR OPTIX® COLORS Gemstone Collection of contact lenses.

May 1, 2018

·

9 min read

Business

TherapeuticsMD to Host First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call and Webcast on May 3

TherapeuticsMD, Inc. announced that it will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss its first quarter financial and business results on Thursday, May 3.

May 1, 2018

·

4 min read

Biotech Beach

Masimo to Present at Deutsche Bank 43rd Annual Health Care Conference

Masimo announced that its management is scheduled to present at the Deutsche Bank 43rd Annual Health Care Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time.

May 1, 2018

·

2 min read

FDA

Kymriah® (tisagenlecleucel), first-in-class CAR-T therapy from Novartis, receives second FDA approval to treat appropriate r/r patients with large B-cell lymphoma

Novartis announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kymriah® (tisagenlecleucel) suspension for intravenous infusion for its second indication.

May 1, 2018

·

17 min read

BioForest

AARP to Mobilize Voters Ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections

AARP launched “Be The Difference. Vote™,” a comprehensive voter engagement campaign to support Americans age 50-plus as they vote in the 2018 midterm elections.

May 1, 2018

·

3 min read

BioMidwest

Healthy Directions and Dr. Stephen Sinatra Launch Women’s Heart Health Web Site, Announce National Awareness Campaign

Healthy Directions announced the launch of a new health content site called HerHeartCenter.com.

May 1, 2018

·

2 min read

Policy

Let’s Talk Colorado: Capitol Hosts Proclamation to Kick Off Mental Health Month

Colorado Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne officially proclaimed May as Mental Health Month at a Tuesday morning ceremony at the Capitol.

May 1, 2018

·

2 min read

FDA

MRA Hails FDA Approval of the First Targeted Oral Therapy to Reduce Risk of BRAF-Mutated Melanoma Returning After Surgery

The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) applauds the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Novartis’ dabrafenib (Tafinlar®) + trametinib (Mekinist)® for the adjuvant treatment of patients with BRAF-mutant melanoma.

May 1, 2018

·

3 min read

BioMidwest

New research ranks the effectiveness of nonsurgical treatments for knee osteoarthritis

According to a network meta-analysis research article published in the May 1, 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen was ranked most effective in individual knee OA treatment.

May 1, 2018

·

3 min read

Business

BookZurman Names Two Directors

The BookZurman corporate team recently added two directors to support the company’s breadth of government support and expansion into the private healthcare space.

May 1, 2018

·

4 min read