BioSpace News Archive

Policy

Organized Medicine Side-tracked from Crisis in American Medicine, States the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)

American physicians and patients need to be informing elected officials of serious problems with access to competent, ethical, affordable medical care.

June 18, 2018
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Cytoreason’s Unique Immune-Focused AI Model Creates the Largest Library of Inter-Cellular Communications - Uses It to Predict 335 Novel Cell-Cytokine Interactions, New Clues for Drug Development

New data published in Nature Biotechnology, represents the largest ever analysis of immune cell signaling research,

June 18, 2018
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Genetown

Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands RNA Cells-to-CT Kits

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., today announced the launch of its new Invitrogen TaqMan & SYBR Green Fast Advanced Cells-to-CT Kits.

June 18, 2018
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Business

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic Announce New Five-Year Relationship

Agreement through 2023 emphasizes high-value care, strategic collaboration

June 18, 2018
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4 min read
Genetown

Tufts Health Freedom Plan Members to Receive Rebates on Medications

First local plan to offer a broad based solution to reduce member out-of-pocket costs through its new rebate sharing program

June 18, 2018
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Genetown

Tufts Health Plan Members to Receive Rebates on Medications

Tufts Health Plan is pleased to begin passing on pharmacy rebates directly to commercial fully insured members on high-deductible Saver plan options beginning January 1, 2019.

June 18, 2018
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3 min read
BioMidwest

VentureMed Group Begins Enrollment in FLEX Scoring Catheter Arteriovenous Access Site Study

VentureMed Group, Inc. announced initial enrollment in a new non-randomized, single-site, prospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the FLEX Scoring Catheter with a Drug Coated Balloon (DCB) balloon in the maintenance of arteriovenous access sites.

June 18, 2018
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3 min read
Business

Biotechnology Institute Launches Bi♀GENEius Innovators Women-in-Science Mentoring Initiative and Announces Woman of the Year Awardee

Seema Kumar, Vice President of Innovation, Global Health and Science Policy Communication for Johnson & Johnson was named recipient of the Biotechnology Institute’s newly launched 2018 Woman of the Year Award.

June 18, 2018
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Business

Mercy Health Redefines Supply Chain’s Role in High Quality Healthcare through New Strategic Logistics Partnership with Medline

Bold thinking, collaboration leads to 21 percent reduction of SKUs, streamlined procurement process in less than a year

June 18, 2018
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3 min read
Policy

MNA: Mass. SJC Rules Ballot Measure to Set Safe Patient Limits is Valid Decision Clears Path for Patient Safety Act to Be on the Ballot in November

Today’s ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) to validate a pending ballot measure - A Law Relative to Patient Safety and Hospital Transparency (or, the Patient Safety Act)

June 18, 2018
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