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Biotech Beach

Dr. Sanusi Umar Makes Another Breakthrough in FUE Technology with Dr.UGraft™ Ultrasonic Hair Transplant

Dr. Sanusi Umar debuts another breakthrough in follicular unit extraction (FUE) technology for hair transplant surgery with the ultrasonic Dr.UPunch Curl™.

June 5, 2018
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2 min read
Study: Indiana’s Tobacco Control Efforts Woefully Underfunded

Despite persistently high smoking rates, the Hoosier state’s spending on tobacco control is 11 percent of federal recommendations, less than half of the national average.

June 5, 2018
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3 min read
Pharm Country

NeoTract Announces Sponsorship of Fifth Annual Drive for Men’s Health

NeoTract announced its sponsorship of the fifth annual “Drive for Men’s Health” event.

June 5, 2018
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5 min read
FDA

FDA Expands Lilly’s ALIMTA® (pemetrexed) Label to Include Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) and Carboplatin as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Irrespective of PD-L1 Expression

New approval based on KEYNOTE-021, Cohort G1, results

June 5, 2018
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22 min read
Business

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals and Fairmont Creamery announce collaboration for line of Cutting Edge Proteins

Fairmont Creamery Research & Development department will also help develop Hi-Tech’s new Fairmont Creamery line of unique ice cream flavored protein

June 5, 2018
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5 min read
Genetown

Nimbus Therapeutics Announces $65 Million in New Financing to Accelerate Pipeline Progress and Expand Discovery Efforts

New capital to accelerate the company’s pipeline progress and fuel its expansion into new high-value targets aimed at overlapping biological mechanisms in immunology, oncology and metabolic disease

June 5, 2018
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4 min read
Biotech Beach

Stand Up To Cancer to Return on Friday, September 7 for Sixth Star-Studded Roadblock Telecast

The entertainment community is coming together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and its sixth biennial roadblock televised fundraising special, supporting urgently needed research and new treatments for cancer.

June 5, 2018
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13 min read
Deals

Concord Medical Announces Agreement to Sell Equity Interest in Beijing Allcure Medical Information Technology Ltd

Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited announced that Beijing Concord Medical Technology Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Concord Medical, entered into an equity interest transfer agreement with Tibet Allcure Information Technology Ltd.

June 5, 2018
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2 min read
Deals

GT Biopharma Announces Voluntary Lock-Up Agreements With Insiders Covering Over 52% of Outstanding Shares

GT Biopharma Inc. announces that the officers, non-independent directors of the Company and a significant founding shareholder of GT Biopharma’s predecessor companies have entered into lock-up agreements.

June 5, 2018
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3 min read
Pharm Country

Johnson & Johnson Announces Progress Toward Health for Humanity Goals

Annual Health for Humanity Report Discloses Progress on Global Commitments and Highlights Key Achievements Toward Eradicating and Preventing Disease, Reimagining Care Delivery and Promoting Lifelong Health

June 5, 2018
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5 min read