BioSpace News Archive

Deals

Esco Group to acquire AT Medical UAB, an Esco Ventures portfolio company, to accelerate development of the Esco life sciences ecosystem and delivery of innovative fertility technologies

Acquisition will bring together two companies committed to innovation as well as standardizing and automating IVF laboratory workflow and processes, enabling the world’s leading IVF centers to achieve better clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.

June 14, 2018
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Genetown

Medrobotics® Announces $25MM Venture Debt Investment Commitment from Western Technology Investment

Company Plans to Drive Additional Growth by Extending the Reach of the Flex® Robotic System and Expanding its Manufacturing Capacity.

June 14, 2018
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Venus Medtech Enters North American Market

First Clinical Implantation of Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve VenusP-Valve in North America was Successfully Performed in Vancouver, Canada

June 14, 2018
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Drug Development

Genentech Announces New OCREVUS (Ocrelizumab) Data on Long-Term Disability Benefits in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis and Initiation of Two Global Studies in Progressive MS

Genentech announced today that new OCREVUS® (ocrelizumab) data will be presented at the 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology.

June 14, 2018
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Policy

WuXi STA First CDMO to Support the Approval of an Innovative Drug in China Through the “MAH” Pilot

WuXi STA enables Ascletis to receive NDA Approval from China FDA for Ganovo (R)

June 14, 2018
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Drug Development

Pharnext Announces PXT3003 was Granted Priority Review by the China Food and Drug Administration

Pharnext SA today announced that PXT3003 was granted priority review for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A disease (CMT1A) by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA).

June 14, 2018
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Johnson & Johnson Innovation Announces Launch of Shanghai Lung Cancer Innovation QuickFire Challenge

Avrum Spira, Global Head, Lung Cancer Initiative, Johnson & Johnson, and Melinda Richter, Global Head, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS, made the announcement at CES Asia in Shanghai, China.

June 14, 2018
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UK Pediatric Hospital’s Use of Fabric Genomics™ Platform to Achieve Faster and More Accurate Genome Interpretation to Be Discussed at Symposium

Satellite Symposium on Accurate and Rapid Genome Interpretation in Clinical Care

June 14, 2018
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Business

EMOSIS Announces an Exclusive Distribution Agreement with 5-Diagnostics and the Start of Commercialization

Emosis starts selling HIT Confirm(R), Emosis’ first test, through 5-Diagnostics’ international network

June 14, 2018
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Business

Dirk Kersten Joins Forbion as General Partner

Forbion today announces that Dirk Kersten will join as a General Partner on October 1st, 2018.

June 14, 2018
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