BioSpace News Archive

Following the long holiday weekend, three pharma companies began the week with good news as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration awarded their therapies with Priority Review Status.

A combination of Genentech’s Tecentriq and chemotherapy enabled some lung cancer patients in a Phase III trial to live significantly longer than chemotherapy alone. The latest report continues the string of successes the company has had with Tecentriq, an anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy.

This joint program is another marker of Cerenis’ strategic evolution into a company with novel HDL platforms for drug delivery.

GlaxoSmithKline plc and Innoviva Inc., today announced the submission of a regulatory application to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for once-daily fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol under the proposed brand name of Trelegy Ellipta for the treatment of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Waters Corporation announced the introduction of the Waters® DART® QDa™ System with LiveID™.

HCTec announced a multi-year electronic medical record (EMR) application managed services support agreement with Adventist Health.

DermTech, Inc., the global leader in non-invasive molecular dermatology, announced completion of enrollment in the Carcinome™ clinical study.

Algomedix Inc., today announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued US Patent No. 9,951,046 covering the company’s novel, small molecule modulators of TRPA1 as well as compositions and methods for treating pain that include the compounds.

Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. has been informed that the company’s lead innovative product Epidaza® in combination with exemestane reached primary endpoint (progression-free survival) in a pivotal phase III clinical trial.

DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita Inc. (NYSE: DVA), a leading provider of kidney care services in the United States, released its “Today’s Kidney Diet: Summer Farmers Market” cookbook, a collection of fresh seasonal produce and kidney-friendly recipes for summer.