BioSpace News Archive

Biotech Beach

Escient Pharmaceuticals Launches with $40 Million Series A Financing to Advance First-in-Class G Protein-Coupled Receptor (GPCR)-Targeted Drugs to Address Serious, Unserved Medical Needs

Strategic focus on unleashing therapeutic potential of specific orphan GPCRs, including novel family of Mas-Related G-Protein Receptors

May 9, 2018
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5 min read
Genetown

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Files Investor Presentation Highlighting Actions Taken Designed to Unlock Shareholder Value

– Board Urges Shareholders to Vote “FOR” all Three of Ironwood’s Highly Qualified Director Nominees on the WHITE Proxy Card TODAY –

May 9, 2018
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8 min read
Pharm Country

Acuity Modernizes Customer Communications Management with OpenText Exstream and ValueMomentum

Initiative expected to save 70,000 business user hours annually, while reducing number of form templates by 28%

May 9, 2018
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2 min read
Business

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Announces First Quarter Financial Results and Corporate Update

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018 and provided a corporate update.

May 9, 2018
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7 min read
Policy

Gilead Lawsuits: California HIV Patients File Class Action and Personal Injury Cases Over Key HIV Drug

Legal actions filed by patients with HIV from Los Angeles, San Diego & Marin Counties target Gilead over its promotion of HIV/AIDS medication that causes permanent damage to the kidneys and bones AND over Gilead’s suppression of a safer version of the drug with far less toxicity in order to maximize profits and extend the sales of the initial drug, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (“TDF”).

May 9, 2018
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8 min read
Genetown

Axial Biotherapeutics Reports Findings of Elevated 4-Ethylphenylsulfate (4-EPS) in Replicate Analyses of Serum Samples from Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

First Results from Axial’s ASD Program Presented at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Conference

May 9, 2018
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3 min read