BioSpace News Archive

Policy

Statement by Minister Philpott on Settlement Agreement Reached related to Orthodontic Coverage under the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program

The Minister of Indigenous Services, Jane Philpott, issued the following statement today:

June 5, 2018
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Business

Tenet Diagnostics Appoints Sean Farrell, VP Sales & Strategy: Experienced Strategist, Team Builder for Laboratory and Addiction Treatment to Expand National Footprint

Tenet Diagnostics announces the appointment of Sean Farrell as vice president, Sales and Strategy.

June 5, 2018
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Business

Chesapeake Urology expands presence into Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Delaware

Chesapeake Urology Associates, LLC announced a partnership with Peninsula Urology Associates.

June 5, 2018
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Drug Development

Polaris Group Announces Results of a Phase 1 Clinical Study with its Lead Therapeutic Candidate ADI-PEG 20 in Metastatic Uveal Melanomas

Polaris Group, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel drugs for cancer, announced results from a phase 1 clinical study that features Polaris lead therapeutic candidate ADI-PEG 20 in combination with pemetrexed and cisplatin (ADIPEMCIS) in first-line treatment for argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS1) deficient metastatic uveal melanomas

June 5, 2018
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Drug Development

DDW 2018: Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis Achieved Clinical and Endoscopic Remission with Mirikizumab in Phase 2 Trial

- New data are the first safety and efficacy data for an IL-23p19 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis - - Lilly will initiate a Phase 3 trial in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis this year -

June 5, 2018
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Policy

Tobacco-Free Kids: New Report Underscores Indiana’s Dangerous Underfunding of Tobacco Control; State Needs to Boost Spending to Improve Health, Economic Competitiveness

Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

June 5, 2018
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Business

CheckedUp Announces Initiative with the Foundation Fighting Blindness to Raise Awareness of Retinal Diseases

CheckedUp announced an initiative with the Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world’s leading private funder of inherited retinal disease research.

June 5, 2018
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Business

HoMedics to Become the Official Sound-Conditioning Partner of the National Sleep Foundation

New partnership recognizes HoMedics’ continued dedication to providing quality, distraction-free sleep

June 5, 2018
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Business

John Bardis To Rejoin Jackson Healthcare Advisory Board

Jackson Healthcare announced that John A. Bardis, will rejoin the nearly $1 billion, Atlanta-based company’s advisory board.

June 5, 2018
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BioForest

Americans Want Spaces that Serve Young and Old Together, But Can’t Find Them, A New Survey Finds

According to a new survey, 92 percent of Americans believe activities bringing together children/youth and older adults can reduce loneliness across all ages.

June 5, 2018
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