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FDA

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Olinciguat for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to olinciguat (IW-1701) for the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease.

June 7, 2018
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Business

TherapeuticsMD Announces Draw Down of $75 Million Under Term Loan with MidCap Financial

TherapeuticsMD, Inc. announced that the company has completed the first draw down of $75 million under its previously announced $200 million term loan facility with MidCap Financial, managed by Apollo Capital Management, L.P.

June 7, 2018
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Business

BioPharmX Reports First Quarter 2019 Financial Results

BioPharmX Corporation reports financial results for the quarter ended April 30, 2018.

June 7, 2018
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Biotech Beach

AmpliPhi Biosciences Announces Presentation of Bacteriophage Therapy Case Studies at American Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting

AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation announced a late-breaker poster presentation describing four case studies of patients suffering from severe Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections, who received treatment with AB-SA01, AmpliPhi’s investigational bacteriophage drug candidate.

June 7, 2018
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4 min read
FDA

TransEnterix Announces FDA 510(k) Submission for 3mm Senhance Instruments

TransEnterix, Inc. announced the Company filed a FDA 510(k) submission for additional Senhance System instruments including 3 millimeter diameter instruments.

June 7, 2018
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3 min read
Out-patient Pharmacy Automation Market in the US | Increasing Adoption of Automation in Healthcare Drives Growth | Technavio

The out-patient pharmacy automation market in the US is expected to register a CAGR of more than 4% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.

June 7, 2018
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FDA

FDA Approves Genentech’s Rituxan (rituximab) For Pemphigus Vulgaris

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rituxan® (rituximab) for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe pemphigus vulgaris (PV)

June 7, 2018
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Policy

Ohio Nurses Association Applauds Passage of House Bill 456 - Prohibit Requiring Nurses to Work Overtime

Bill addresses safe patient care, would make Ohio 19th state to outlaw mandatory overtime for nurses

June 7, 2018
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School Furniture Market in North America 2018-2022 | Demand for Eco-friendly Furniture to Boost Growth | Technavio

Technavio analysts forecast the school furniture market in North America 2018-2022 to grow at a CAGR of close to 5%, according to their latest market research report.

June 7, 2018
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Pharm Country

HARMAN & The STEMIE Coalition Present the ‘Smart Audio, Cool Cars Award’ at the Third-Annual National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo

HARMAN International presented the Smart Audio, Cool Cars Award to fifth-grader Mateo Torres at the K – 12 National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo (NICEE) award ceremony.

June 7, 2018
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