BioSpace News Archive

BioCapital

ACell, Inc. Announces Ventral Hernia Data Presented at Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Conference

Gentrix® Surgical Matrix devices, comprised of ACell’s proprietary MatriStem UBM™ technology, may be utilized for a variety of complex hernia and abdominal wall repairs.

June 15, 2018
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Drug Development

Alnylam to Report New Clinical Results for Patisiran at the 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology

The results being presented at EAN add to the wealth of data from the APOLLO Phase 3 study of patisiran that provide evidence for the potential of this investigational RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of hATTR amyloidosis

June 15, 2018
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Drug Development

X4 Presents Data from Ongoing Phase 2 Study Demonstrating Promising Activity of X4P-001-RD in Patients with WHIM Syndrome

Dose dependent increases in absolute neutrophil and lymphocyte counts observed in all patients treated with X4P-001-RD

June 15, 2018
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BioMidwest

Exicure, Inc. to Present at the 2018 JMP Securities Life Sciences Conference on June 21st at 11:00 a.m. EDT

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Events & Presentations section of Exicure’s website, where it will also be archived and available for replay following the presentation for 30 days.

June 15, 2018
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Canopy Growth Corporation Upsizes and Prices Offering of Convertible Senior Notes

The Company will issue C$500 million aggregate principal amount of the notes.

June 15, 2018
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Drug Development

Trovagene Announces Completion of First Dosing Cohort of Patients Treated with PCM-075 in Combination with Decitabine in Ongoing Phase 1b/2 AML Trial

Safety Review Committee (SRC) recommends proceeding to the second dosing cohort of PCM-075 in combination with decitabine in dose-escalation phase of trial

June 15, 2018
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Policy

Berkshire Medical Center Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement that Improves Staffing and Patient Care and Averts One-Day Strike

BMC nurses have stood together for patient safety and their community for 22 months and secured a fair contract on the verge of a second strike

June 15, 2018
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MIT Art, Stanford Neuroscience Professors Win $900,000 Kyoto Prize

Global achievement award honors U.S. artist Joan Jonas, U.S. neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth, Japanese mathematician Masaki Kashiwara

June 15, 2018
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Pharm Country

Novartis survey uncovers real-world impact of immune thrombocytopenia or ITP, a rare blood disease, on patients’ quality of life

Findings from more than 1,300 patients across 13 countries showed ITP had especially high impact for many patients on emotional well-being (36%) and ability to work (28%)

June 15, 2018
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Pharm Country

CenTrak Reports Significant Growth in Hand Hygiene Business and an Increase in Hospital Compliance Rates

Denver Health Medical Center’s hand hygiene compliance rates jumped from approximately 40 percent to a sustained rate of over 70 percent

June 15, 2018
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