BioSpace News Archive

Business

CleanSlate Announces $25 Million Funding to Expand Opioid and Alcohol Addiction Treatment across the Nation

CleanSlate has secured $25 million in a recent financing.

May 30, 2018

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FDA

Sage Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA Filing and Grant of Priority Review for Brexanolone IV in the Treatment of Postpartum Depression

Priority Review status expected to accelerate review period; PDUFA date set for December 19, 2018 If approved, brexanolone IV would be the first and only medication indicated for the treatment of postpartum depression

May 30, 2018

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Pharm Country

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

The Pfizer Foundation announced today a new $5 million grant commitment to initiatives in low- and middle-income countries that provide family planning access and education for women and men at the same time children are routinely vaccinated.

May 30, 2018

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Biotech Beach

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals to Present at Upcoming June 2018 Conferences

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it is scheduled to make presentations at several upcoming events.

May 30, 2018

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Biotech Beach

ImprimisRx’s Dropless® Steroid and Antibiotic Intravitreal Injection Featured in the Prestigious Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s is pleased to announce the findings from a study published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in January 2018.

May 30, 2018

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Drug Development

Rigel Appoints Dean Schorno as Chief Financial Officer

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has appointed Dean Schorno, CPA as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

May 30, 2018

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Drug Development

Dicerna Doses First Primary Hyperoxaluria Patient with DCR-PHXC in Group B Portion of PHYOX Phase 1 Clinical Trial

FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for DCR-PHXC for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria

May 30, 2018

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BioForest

New Industry Roadmap Lays Path to Address Provider Data Inaccuracies in Healthcare

In its report, “An Industry Roadmap for Provider Data,” the Provider Data Action Alliance, a group convened by CAQH, concluded that broad industry collaboration is needed to improve provider data.

May 30, 2018

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Drug Development

CellMax Life Launches Zenith, a U.S. Clinical Study for the Advancement of Blood Tests for Early Cancer Detection, With the Goal of Seeking FDA Approval

Study expected to improve upon ASCO GI results that showed 84 to 88 percent accuracy at a sub-$200 price point for the test

May 30, 2018

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Circulating Tumor Cells To Help Stage Metastatic Breast Cancer, New Research To Be Featured at ASCO Annual Meeting

Menarini Silicon Biosystems announced today that a new study has found that using circulating tumor cells (CTCs), a form of liquid biopsy, holds promise as a key tool for developing a staging system that can have a significant impact in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC).

May 30, 2018

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